Win! Myer: Please don't promote unhealthy body image

GREAT NEWS! We delivered your signatures to Myer's flagship Sydney store on Tuesday 17th June, making headlines around the country! Myer have now told Channel 10 news they aren't planning on buying any more of the dolls. It's a positive and important step forward. Thanks to everyone who was involved in the campaign.

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Campaign via Fair Agenda member Mark in Sydney:

Today while shopping at Myer I came across a Winx Club doll with legs so skinny they looked like they might snap. The image on the side of the box portrayed the doll in a seductive pose - as if she was pole dancing.

I’m genuinely surprised that a store like Myer would stock such a toy, so as a loyal customer, I’m asking them to remove it from their shelves. Will you join me?

It’s hard enough trying to protect my four-year old daughter against the barrage of photo-shopped advertising she sees on billboards and the sides of buses, without underweight and over sexualised toys being marketed directly at her, in doll form.

As a parent, I know how easily children can be swayed by peer pressure and messages of what is normal or cool. When toys portray women’s bodies so skinny that they appear to be starving, it can send a very dangerous message.

Myer's website says they are responsive to feedback, and I'm hoping if enough of us sign the petition, they'll quickly take this product off the shelves.

For support contact The Butterfly Foundation support service on 1800 334 673.

1,407 SIGNATURES

Dear Myer,

Please don’t sell toys that promote unhealthy body image to young girls.

Signed,

Latest activity

Melissa , 6061  /  signed 2014-05-06 21:12:49 +1000
Lisa , 2604  /  signed 2014-05-06 21:11:06 +1000
Annemarie , 2604  /  signed 2014-05-06 21:00:59 +1000
Katherine  /  signed 2014-05-06 19:08:47 +1000
"This has gone too far. Of course a doll has different dimensions to a person but this is conveying unrealistic & dangerous images in a doll which is attempting to portray a real woman."
cathy  /  signed 2014-05-06 18:35:37 +1000
"we have an alarming amount of girls now with anorexia- this is just – justifying it. It is scary that Myer an established well regarded shop will support this image of young women"
Tony , 2137  /  signed 2014-05-06 17:53:11 +1000
"The toys we give kids help shape what they see as normal. That’s why frnakly bizarre dolls like this shouldn’t be on the shelves."
Jasmine  /  signed 2014-05-06 17:24:38 +1000
"Because unhealthy body images present to us in the media and wellknown department stores cause major psychological and social issues."
Hanmah , 2615  /  signed 2014-05-06 17:05:23 +1000
Margaret , 3450  /  signed 2014-05-06 16:23:27 +1000
Sarah , 4064  /  signed 2014-05-06 15:16:27 +1000
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