Barbie (as superficial as she was) was held out to be some model of beauty and accomplishment for young girls.so much so that many aspired to be like her in terms of looks and material possession. Now, were it Barbie we were dealing with then it would be a whole different kettle of fish. Having never been a young girl, I could be wrong on what their mindset is, but it's true at least of the ones I know, including my 7-year old niece/god-daughter. Young girls know that the bimbo image is an unflattering one, and none of them (in my mind) are likely to want to emulate the character.anymore than a young boy would want to emulate being a bum. The reason why I'm not personally too concerned is that the central character in the game is a 'bimbo'. Well.the issue most (yourself included) seem to have with this game is that it will foster in young girls the wrong messages with regards to beauty, esteem etc. In France, where the game first launched, the site has attracted a million users.
Miss Bimbo requires parents to register for girls under age 13. "What about the Sudoku challenges? What about loving your bimbo? What about taking care of your bimbo sending it to university?" "It just seem to be some journalists who picked up on one or two areas of it and completely ignored all the positives," said Evans. They also note players are also offered positive games to play. "It tells you that a balanced diet is a plate of vegetables which is clearly nonsense and it tells you that cereal bars make you fat, they are not messages we should be giving to young children," she said.īut, Nicholas Jacquart and Chris Evans, the makers of Miss Bimbo, defend the game as satire. Similarly Dee Dawson, a UK-based eating disorder expert, said the game's messages are inappropriate.
" The message is clear and simple: a girl's value is in her looks, and if you're not happy with it then fix the way you look, and that's the only way you'll be happy," she said. Psychologist Linda Papadopoulos said the site offers girls a troubling solution. "We apologise to any players whom this may inconvenience, but we feel in light of this week's proceedings, it is the correct action to take. "As a result of this rather surprising media attention, we have decided to remove the option of purchasing diet pills from the game," said a statement posted on the site, which also noted they were trying to fix operational difficulties owing to increased traffic. The ultimate goal of the game is to attract a virtual billionaire boyfriend.
Players shop for lingerie, strive to reach a target weight and can use reward money deemed "bimbo bucks" to pay for breast enhancements and - until this past weekend - diet pills. 'The message is clear and simple: a girl's value is in her looks, and if you're not happy with it then fix the way you look, and that's the only way you'll be happy.'-Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist The game encourages players to create a character that will "become the most famous and beautiful bimbo in the world." The makers of the online game "Miss Bimbo" have removed the option for players to purchase virtual diet pills as the game targeting young girls comes under close scrutiny. Last Updated: Tuesday, Ap| 12:37 PM ET Comments9Recommend18 'Miss Bimbo' online game gets makeover amid criticism
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