They have changed the format of the site. I thought that it was okay beforehand if a little bit risque. Now, however, they have made the dolls bordering on anorexic and appealing to children more and more.There is uproar on the site and many of the players feel cheated out of the game they started

Mairin, Dublin, Ireland

I see no problem with the game, as long as parents with younger children are aware of the site's content and can talk through any issues with their child.

Margot, Fife,

I'm 13 and I play this game!
It doesn't leave an impression on me one little bit.
The site is made to make fun of real bimbos and just show kids how stupid bimbos really are.

The site is just a game.
My sister is 9 and she finds it hilarious!

Zoe, Brisbane, Australia

Harmless or not, the age group this is being aimed towards is far too impressionable for this to be at all positive. This is no different than commercials, TV shows, or magazines that constantly pummel girls to striving towards an unattainable and shallow image of media-driven beauty. This is gross.

Alec, Calgary,

Children in thier early- and mid-teens are very vulnerable indeed to such ideas, they tend to conform to the common views, especially expressed by those in whom they place their entire confidence, and should be protected against such intrusion. And other valuues should be promoted - the natural ways

Valentine, Smolensk, Russia

CHRIST!
NO!

Oh but I bet if it were a guy, oh noooo, he's not a bombo is he? And yet, guys play the damn games allll the time.

Sexist society.

Gael Marconi, Los Angeles, USA

Have any of you looked at the site? Clearly not. They're MOCKING women who do this - the attitude towards it is so clearly mocking that it's not even funny. When did women become so incredibly spoon-fed that if the words 'breast implants' come up, they break into a rage without researching?

Sarah White, London, UK

I think that it is ok but i shows you what you do with your body when you would like to get away from your body i think that you can go on it at any age beacuse some people do this to there body i would not like to be fat or slim so what can you do.

Remy Hutchins, Wolverhamton, UK

What a fantastic way for men to control women. Just make sure they are educated not to think!!! I am starting to wonder if some men are not simply trying to re-establish their dominant status. Look at some of the mindless female celebs and the following they command. We're getting there fast girls

Esther Phillips, Leatherhead,

i was anorexic/bulimic but am comin out the other side, im not totally ok yet but im getting there, i have 2 say it is insulting to say eating disorders are simply a result of one outside source, its a deep physcological problem. if anything the website promotes a healthy weight and BMI and healthy eating. its not 'bad for our children'

Zelda, london, uk

I joined the site when I heard about it on the news. Its not as bad as you make it out. Its a fun game and I don't find that there is anything sexy about it. The only thing i think they should change is the age limit, age 9 is too young. Thank god my mum wasn't appauled when I was on miss bimbo earlier, anyway I told her before I made an account.

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erica , London , uk

im 14 anorexic,but it has nothing to do with the game,i love it,my bimbo is a healthy weight and it has nothing to do with the way i am,leave it alone huh?

alice, uk,

YEEEPPPPP got it in one!

Bob Reynold, Ipswich,

Hello. i am 1 23 year old student and universtiy and i think that this whole situation is completly deranged. when i first herd this story i went and signed up for the game to see what all the fuss was about and honstly i find that it is as corrupting as any of these other internet games that young girls play. infact at its worst it is a dress up game where you keep your doll helthy and make her look nice. i did this with my dolls when i was young, why should it be any different doing it on a computer. upon meeting alot of other memeber i have found that the main age band for play the game is from about 25 + with the oldest memeber i met being a 42 year old mother of 4 who has no issues with the game what so ever. i believe that this is simply because it is just a game, just fun and nothing more but becuase it has been given a small amout of attention by the media everyone will now jump on the wagon of trying to get rid of the next "worst thing for our childern".

Heather, Aberdeen, Scotland

Get a life people if you do not trust your kids to take this with a pinch of salt and see the funny side of it LIKE THEY ARE MENT TO you are not doing such of good job of been a parent are you. Kids are not silly and if you rap them up to much you will create even more problems than this in the future it is a game plays it have some fun you only live once.

joanne, penrith, austrailia

Not every kid ages 9 to 16 have the ability to view this as a silly fun game. In fact, more often than not these girls take it very seriously. By playing this dumb idiotic game, they are actually influeced to be like their bimbo and that they have to keep a constant watch on their weight, wardrobe, wealth and happiness and TO BE “the coolest, richest and most famous bimbo in the world” AND TO EARN more money to obtain plastic surgery, diet pills, facelifts, lingerie and fashionable nightclub outfits in order to find their happiness. The word bimbo literally means stupid. Why are Nicholas and Chris teaching the young women in our generation to be stupid? Already women are viewed as the second sex and constantly discriminated against be it in education, religion, work, family, and the mass media, now we want to train them to grow up into Miss stupid. How could this game be seen as functional? "Mr" Nicholas and "Mr" chris, it is NOT OKAY to target young girls just to boost your business.

