TyGirlz Should Be Taken Off The Shelves…but this is America
As reported by many news outlets, The Obamas aren't happy with new 'Sasha' and 'Malia' dolls. Although the company that makes the doll claims the dolls aren't based on the Obama girls, Michelle Obama still disapproves Sasha and Malia dolls. H/T Lkay59 for the update on the "ugly doll" brand that Obama girls seem to like.
As reported by The Post, First lady Michelle Obama, who has described herself "first and foremost . . . Malia and Sasha's mom," has defended her daughters' likeness, saying it is not proper for a company that makes the plush Beanie Babies to produce dolls called Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia.
"We feel it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for how to get your ex back marketing purposes," Obama's press secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said in a statement yesterday.
Ty recently released the 12-inch dolls in their collection called TyGirlz. The dolls have soft brown skin and big eyes. Ty's Web site shows Sweet Sasha wearing two pigtails and a pink and white dress, with Marvelous Malia doll wearing her hair to the right side and a blue-green shirt.
The company, which is based in Oak Brook, Ill., has said the dolls are not made to be exact replicas of the first couple's daughters and are not based on the Obama girls.
Get this, Ty Inc., the makers of Beanie Babies, have created two dolls named Sasha and Malia, and they're pretending that it was all just some giant coincidence. This excerpt from the Associated Press news article:
"The motorcycle auctions Oak Brook-based company chose the names because 'they are beautiful names,' not because of any resemblance to Malia and Sasha Obama, said spokeswoman Tania Lundeen."
"'There's nothing on the dolls that refers to the Obama girls,' Lundeen said. 'It would not be fair to say they are exact replications of these girls. They are not.'"
AAPP: The Ty Corporation is full of dog poop. se dolls should not get any love from The White House or for that matter anyone else. They should be taken off the shelves because they are so silly looking... but this is America land of luminess air capitalism.
In my opinion, they do not in any way represent Sasha and Malia Obama. The first lady is within her right to protest, however, as some have said, welcome to the White House.
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