I’ve always loved Barbie. And I pooh-poohed any naysayer who complained Barbie contributed to stereotypes of women and to eating disorders—teens aspiring to attain Barbie’s highly unattainable proportions. Nonetheless, I’m cheering the organization, Dads & Daughters latest victory—successfully campaigning against Hasbro to scrap plans to make dolls based on the Pussycat Dolls, a musical sextet of very sexy and scantily-clad women.

The organization’s letter-writing campaign put pressure on Hasbro to shelve plans to make the dolls and to issue this statement, which is featured on the Dads and Daughter’s web site (www.dadsanddaughters.org):

“Hasbro and Interscope have jointly agreed that Hasbro will not move forward with the line of dolls based on the recording group, The Pussycat Dolls. Interscope’s current creative direction and images for the recording group are focused on a much older target than we had anticipated at the time of our original discussions, thereby making a doll line inappropriate for Hasbro.”

Originally, the dolls were expected to be on sale by Christmas and would’ve been marketed to children aged 6 to 9. 6 to 9!!! That’s insane. For those of you who are not familiar with the Pussycat Dolls, here’s your gateway to familiarity: Their first hit was “Don’t Cha,” which featured the chorus, “Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me/Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?” and their dancing is quite risqué, as well as their wardrobe. Don’t get me wrong—the Dolls are highly energetic and entertaining, but their look and dancing is not appropriate for girls aged 6 to 9 to imitate, let alone, have in their hands as plastic dolls. Hasbro got it right by realizing the inappropriateness of this.

Not only is it inspiring to see an organization devoted to strengthening the relationship between fathers and their daughters—an issue that is often not taken seriously, but also it’s inspiring to see an organization take on contemporary issues—issues that affect how young girls see themselves. Cheers to Dads and Daughters!