06 Mar 2009

Dora grows up. Gets sexier while doing so?

This fall Mattel and Nickelodeon plan on launching a new look for Dora the Explorer. For two years, we have known the little girl with the signature hair cut, purple backpack, and a t-shirt and shorts get up, but it looks like that girl is growing up! Both companies have agree on a decision to “sexify Dora.”

Yeah… you heard right. SEXIFY. DORA the Explorer. A show for young preschoolers… Doesn’t really make sense to me but I’m curious to see what the new Dora will look like.

I don’t think she will really look like this, someone just made this but I thought it was funny anyways.

Source: ONTD

Listening to: Jack’s Mannequin – Dark Blue

Posted on March 6, in -

22 Comments

  1. lizriz wrote:

    Posting that picture is really confusing. People are going to think that’s what the new Dora looks like.

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  2. what the... wrote:

    lizriz… I rarely respond or comment, but your statement amazes me! Do you not read?

    “I don’t think she will really look like this, someone just made this but I thought it was funny anyways.”

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  3. Megan wrote:

    of course she won’t look like that. her boots will obviously be red…also, a belly-ring.

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  4. Sarah wrote:

    Lizriz
    You can’t be serious??

    When I read:
    “I don’t think she will really look like this, someone just made this but I thought it was funny anyways.”

    all I thought was…”Why would you need to explain that? surely nobody is actually stup….”

    Then I scrolled to the comments

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  5. lizriz wrote:

    Yes, I read that, but I definitely think that readers may simply glance at the pic and be confused. That’s all I was saying. If I was Mattel and Nickelodeon I’d be raising hell about that graphic because many people will simply see the pic, not read the accompanying text, and go off thinking that that’s what the new Dora looks like. (I realize that you didn’t create it.)

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  6. dillpixel wrote:

    hahaha Thanks for the good laugh! AND the perfectly clear disclaimer, as well.

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  7. Sarah wrote:

    Lucky us you aren’t with Mattel or Nickelodeon then

    Posted on 3.9.09 ·
  8. Suzanne wrote:

    Well, I’m glad she still has her backpack, at least. Wonder what she’s got in it…

    Posted on 3.18.09 ·
  9. pwedza wrote:

    Is Dora Dominican or Colombian..?

    p.s. Lizriz – you may want to wiki ‘satire’ – i.e. constitutionally protected speech.

    Posted on 3.20.09 ·
  10. JENYY BOO wrote:

    I MEAN GET REAL WHAT EXAMPLE R U SETTING FOR KID U GUYZ MAKE ME SICK STOP DOING THIS BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted on 3.27.09 ·
  11. Jkfrt wrote:

    http://specials.msn.com/Search.aspx?cp-documentid=18776489&imageindex=1&cp-searchtext=Dora's+makeover&gt1=46001

    That’s what she’ll look like. This is also leading to then talking about making Strawberry Shortcake grow up, too. They call it “berry bad.”

    -Jkfrt

    Posted on 3.27.09 ·
  12. Mari wrote:

    Thats really pretty stupid. Id hide my face too.

    Posted on 4.5.09 ·
  13. yaren wrote:

    STOP IT THATS NOT GNA BE HER I SAW THE REAL THING SOMEONE MADE THIS UP

    Posted on 4.6.09 ·
  14. Sarah wrote:

    Oh my gosh. Haha!! Someone like made this up. If you google THE REAL new look of Dora you’ll see. But who would make this? Haha!!!

    Posted on 4.6.09 ·
  15. katiewinn wrote:

    I wish people would read the entire post. I know this is not what the New Dora will look like and I actually made a follow up post of the revealed look. I didn’t think it was necessary for me to have to state twice that the above photo was made up but clearly I have to for some readers.

    Posted on 4.6.09 ·
  16. janaya wrote:

    there crazy for that kids watch that on nick there are children that are 23456 that watch that

    Posted on 9.10.09 ·
  17. crystal wrote:

    dora was so ugly now she is pretty i do not understand how did this happen? so wierd.

    Posted on 10.14.09 ·
  18. sisi wrote:

    dora is mexcican beacous maracas 15 brithday

    Posted on 10.14.09 ·
  19. As luck would have it, our daughter who had been in love with Dora the explorer has “out-grown” this cartoon just in time. Mattel and Nickelodeon need to take some of the income from this new venture and hire a few psychologists to examine their development staff; or just stop listening to the My-Space Princesses they seem to be currently listening to.

    Posted on 10.15.09 ·
  20. anamaria wrote:

    omg this pic is funny nad ithink she would look like this one day after her adventures are over with diego

    Posted on 10.15.09 ·
  21. Wsea wrote:

    LOL! that is so funny but inappropriate! if the parents see this then they wont let their kids see it. anyways that was so funny!

    Posted on 11.14.09 ·
  22. mimi wrote:

    Dora was always the most horrible show that assumes kids are stupid when they are little, and need to be talked to incredibly slowly, because they don’t understand anything.

    that is a funny and horrible picture lol!

    Posted on 12.5.09 ·

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