![]() "The breast operations are just one part of the game and we are not encouraging young girls to have them, just reflecting real life. "If they are having problems with boyfriends or at work, the bimbos can talk through them with a psychiatrist. "If they eat too much chocolate in the game it is bad for their bimbos' bodies and their happiness levels compared to if they eat fruit and vegetables, which reinforces positive healthy eating messages. The missions and goals are morally sound and teach children about the real world. Nicolas Jacquart, the 23-year-old web designer from Tooting, south London, who created it, said: "It is not a bad influence for young children. The creators of Miss Bimbo insist it is "harmless fun". They are easily influenced at that age as to what is cool." "Katie is far too young for that kind of thing and it is irresponsible of the site's creators to be leading young girls astray. Williams, 42, an accountant, said: "I noticed them looking at possible breast operations and facelifts for their bimbos at the game's plastic surgery clinic. Nick Williams, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, said he was appalled when he saw his daughters Katie, nine, and Sarah, 14, playing the game. One parent said the website's creators were irresponsible. The U.K.-based MISSBIMBO.COM offers users the chance to create a virtual pet-like avatar - a female 'bimbo' - and features more than 30 levels, which players can advance through by doing things like changing their bimbo's hairstyle, buying her clothes, and renting her a virtual apartment. The British version already has nearly 200,000 players, most of whom are girls aged between 9 and 16. In France, where Miss Bimbo's sister website was condemned by dieticians and parents when it began last year, one parent threatened the creators with legal action after his daughter ran up a £100 mobile bill sending texts without his knowledge. He added that the game also posed a financial danger for parents if they did not keep an eye on the texts that were sent. LONDON, England (CNN) - A Web site that encourages girls as young as seven to give virtual dolls breast implants and put them on crash diets has caused concern among parents and children's. Distressing post on feminist about the Miss Bimbo game, in which you build your bimbo, dress it up, feed it, unfeed it, dye it, diet it, help it marry well. It depends on the background and mindset of the child but the danger is that after playing the game some will then aspire to have breast operations and take diet pills." "Children's innocence should be protected as far as possible. Then the game becomes a hazard and a menace. "But the danger is that a nine-year-old fails to appreciate the irony and sees the bimbo as a cool role model. He said: "It is one thing if a child recognises it as a silly and stupid game. They are given missions, including securing plastic surgery at the game's clinic to give their dolls bigger breasts, and they have to keep her at her target weight with diet pills.Īlthough it is free to play, when the contestants run out of virtual cash they have to send text messages costing £1.50 each or use PayPal to top up their accounts.īill Hibberd, of parents' rights group Parentkind, said the game sent a dangerous message to young girls. They compete against other players to earn "bimbo" dollars so they can dress her in sexy outfits and take her clubbing. I would rather my daughter learned that brains are more important than looks.Children are given a naked virtual character to look after. "It sends out all the wrong messages about what it takes to get ahead. Miss Bimbo, virtual fashion game this game is stirring up a lot of interest in free online games. "I would not want my daughter playing a game like this," said one concerned parent. ![]() ![]() Nearly 250,000 players have registered on the Miss Bimbo site in the UK, and 1.2 million youngsters play the game in France where it originated. ![]() "A lot of children will get caught up with the extremely damaging and appalling messages." "This is as lethal as pro-anorexia websites," Dee Dawson, medical director at Rhodes Farm Clinic, which treats girls aged from eight to 18 who suffer eating disorders, told The Times. Groups working with vulnerable children have expressed serious misgivings about the game. Players compete in beauty contests and send text messages to the site to earn currency in the game, which is then used to pay for lingerie, diet pills, breast enhancement and facelifts. The Miss Bimbo game is aimed at nine to 16 year-olds and gives players a virtual avatar that competes against other players to "become the most famous, beautiful, sought after bimbo across the globe". Everyone's freaking out over the French-to-English Web site game, Miss Bimbo, where players create 'bimbo' characters and progress through the game by acting like Paris Hilton. ![]()
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