Suzanna Tai, Malacca, Malaysia

I don't think there's anything wrong with the game. I think there's problems with the parents. Everybody is looking at the game creators and the site but nobody is askin where the parents are. I am 17 years old and I play this game for FUN! It is a silly game and that's all. People getting upset over the "diet pill" thing but they sell diet pills on TV commercials. Cartoons now a days have the characters smoking and shooting but nobody finds the problem in this? Maybe if the parents would actually be parents and watch what their kids are doing this website wouldn't be a problem.

Jasmyn, St.Louis, MO,

no i think its not that bad children are just having a little fun on the net its just a game

ellaine, leeds, england

I have worked in childcare for almost 10 years now, and as the years have gone by, more and more girls (6th grade and younger) are seriously upset by the fact that they don't feel pretty or skinny enough. I have had 5th and 6th grade girls telling me they need to be on a diet. I have had 3rd graders trying to pull up their shirt into a tube top to be sexy for the traffic driving by! They try to show off figures that they don't even have yet! What are we teaching our children?! No matter how insignificant a website like this may seem, it is a serious danger to teach children that what is important is not only how you look, but that you should sacrifice your health, money to look good. It is a serious danger to teach our children that your happiness depends on how skinny, fashionable, and how big your breasts are. We are setting up our children to fail by thinking this; and I hate to say it, but there are plenty of VERY sick individuals who will take advantage of young, naive girl

Brittany, Santa Rosa,

Where are the parents in all of this that allow their children to go onto websites like this?! What happened to the word NO?! Parents have gotten way too lax with their children today compared to years ago. Websites like this are clearly capitalistic-oriented and don't give a darn about the users who frequent them. Only the almighty money they will earn. I suggest to parents to block sites like this from their children's internet access and parents to stay on top of their children's surfing sites. Parents need to be more vigilant with their children!

Monique , Fort Myers, FL/USA

I agree if people didnt bring their kids up style fanatics theyd still be kids!!!!It goes too quick!

jackie carr, york, united kindom

I have a 9 year old who has been begging to get one. I don't personaly hate the site I just think the kids should be older before they get an account, because if they get one when they are older they will probably understande life is not like that. And anyways if parents are so mad that their kids have an account then don't let your kids get one in first place, simple as that.

Kylie, Houston, USA

I agree with so many of you. Parents please stop letting the Internet, television and the opinions of other kids raise your children. I'm only 22 but when I was growing up my parents spoke to me about everything and well my mom is a nurse and my dad in the Army so...lol, but still, I work part-time at a day care and I like to ask the kids questions. So many of them don't see there parents enough, don't eat dinner and breakfast as a family, whats is really going on? When a 9 or an 8yr has the money to buy a computer, and pay for Internet, well a matter for fact if you know and 8 or 9 yr that does that let me know I need help paying for college...lol j/k

Danielle, Austin, USA/Texas

Guys, it's a video game. I have an account, and while I agree it's not appropriate for young kids (not just girls, there are young men who have accounts), it really doesn't encourage acting like young celebrities. It mocks it. You do have to feed your bimbo, it'll die after a week if you don't. The plastic surgeries are ridiculously expensive, and dont make a huge difference in how many points (or diva attitude) your bimbo possesses, just enables you to level up. Your bimbo has to be smart to make money and get braggability, not just "hot" (though the allowance from boyfriends is discouraging and unrealistic). Money really doesn't say much about points in the game, just buys you clothing and food.

Anyways, the gist of it is it's just a game. Get over it. And kids, that isn't what life is like.

lily, yeah right,

Oh come on. It's up to the parents to check what their nine year old is doing on the internet.
I joined it recently and it's not that great. You have to be able to get up to level nine to do plastic surgery and it's not that easy. Plus they've recently taken off the diet pills.

stacey, auckland,

to be honest i dont see what all the fuss is about
at the end of the day its parents jobs if they want to let their children on this site & if the parents dont know they are going on it then thet obviously arent monotoring their childs computer usage enough

at the end of the day a 9 year old isnt going to be able to aford a boob job they arent going to start buying thongs . and the food issue i mean the parents should know when there children are eating andd what theyre eating

chloe, glasgow, scotland

i would like to say that those who disagree with the site are over looking some important details.

