1.0 link 172735 <![CDATA[Did Mattel Turn Dora the Explorer into a Tramp?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-alvear/did-mattel-turn-dora-the_b_172735.html OK, sit down and hang on to your backpacks, there's big news: Dora the Explorer is growing up. And it's freaking parents out.

Mattel has recently announced that its popular, pint-sized commercial juggernaut will soon debut as an older tween version of the chubby cutie that children and parents have grown to adore-a. And even though Mattel has only released a teaser image in silhouette, parents fear that the shapely shadow suggests well, a real tease. Click here to see...

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