This is Dora.
She is fun, and sweet, and teaches my kids more spanish than I learned in 2 years of High School spanish class. She has a side kick Boots the Monkey. She also has a backpack that has any thing you need. We're talking from a ladder, to a band-aid. If you need it Backpack has it. Safely in a side pocket of Backpack resides Map. Map can get you anywhere you want go. Forget GPS. Map does not get you lost.
But most importantly Squirt is undeniably and unquestionably in love with her. He watches Dora in the morning when he wakes up, he watches Dora when he's sad, or sick, or tired. He just loves loves loves Dora. And Boots the Monkey.
But all good things must come to an end. See Dora is a 7 year old girl. And she has been for 10 years now. So meet the New Dora. "They" are calling her tween Dora.
This is a quote I found online "While Dora may appear to be all glammed up, she hasn’t lost her sense of wonder, adventure or ability to sell products. In fact, they say she “will expand into the world of solving mysteries that have overt and relatable pro-social themes — like volunteerism, water conservation, or planting trees to help the environment.” Don't you like that little line "ability to sell products" because that's really what it's all about. I heard she will also drop Boots the Monkey and Backpack.
But see the problem is: This is not Dora. This is not my son's one and only true love. This is an impostor. How annoying!
5 comments:
Hopefully they will still have the old Dora on TV, so that Tanner can watch her. If not that will be really sad.
I read an article on this and it said the new Dora is just for the mattel doll, and there aren't plans to change the TV version. You've got to admit, tween Dora is cute.
I'm not a fan of the tween Dora, or the 7 yr old Dora. Doesn't she have any parents? And without parental guidance, I can just imagine the trouble a tweenager would get into! OY! Can't tanner just be happy with, like, Sportscenter?
Why must they do these things??? It's like the genius that decided bad guys in masks made Scooby Doo boring.
For HIM maybe! But wasn't that the whole point???
I'm happy to hear that the new Dora is just for product sales and not for a new show...is that right? cause' seriously, this new glammed up gal makes me sick. They want to "expand" their market, but what will happen instead is they will make their current market just want to grow up faster. Instead of my 3 year old wanting to be a 7 year old, she will now want to be a "tween". awesome. good job for speaking out on this! i'm with you.
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