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Hallsville, Linden teams capture state titles
Original at News Journal
• Tue, Jun 16
TX The Intensity rebounded with wins over the Harmony Sassy Bratz (3-2), the Center Underdogs (11-0), the Joaquin Lady Rams (12-0), the Redwater Lady Dragons (13-1) and Maximum Velocity (6-0) to earn the title shot against Extreme Danger. ...
Jeneé | Is the world creating mean girls?
Original at Kansas City Star
• Tue, Jun 16
MO I know hypersexual and sassy dolls like the Bratz aren't just a line of toys. They populate a movie and a Web site, too. So little girls are logging on and learning the ways of the Internet. They are watching “High School Musical. ...
Lincolnites' Budzie clothing line is budding
Original at Lincoln Journal Star
• Tue, Jun 16
Nebraska “I don't let my 6-year-old play with Bratz dolls,” said Emswiler, 33. “And these don't look like Bratz clothes.” The name, Budzie, was actually an early nickname for her daughter, Averie. “Now she hates it,” Emswiler said. Regardless, Averie has been ...
Practical responses to the turbulent times we find ourselves in
Original at irishtimes.com
• Sun, Jun 14
Ireland Rival MGA recognised that preteen girls were maturing more quickly and preferred dolls that looked more like their teenage siblings and the pop stars they idolised. The resulting Bratz line not alone savaged Barbie's market share in the short-term but ...
God Likes Princesses Too, Apparently
Original at The Frisky
• Fri, Jun 12
Georgia WSJ] I suspect Mattel is filing a lawsuit as I write this. The doll looks like a combo of Barbie, My Scene Barbie, and a Bratz. On another note, “god” only seems to like skinny princesses with long hair and blue eyes. Am currently having a parental ...
MGA's appeal denied
Original at Playthings
• Fri, Jun 12
• 2 related articles
NY By Staff -- Playthings, 6/12/2009 7:52:00 AM LOS ANGELES—An appeals court has rejected MGA Entertainment's emergency motion to stop the transfer of its Bratz doll brand to Mattel but will accelerate efforts to have the case finalized by the end of the ...
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Lincoln gives Delta speech
Original at Jackson Clarion Ledger
• Thu, Jun 11
MS A federal appeals court has denied MGA Entertainment's bid to halt the transfer of the Bratz fashion doll line to rival toymaker Mattel Inc. pending an appeal. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling late Wednesday, the latest development ...
Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Mattel plays "wait and watch" game
Original at Forexyard
• Thu, Jun 11
Cyprus Mattel posted a 11 percent sales drop in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included the holiday season. To complicate matters, Mattel has been in a court battle with privately held MGA Entertainment over the Bratz dolls. Eckert said Mattel intends to ...
9th Circuit says Bratz transition can proceed
Original at google.com
• Thu, Jun 11
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling late Wednesday, the latest development in a long-running feud between the toy titans over ownership of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls. US District Court Judge Stephen Larson last month ordered MGA to ...
Mattel plays "wait and watch" game
Original at Reuters
• Thu, Jun 11
Mattel posted a 11 percent sales drop in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included the holiday season. To complicate matters, Mattel has been in a court battle with privately held MGA Entertainment over the Bratz dolls. Eckert said Mattel intends to ...
Crude Stocks, Bank Warrants On Investors' Minds
Original at Forbes
• Tue, Jun 9
NY Wednesday is the deadline for toy makers MGA and Mattel ( MAT - news - people ) to respond to a court-appointed mediator's proposed settlement over the rights to the line of Bratz dolls. Mattel won the right to the line of dollars last year in federal ...
Lolita at 5?
Original at Globe and Mail
• Tue, Jun 9
Canada The Bratz are so explicitly sexualized that [children's book publisher and distributor] Scholastic has banned them. They had a brand called Rock Angelz and they come with a groupie van. It had a bar and hot tub. There's nothing subtle about it and ...
Communities in Schools Mentoring is a golden opportunity
Original at Montgomery Herald
• Thu, Jun 4
NC ”I think she just likes the extra attention,” but mainly they spend their time talking about things Kimberly likes, clothes, Bratz dolls. Kimberly says she does OK in school. “I like to read and I like poetry but math is hard,” she says. ...
Progress Made in Bratz Talks
Original at Los Angeles Business Journal
• Wed, Jun 3
A court-appointed monitor is currently in control of an account designated for all net profits from the sale of any existing inventory of Bratz dolls and ... and more »
Why Should Mattel Get Future Plans For New Bratz Dolls?
