Genuine?

I just….I don’t even…. I saw a commercial on Hulu yesterday for a new show called Genuine Ken. I never heard of it before so I clicked on the little ad link so I could see what the hell it was and oh my God. I have no words. Well, I have some, but they might be inappropriate. So, Whitney from The Hills is the host of this show and she is the biggest valley girl ever so that naturally makes the show a little lame. The show is about “the search for the great American boyfriend.” Yup. Mmhmm. I don’t even know what to say. Number one the show is called Genuine Ken so that shows that the Ken doll is considered to be a “great boyfriend,” but if you saw Toy Story he's a little gay. And number two each episode is a challenge to see which boy can perform better. There have already been 4 episodes. The first episode had an entertainment challenge to see who could be the most entertaining. The second was to see who could design better. Then, who could cook better. And then who could serf better. Really? So if the guy can serf he makes a good boyfriend? What about the books he reads or the way he thinks. Will those be episodes as well? One of my friends that I’ve known forever will be the first to tell you that a guy is boyfriend material if he can open a jar. Are we really that shallow?

On some level I’m happy to see a show where men are doing these things and not women for once, but regardless, it’s still super shallow. Part of me is curious and wants to watch the show, but the other part of me can’t even bring myself to watch. Take a look for yourself:

Devil Toys

I was never a big fan of Barbie. My uncle used to buy them for me and I had one of the jeeps, but for the most part they sat in a duffle bag in the back of my closet and I played with my brother’s toys. I thought Barbie was boring. She didn’t do anything whereas my brother’s toys made noises and could shoot things. I still think boys have better toys. This is kind of old news, but I haven’t heard about it until just now because of all the holiday madness. Mattel came out with a Barbie that shoots up to 30 minutes of video called Girl Doll. You can shoot whatever you want and then you can upload the video to your computer. So these little girls are taping their tea parties? I don’t understand.

The camera is on Barbie’s chest and the screen is located on her back. I understand that shooting video is the new big thing, but what the hell does an 8 year old need a video camera for? It baffles me. Mattel was always that company that seemed to stay true to cool kids toys, but I don’t really like them right now.

The thing that makes me giggle a little is the fact that the FBI is all worried because someone could get a hold of these videos and use them as child porn. I mean I guess it makes sense, but I’m sure these 8 year olds aren’t uploading their tea parties to YouTube after school. Oy vey. I don’t even know what to say anymore.