Parents win rare victory in canceling of sexy dolls

Last Monday the charges flew. They were called little stripper dolls that encourage children to engage in eroticized play.

By Wednesday, Hasbro's planned release of the Pussycat Dolls, a line of toys based on the all-female pop group of the same name, was canceled.

Hasbro Inc., famous for such innocuous toys as My Little Pony figurines, isn't saying much. In a statement, the Rhode Island company said the older age group targeted by the recording group meant that making a doll line was "inappropriate."

But for critics, the move is a major victory that could renew efforts by parents and other consumer advocates to challenge products they say devalue girls and women, even in the face of billion- dollar marketing machines.

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