We co-reported a few weeks ago, along with everyone else on the planet, that Dora the Explorer would be growing up a bit this fall, and shared our thoughts on Mattel's plans for her. Well, they pushed up their reveal date a bit and decided to show us all what she will look like after a significant number of parents called them out as traitors. Here she is, folks:


Turns out what looked like a very short skirt in Dora's new silhouette was actually a tunic shirt. With leggings. Surprise! Daddytypes thinks parents were baited, but I'm not sure this wouldn't have gotten just as much PR without the backlash. - Jeremiah