Original at Techdirt
• Fri, May 29
Last year, we wrote about a somewhat horrific court ruling against MGA Entertainment, the makers of Bratz dolls, after getting sued by Mattel. If you don't follow the doll business, Bratz is really the first doll to successfully compete against the ... Bonkers for Barbie The Winchester Star
MGA Moves to Stop Transfer of Bratz to Mattel
Original at amlawdaily.typepad.com
• Wed, May 27
MGA Entertainment, Inc., maker of the Bratz doll line, filed an emergency motion Tuesday with the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to stop the transfer of the doll line to rival toy maker Mattel, Inc. The motion was filed on MGA ...
Red Wings fans: Think rally of the dolls
Original at DetNews.com
• Tue, May 26
MI So, folks, if you're going to be at the Joe tonight, maybe bring a doll with you -- Bratz, My Little Pony, Playoff Hockey Barbie, whatever -- and wave it in Kane's face when he skates by. No chanting necessary. Bring on the Stanley Cup Finals. ...
Statement from MGA Entertainment Re: MGA Files Emergency Motion ... - Business Wire
Original at businesswire.com
• Tue, May 26
Through this motion, MGA requests the authority to continue making and selling Bratz dolls until the appellate court decides its case. MGA's motion states: “From any practical or legal perspective, implementing the district court's orders before this ...
Receiver overseeing Bratz toy maker is removed
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Fri, May 22
The order issued late Thursday by US District Court Judge Stephen Larson did not alter the fact that Van Nuys-based MGA has to give up by far its most prominent product line -- the Bratz dolls it introduced in 2001. The attorney who had the role of ...
How To: Série Bratz - Jade: Beleza OrientalOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, May 21
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Today's tykes: Secure kids or rudest in history?
Original at KOAA
• Thu, May 7
CO And, of course, a best-selling line of dolls is, literally, named Bratz. That message pales in comparison to the video game franchise “Grand Theft Auto,” a perennial best-seller among teens and pre-teens who spend hours engaging in virtual behaviors ...
Don't grow up too soon, Miley
Original at The Sun
• Fri, May 1
UK - Sonia Poulton She flashed talon-like false nails and a grotesque bordello-inspired painted face at me. Briefly, Shaye resembled a Bratz doll. Which, interestingly, was the favourite toy of the birthday girl. I was no fan of Bratz Dollz even then. ...
Mattel Celebrates That Eternal Teen-Ager, Barbie
Original at Barron's Blogs
• Fri, Apr 17
The challenge for Mattel will be in extending the success beyond the circumstances of the anniversary. But the uncertainty about the future of the rival Bratz lineup, after Barbie's largely successful legal prosecution of that product's developer, ...
Aishwarya Rai set to give her face to Barbie
Original at Khabrein.info
• Thu, Mar 26
In recent years, Barbie has faced increasing competition from the Bratz range of dolls. There are reports that the representatives for the actress are reportedly in negotiations with the toy giant, Mattel, as it plans to transform the iconic doll into ...
How to Evolve Like Barbie
Original at Chief Marketer
• Wed, Mar 25
More recently she's been replaced by Bratz dolls with pouty lips and by Hannah Montana fashion dolls. Still and all, it's a real cultural and marketing event. Barbie, the iconic fashion doll with the top-heavy figure and high-heel arches is 50. ...
Mattel and Nickelodeon reveal new Dora the Explorer
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Mar 17
Nickelodeon and Mattel intended to reveal Dora's new look this fall, but there was a considerable amount of outcry on the Internet about Dora being "too sexy" or too much like a Bratz doll. (In the minds of some parents, the silhouette form of tween ...
Student learn to use dollars, sense
Original at Richmond Register
• Tue, Mar 3
KY Bratz dolls and baseball gloves were $20. Hannah Montana DVDs were $15. One of the teen star’s play sets was $60. To keep track of their money, the student were supposed to log their purchases on a form, similar to a checkbook register, ...
Wii Review - 'Bratz Girlz Really Rock'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Thu, Feb 19
CA To that end, THQ and Blitz Games have created Bratz: Girlz Really Rock, which cashes in one of the most popular brands for girls since Barbie. While the title is pretty ambitious, it isn't necessarily the best choice for a young girl who's looking for ...
No more Bratz dolls next year?
