GIRLS as young as seven are being targeted for a controversial online game where characters get breast implants, stay “waif thin” and constantly visit tanning booths.
The Women’s Forum Australia has condemned the MissBimbo game, in which millions of players around the world guide their “bimbo” through a variety of tasks.
Some of the tasks include starting and ending relationships, constant dieting (but “every girl needs to eat, every now and again”) and constant visits to a tanning salon.
Bimbos also need to undergo two operations to make themselves more “beautiful” before reaching the end of the game.
“Are you the most beautiful? You will be soon! Have a nip and tuck operation for a brand new face,” the game says.
“Bigger is better! Have a breast operation.”
Women’s Forum director Melinda Tankard Reist said the game was damaging to the health and wellbeing of girls.
“The MissBimbo game helps entrench the belief that a girl’s sexual currency is her primary allure,” Ms Tankard Reist said.
“It promotes being sexy and hot as the ultimate ideal for girls, diminishing their value and worth.
“The game even promotes plastic surgery for girls who are only seven… it is irresponsible.”
When players reach one of the levels, their bimbo must go on a diet after breaking up with her boyfriend: “After you broke-up with your ex-boyfriend you went on an eating binge!!! Please don’t comfort eat with all that chocolate! Now it’s time to diet.”
When elit3ge.info registered to play the game using the date of birth of a 6-year-old, the website requested an email address for a parent.
The email that was sent to the given email address made no mention of some of the tasks were included in the “fashion game”.
“MissBimbo is a virtual fashion game for girls – mostly girls between 7-17 years old (who) hail from 200 different countries,” the email said.
“You have to manage a doll, dress her, feed her, find a good job to buy some nice fashion clothes.”
Ms Tankard Reist said the way women were portrayed in games like MissBimbo had a huge impact on young girls.
“Research shows that the widespread objectification and sexualisation of girls and young women is contributing to eating disorders, self-harm, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and poor academic performance,” she said.
The game also helps turn girls against each other by competing to be the hottest bimbo who “skyrockets to the top of fame and popularity.”
It is not known how many Australians have registered to play the game.










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