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BarbieGirls
Common Sense Media says
Safe virtual world is still about buying stuff.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Mattel has gone to great lengths to make this girl-centric world a safe place to be. Chat is scripted or filtered, blocking profanity and the exchange of personal information. Girls are encouraged to embrace all things Barbie, and the site's focus is squarely on beauty, fashion, and shopping. The site often prompts girls to upgrade to a premium membership.
Is it any good?
Popular tween destination BARBIEGIRLS is decked out with the standard virtual world features -- including chatting, shopping, and furnishing a room -- all done up in pink. Activities range from arcade-style games to more creative endeavors, like designing and selling a clothing line. Although it’s nicely designed and easy to navigate, there’s not much that’s unique about this world, other than its connection to the eponymous doll. Many of the more interactive features are restricted to users who’ve upgraded to a VIP membership or purchased a special MP3 player. On the plus side, the site offers several chat options and a special companion site for parents.
Online interaction: Girls can "friend' each other and chat (scripted or filtered only).
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether Barbie -- and the Barbie-like avatars on this site -- reflect what girls really look like, and how narrow ideals of beauty can affect girls' body image. Families can also discuss the importance -- or lack thereof -- of being trendy and always having a new outfit to show off. When does fashion cross the line from expressing yourself to following the flock?
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Tweens and Teens Only
When I was little I loved this website so much, I was a Barbie Girl V.I.P, when my account expired, I was sad for awhile, but got over it. It seems as if you can be safe on here, UNTRUE. Homosexuals and lesbians have been on, predators, and boys wear the black bob with black clothes, they ask to "do it", or "have ...", so you pretend. You can have a pretend baby. Some language is in there. They can't say the word so they type it like this "Bit**, A**,
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Kid, 4 years old
August 29, 2009
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its graet i have lods of frends on it and i love the phone whene i first whent on it i hade 4 messege's
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Barbiegirls is unfair!!!
Barbiegirls is unfair because it only allows people whom waste their money on all of this stuff to get clothes,pets,furniture,jewelery,etc. The 10 ammendments or whatever says that everyone is created(?) equally. Not just the people who can afford to pay like $20 a month or something like that. It is just a game so why should we have to pay for some cute digital clothes or fake furniture or even hairstyles? Overall I think barbiegirls is UNFAIR!!!
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hmm
Barbie girls is really fun except for "guys" on the site asking if you "Wanna go out". ALso dont like how lots of girls say "Shout up, bit~, etc." It annoys me big time. But other than that, Barbie girls is pretty fun. I really want a Barbie girl to get the other clothes & stuff but they are like really expensive so... my character name's Butterfly22344 if you play on Barbie girls*, look me up. Im on most of the time. :)
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its dumb cuz boy are starting to get on there.....and find girls to tlk 2 its very crazy & v.i.p thing to dumb to. u cant to nun cant be nun for nun i think thts not right
but here is a other sites tht are good to
*meez*/home.dm? //*cartoondollemporium
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bring back the older one
I do not like the new one because if you are not a v.i.p you can not do anything and i do not think that is fair to the rest of the people who can not afford it and who do not want it so i think you should bring back the old ways! and i like thay way you have made it safe thats a good idea but not the v.i.p thing you have been doing soo get it changes back so other peope can play
please thanks !
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this is not fair
HEY U ALL AT LEAST NEED TO B FAIR I LUV THE WEBSITE EXEPT HOW EVERYTHING IS FOR ONLY VIP MAKE CLOTHES AND SHOES AND FURNI FOR BASICS TO PLEASE IT JUST SOMETHING U ALL HAVE TO FIX PLEASE FIX THAT IM TIRED OF WEARING THE SAME THING PLEASE FIX IT PLEASE B FAIR PLEASE
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i like it because you can hang out but barbiegirls is a rip off because if you not a VIP member then you CAN NOT but any clothes or furniture! and to be a VIP you have to pay! that sucks becuase not everyone can pay to be a VIP!!!! they should at least when people register to barbiegirls give them like 1-3 months of free VIP membership and when the months are over they take if away but you keep the stuff you bought!
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shopping, gossip, and more shopping!
you can't do ANYTHING unless ur a VIP and that costs lotsa $. if ur a VIP, mostly all u get 2 do is shop, invite people 2 ur room, get 'cool' stuff, & shop. it's pretty dumb and has a terrible message.
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For kids over 12 but not under 12!
Somehow the users found out how to be sexual and very inapropriate. They pretend they kill people and they are sexual and very inapropriate. My sister used to have an account and I noticed very bad things. It should be shut down.
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