Sexy Bratz Dolls. Goth Barbies.
I looked in shock at the dolls a man selected for a “gift” for a child. “What in the WORLD?” I wondered. Why would anyone give a horrid looking doll to a little girl? It never occurred to me that perhaps his wife or partner dressed that way. I assumed the dolls represented the shows they enjoyed. But today, I had a wake up call. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s “thank you for boycotting Fifty Shades of Grey” email arrived, and it had an interesting link: Desexualizing Dolls to Protect Minors.
Kelly Orgill, NCSE Intern, spotlighted Sonja Singh who visits thrift stores to find disheveled Bratz dolls; removes their overly sexualized eyes and clothes, and replaces them with natural looking features and clothing. Check out the doll “make overs” at Tree Change Dolls.
Sonja’s natural looking dolls forced me to ask myself the same question I asked about the Goth Barbies.
“Why had I purchased Barbies whose sexy bodies and beauty are unrealistic?” I suppose my only answer is, that’s what I grew up playing with and they were on the toy shelf for my daughter as well. However, it seems to me that more than ever we moms need to stop and think before purchasing toys and games for our children.
Following are two questions to ponder before saying “yes” to little ones and pulling out our credit cards.
- Does it encourage healthy, loving, God-honoring behavior?
- Is it what I want my child to grow to value and become?
If we consider our childhood, we will see that we were groomed by how we were influenced as children. We may have had parents who took us to church or didn’t. We may have been groomed to read our Bibles or Cosmo. No doubt we were groomed by the shows we watched. Now, we are grooming our children. Will our daughters be sex objects or vessels of God?
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:21
As a mother of two and Mimi to four, I am able to clearly see my calling. I am to first and foremost be a cleansed vessel of honor. I am to be in the world, but not of it.
Would you join me in this prayer?
“Heavenly Father, forgive me of past mistakes and times when I’ve not been a vessel of honor. Forgive me for the wrong influences I’ve placed in my children’s lives. Cleanse me. Make me a vessel of honor who is useful to You and prepared for every good work. In Jesus’s name, Amen.”
What we read. What we view on TV. The games we play. What our children read. What our children view on TV. What our children play and act out. Those are being imprinted on minds and hearts. May we be wise!
Love,
Debbie
by Debbie Taylor Williams
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