1. the site shows you need to eat everyday or die.
2. if you dont eat the diva becomes unhappy.
3. its not just this site that includes plastic surgery its every where.
4. the bimbos also go to the library and increase intelligence to get better jobs.
5. it also teaches young girls the calue of money and the need to work to pay bills, and buy things you want.

its easy to find the bad in anything if you try hard enough you can find flaws in all society the point is to focus on the good otherwise you will simply be unhappy.

Winter, London, UK

Ok..can we please get off the miss Bimbo rant, I haven't been able to log onto the site in days, my Diva is slowly starving
[no diet pill for my Diva ]..Hey we expose our children to this stuff everyday from the magazines we bring home to the music video's they see on MTV Hey what about all those Barbies / Brats we buy them..all cute and dressed to the nines. It's a part of life and it's up to us as parents or in my case Grand Parents to teach our young girls [ or boys ] from an early age about the "real world " to be confident in themselves. But hey reality check, when a child can go to school and NOT have to worry about the way they look and dress or if they have the coolest cell phone. Many parent are spending their hard earned dollars to make sure their kids are dressed in designer clothes,they want them to look a certain way to be popular and excepted by their peirs..kids are having nose jobs at 15 to fit in...sad! It's easier to blame the miss Bimbo game I guess.

cmerrick, Toronto, Canada

I'm playing this game for half a year, and i have to say that admins and mods do a lot for children's safety. and that surgery's are just part of the game, so you can level up. there's nothing bad in this game. and it's true. if you are under 18, your parents must agree, so you can play the game.

Tina, Ljubljana, Slovenia

For some reason everyonekeeps focussing on the age of the people on this website. You actually have to be over 18 to register, if you're under this age you have to get parents consent. I've been on this site and the biggest age groups playing I've seen are women in their twenties!
You can't blame one website for all the eating disorders. Eating disorders have been around for years, even my 83 year old grandmother has been suffering with one since her twenties. Now you can't blame a website for that. They also hit intelligent, successful women. Growing up you always have issues with body image, what's happening is children are growing up too fast so they are dealing with these issues earlier on. It's the job of the parents to instill good body image into their children and give them life confidence. And just watch what they're watching on tv and looking at online, surely it's common sense!

Rebecca, Leeds, UK,

I grew up playing Pac Man, Space Invaders, Galag & other violent & disturbing video games (for their time).
Since then I have neither invaded another planet, shot down any space ships or ate any martians.
Its a game. Get over it. I gladly let my 10yo daughter play it. After all,kids are exposed to all this on the daily news. ie Amy, Britney, Jordan ect

Mel, London,

I have a nine year old sister, the other day i caught her looking in the mirror. when i asked what she was doing she said that she couldnt find anything to wear because she was too fat. she fits childrens size six pants!!!
and that is without going into the miss bimbo site, it scares me to think what would happen to her is she went on there.
at that age i remember throwing on the first thing i found to go play in the yard with my brothers, she worries about clothes and wieght instead.
i know times are changing and apparence is becoming more important, but to promote to children that breast inlargements and diet pills are right is just sick.

hayley, napier, new zealand

Interesting that this site appears to be run by two men who don't see anything wrong with it - well they wouldn't would they?
Sigh and to think I grew up wanting to be Dr Who's assistant...
and still do

carole, London, uk

This site just sums up the values of girls of my generation. Obsessed with looks. I dont know how this site could become more degrading! I'm 19, and was brought up with the knowledge that women's roles were changing, we were becoming more career orientated, and this was a step forward for us, but now we have to make sure that were stick thin and pretty too??!! Dont get me wrong, there's nothin wrong with caring about appearances, but this site will just enforce the way that girls will percieve themselves, and only want to become beautiful and thin with big boobs, as opposed to strong minded, successful, educated women. And apparently they can find themselves a billionaire!?! Brilliant news.

Em, Cheshire,

Upon hearing it all on the news I joined the website to see what the fuss was about. I do disagree with the sending of £1.50 texts and the "ideal weight" being 127 lbs and 5' 7". It is a healthy weight, yes, but to specify is slightly "wrong" BUT the website is the digital equivalent of those dolls you hang clothes off, like the new antiperspirant advert. Nothing else.