Original at ...Where Doll Fandoms Collide
• Thu, Dec 4
The ruling appears to allow MGA and retailers to sell the Bratz dolls through the Christmas holiday season. Mattel won the rights to the $1 billion-plus Bratz franchise earlier this year in a lawsuit against MGA and former Mattel Barbie designer Carter Bryant, who invented the Bratz conc...
A Ruling to Give Cloe, Yasmin, Sasha and Jade Something to Pout Over
Original at WSJ.com
• Thu, Dec 4
By Ashby Jones The judge on the case, Stephen G. Larson, added a little salt to MGA’s wound, ruling that MGA would be “permanently enjoined” from making, producing or licensing the dolls. The judge further ordered MGA to transfer all dolls and associated products to a location of Mattel’s choosing. The ju...
Bratz Babyz Mall Crawl review
Original at http
• Sat, Aug 9
By aboutall Also welcome to our Games for Girls Club web site and play a lot of other Bratz Games such as Bratz Fashion Designer, Bratz The Perfect Match, Bratz Makeover Game, Bratz Kidz Getting Ready, Bratz Ice Champions, Bratz Babyz and many other bratz online games. Bratz Babyz Mall Crawl - the goal o...
MGA wants mistrial over juror's comments - Legalbrief
Original at Legalbrief
• Mon, Jul 28
MGA wants mistrial over juror's comments subscription), South Africa - In the latest twist to the battle between toy makers MGA and Mattell over the Bratz doll, MGM has asked for a mistrial - arguing that a juror's slurs about ...
BRATZ GIRLZ REALLY ROCK FOUND AT TOYS R US
Original at ...Where Doll Fandoms Collide
• Wed, Jul 2
Bratz Girlz Really Rock: Yasmin http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p73/bratzheavenmedia/Group/bratzgrryasmin.jpg Bratz Girlz Really Rock: Jade http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p73/bratzheavenmedia/Group/bratzgrrjade.jpg
You wanna piece of me?! NEW Bratz dolls. Comin' right at cha!
Original at ...Where Doll Fandoms Collide
• Tue, Jun 24
01. Nighty-Nite: Cloe, Yasmin 02. Play Sportz X-Treme: Cloe, Yasmin, Leah 03. Celebritiez: Cloe, Yasmin 04. Wintertime: Cloe, Yasmin Now where's our Kick Boxing Boyz? Any good Boyz for that matter? That Wintertime Cameron is poop. I totally forgot about him when I saw all these great stuff.
Bratz Passion 4 Fashion 5th Edition Aubrey, Destiny, Kina
Original at ...Where Doll Fandoms Collide
• Sat, Jun 21
Now, I had mentioned on my Bratz Heaven group (i.e., the WORST Bratz fan group of all time, owned by the WORST Bratz fan of all time) that MGA Entertainment should release a Bratz Harajukool collection -- one that borrows the styles of Japanese Harajuku street style fashions: Colorful, phat...
BRATZ MEMORIEZ: Bratz XPress It!: The Bratz Funk Out! before Bratz Funk Out!
Original at ...Where Doll Fandoms Collide
• Sat, Jun 14
My favorite character in Bratz XPress It! is the same as everyone else: Jade. She has the best fashions of the collection! Jade has always been perceived as a fashionista who is always one step ahead of the game in fashion and style, and those fashions on Bratz XPress It! Jade are slammin'!
NEW BRATZ: Wintertime Collection!
Original at ...Where Doll Fandoms Collide
• Sat, Jun 14
I spotted these new "Wintertime Collection" Bratz dolls at K-Mart the other night. They were $39.99AUD. Cloe, Yasmin and Sasha feature in the set, sadly there is no Jade as she is not on the back of the box. YASMIN: http://tinyurl.com/5mrr6t http://tinyurl.com/6fyd98
In response to Bratz authorship and originator - Cricket Diane C "Sparky" Phillips - 2008 - USA
Original at cricketdiane (WordPress)
• Tue, May 27
By cricketdiane In response to a news story about the case between Mattel and MGA Entertainment - May 2008 The case is Bryant v. Mattel, 04-9049, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Riverside.) Mattel Says MGA Entertainment Hid Origins of Bratz (Update1)
Barbie Sales Flatten Worldwide — Are Bratz & Miss Bimbo To Blame?