The part I am horrified at, however, is the lack of personal responsibility in our fear-mongered world. Our children will not grow up to be dying of starvation just because a few celebrities are skinny. Children are savvy to the world; they are becoming desensitized towards advertising and can make up their own minds. A computer game does not make a mass murderer, a song doesn't make somebody commit suicide and playing dressup with online dolls does not cause eating disorders. Give children credit and responsibility to make up their own minds.

laura, UK,

great....so u can be rich,famous and cool......but permanently single or hanging around with butt-ugly "rich" chumps.


what a life :)

Bill, UK,

"Can you imagine a TV channel getting away with a game show like MIss Bimbo?"

Don't you people have a show called Mad Cows? I found that title more offensive than this.

Susan, Hamilton, New Zealand

comparing this to a football manager game is absurd. no one is suggesting that these girls will turn into famous bimbo waifs; not everyone can become paris hilton. but whereas a football manager game is premised on planning, tactics, perseverance, brain power etc, this 'game' is just a moneyspinner encouraging very young and, yes, impressionable girls to buy success for their bimbo - and success is measured not in games won using clever formations but in spending money on clothes and surgery.

it's one thing to blame nicole richie for eating disorders, but this game seems indisputably horrid and blatantly attempts to make the link between being a successful woman and being a 90lb celebrity bimbo.
it might be ironic if it was for 18 year old heat readers, but it's not, is it?

Emilie, London,

Yawn, slow news day ? - must be time for some moral panic

Gavin, London, UK

pls focus on some useful issues than making such pointless topics .. its up to the parents and guardians of the players on how they will guide their child .. ITS JUST A GAME .. cant you get that ? ..

dioszxah, manila, philippines

If games like this are dangerous and encourage kids to turn into the characters they control, then how come me and all my mates are not real football managers?

I spent years at the mercy of Kevin Tom's Spectrum games in the 80's and could distinguish the real world from the game. Give the kids some credit.

K Keegan, Newcastle,

Yea young women are dumb enough to fall for this and will. This is kind of a backlash of the whole feminist movement really. For every women who wants to be independent there are 10 who just want to be spoiled rotton. They want to hang with friends and go shopping and be waited on like a little princess.

John A. Miller, Sao Paulo , Brazil / Sao Paulo

Fortunately, 9-year old girls, indeed even a new-born, have a lot more sense of humour than those "well-meaning censors".

Tarik, Copenhagen, Denmark

better to be attractive rather than ugly and never find love, right?!

sam, london,

Speaking from outside the UK, all I can say is how very very sad -
I mean sad obviously for the young people, but sadder still for the parents who have no control over their youngsters.
Both have little focus on reality and values of life.

Jane Atkinson, Faro, Portugal

As someone who has sat across from wonderful, witty, smart, and talented women who struggle with whether or not they are beautiful enough to be loved, I am quite saddened that this site is geared towards such young malleable minds. It seems quite foolish to believe that these girls are not being affected by the games that they play and that their view of the world around them is not influenced by what they see and activities they engage in. Would we not be appalled if this game was called, "High girl" and the girls got high bills where they could purchase drugs and other drug paraphernalia? I think we would. I do not believe this site is much different.

Caleb Mitchell, LPC at Remuda Ranch, Seattle,

aljuk,

Spoken like a true bachelor with no children. Frankly, we should all care. Believe it or not, hurting the fragile minds of little girls by suggesting at age 9 that they shouldn't get "fat" and for them to do whatever it takes to be "beautiful" is a testament to the state of affairs in London these days.

Please bring morality back to England.

Greg, Carmel, IN, USA

Frankly who cares? It's a free world, people can do what they like. What I think is worse is the moralising histrionics of those who would set themselves up as some kind of thought-police. If the site doesn't appeal to you, or to your sense of parody, then don't visit it, but don't for a moment think that gives you some sort of judgemental high ground to climb.

aljuk, London,

This is not the root of the problem. It is simply an ugly extention of the hideous conditioning that we are all subjected to our entire lives.
From the Ugly Duckling to Beauty and the Beast, children are taught to follow the herd from a very early age. It leads us to believe that successful women cannot be good mothers and that successful men care only for money.

AJ, UK,

anyone ever heard of parody? i dont think that any young person could be dumbed enough to really think that being called a bimbo is cool. maybe im totally off base but could the appeal possibly be in the creation and destruction of a "paris hilton" type doll?

schmoe, lynchburg, france,

Parents! Your children are being reared by the advertising industry and Internet, the aim being to use them as 'agents' to pester YOU; to part with YOUR money, so THEY get rich. If your children suffer, YOU will be the ones left to sort out the problems. WAKE UP!

Ed, Strathpine, Australia

"Parents should be responsible for their children, not the nanny state."