Original at Jezebel
• Tue, Apr 22
By Jessica Several financial news outlets are discussing Mattel's falling first-quarter results, and most place the blame squarely on the slim shoulders of a certain doll named Barbie. Barbie, which was introduced in 1959, is now first-runner-up for the under-12 set, in part because of competit...
Bratz toymaker Isaac Larian living the American dream
Original at The Jewish Journal of greater L.A
• Thu, Feb 21
By Karmel Melamed It's Chanukah and toys are on the minds of many parents for the holiday. One of the most popular girls' toys for the past several years have been the "Bratz" dolls. They are cultural diversity with disproportionately large heads, large lips, and wearing trendy fashions-- all unique traits...
Movie Review: Bratz: The Movie
Original at mr lim
• Sat, Nov 17
Lazy movie reviewer day Apparently originated from the supposedly highly popular BRATZ dolls which I’ve never heard before. Oh ya, BEST MOVIE EVER! The above passages may contain spoilers. Rating: 5/5.
Bratz: The Movie is Officially a Feature-Length Commercial
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Jul 27
By Christopher Campbell Sure, it is obvious that Bratz: The Movie is a big-screen commercial for the popular line of dolls. But now the obvious is also the official -- sort of. The head of Bratz-makers MGA Entertainment hasn't exactly come out and admitted that the forthcoming movie is a blatant attempt to sell more...
Paula Abdul Denies Paula Abdul's Claim Of Being Fired From 'Bratz'
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Jul 25
It took five soul-deadening episodes, but Bravo's Hey Paula finally offered something by way of quality entertainment on this week's show, when unstable protagonist Paula Abdul appeared to have been relieved of her producing duties on the Bratz movie, the most hotly anticipated rele...
I Hate It When Tv Mommy And Real Mommy Fight: Paula Abdul Denies Paula Abdul's Claim Of Being Fired From 'Bratz'
Original at Defamer.com
• Wed, Jul 25
By Defamer It took five soul-deadening episodes, but Bravo's Hey Paula finally offered something by way of quality entertainment on this week's show, when unstable protagonist Paula Abdul appeared to have been relieved of her producing duties on the Bratz movie, the most hotly anticipated rele...
Liza Palmer: The Bratz Movie: First Sign of the Apocalypse?
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Jul 17
By Liza Palmer The Bratz dolls are supposed to be ethnically diverse -- where Barbie isn't. What's truly funny -- and by 'funny' I mean, 'stab-myself-in-the-eye-funny' -- is that every doll looks just as white and slutty as the next. Sure, Jade is supposed to be of Asian descent but, like her discontinued...
New 'Bratz' Poster Pops Up
Original at Cinematical
• Tue, Jun 26
By Christopher Campbell Anyway, it is nice that the designers have finally showed us the actresses' mouths. I didn't quite get the point of the oral exclusion in both that first teaser and the second. Even the four character posters cut off some of the girls' mouths. I know none of them are familiar faces, but these you...
Dan Cook Looks at the Bratz Dolls' Global Popularity
Original at ips.uiuc.edu
• Wed, May 16
Dan Cook, professor in advertising and in the Institute of Communications Research, studies marketing aimed at children. He is the author of The Commodification of Childhood (Duke University Press, 2004). Here, he discusses some of the subtle issues surrounding the sometimes controv...
Hide Your Daughterz: The 'Bratz' Trailer iz Online
Original at Cinematical
• Sun, May 13
By Scott Weinberg Filed under: Comedy, Lionsgate FilmsApparently there'z a line of toyz out there that sold just enough merchandise to warrant a big-screen movie, regardlezz of the fact that, az far az creative influencez go, a "line of toyz" isn't exactly the most reliable (or logical) inspiration. And...
Opinion: Bratz - Fashion Pixiez
Original at DVD Talk
• Thu, Mar 15
It's bad enough that they called this obnoxious line of dolls Bratz, as if that parental condemnation was a level of behavior in which to aspire. But did they have to spell it wrong, too? Let's not forget that some Bratz dolls originally came with thongs, and in one particularly heinous play...
Podcast: Girls Dai-Hina Matsuri is Doll Festival
Original at daitime.podomatic.com
• Sat, Feb 24
By Daiwu March 3rd is Girls Dai in Japan, also known as Doll Festival. Let me tell you what it’s all about and the Japanese vocabulary associated with it. I definitely think playing with Barbies and Bratz is more fun then giving some porcelain dolls rice crackers! Come With Me… Featured Tracks: Just A...