You blame the parents when the kid doesn't turn out well, and yet expect the parents to single-handedly combat the massive sexism and thug life culture with pervades every aspect of a child's life, from the commericals on the radio to the billboards they pass on the street.

You haven't thought this through, have you?

You just want to do what you want, and everybody else has to accomodate your desire to see soft porn on every corner. NO. You take your filth and keep it away from ME!!

Kathleen, chicago, il, usa

Your all wrong missbimbo is good and im 11 years old an i seem have the right age to understand its wrong, well then parents should tell their child its only a game its only a game!

Jeissel Denise, manil, philippines

How about some criticism on the parents for not monitoring their children? I personally think the game is appalling, however it is just a game. Like all those who believe if you play violent games you'll become a serial killer or go on a shooting rampage in the local high school. Really are children that easily brainwashed? I know mine aren't. So why not put the attention on the parents for not doing their jobs. Yes, protect your children, but do it by educating them, not sheltering them!!!!!

Theresa, Sacramento,

Charlotte, you seem like a well adjusted young girl. Now spend some time learning when to use capital letters, punctuation marks, and the difference between "there" and "their". It will do you more good in the long run than playing with dolls at your age!

D. Robson, York, UK

You know, there are all kinds of websites out there but I think only older kids understand irony but the younger ones don't. There are good alternatives -- things that are still fun but are positive and not so, um, yucky. Check out things like beinggirl.com or beaconstreetgirls.com

Bonnie, Saratoga, USA

Ah but a twelve year old boy might play Fifa (a football game) and feel that a career in prefessional sport is the way to go. What if he then doesn't continue with further education and fails at sport as well? Is that the fault of the Fifa game?

Yes children are suggestible but don't the overwhelming majority see a game as a game?

S.Sohail, Swansea, Wales

How can I get this site to give me free advertising for my tasteless idea?

Fred, New York,

Ok, I'm a normal 12 year old yorshire girl. i dont find anything wrong with this! i think it should be for say, 13's and older but it is just fun.
Its a laugh making a cheesy stupid doll! but it would be good if they made it MORE of a stupid, taking the mick doll.
people need 2 calm down a touch!
if parents dont want there childrenon. dont let them. simple!

Charlotte, West Yorkshire,

i think its stupid that there tryin to ban it im 16 and love the game its just like the sims realy but online next they will try and ban that games dont cause anorexia people parents and opinions do like they say games cause violence

laura, manchester, england

'Can you imagine a TV channel getting away with a game show like MIss Bimbo ? No. Why is the internet medium not regulated like any other medium for commercial content?'
Err, there already have been shows like that... There have been beauty shows glorifying plastic surgery and the like for a number of years now - and these go out at 5 in the evening. Are we really to believe that children don't watch these? While I'm not saying that these adversely effect children I fail to see the difference between shows like (for example) 10 years younger and this website...

Alex Blackmore, West Sussex, UK

I am a 17 year old girl so practically within the age range of this website. I wouldn't encorage people to use this website but to be honest there are much worse thing to protect children from. In a counter argument to the nanny state approach to this website, having an awareness of such things as diet pills and plastic surgery could help girls make a more educated decision if they are ever faced with them - if their parents take a step and also educate them of these things. People need to stop scapegoating websites like this when simple parenting is needed; you don't want your child on this website? Then don't let them. Simple

Kimberley, Ruislip,

Miss Bimbo.com!

Thats got to be the funniest thing I have heard in ages.

Will keep me laughing for the rest of the week. Where Do I sign up?

Brilliant.

Mr J, Brighton, UK

I think that it sounds like a fun game, can't wait to play. I think that I'll even give my 2 year old my credit card, cel phone, and new $3000 laptop so that he can play.
Not, parents need to take responability for their kids. If 9 year olds are really playing this game, then the parents need to be chastised not the inventers of the game.

Mykel Drobisch, Atlanta, GA

It's hardly the latest craze - barely anyone knew about it until this news story broke. This news story is doing nothing more than advertise the website further.

Quite frankly if you don't want your children viewing material such as this you should be taking greater care to ensure your children don't visit these types of sites. Blocking them for a start.

Quite frankly this is another case of the 'nanny state' and quite frankly it's really rather pathetic.

Also I don't know where the figure of it being aimed at ages 9-16 has come from. I can't find any proof of this - please source your information. This is merely the media flogging a dead horse.

Alex Blackmore, West Sussex, UK

It is a sad exploitation of little girls. But as someone else mentioned little boys are being exploited with war games to fulfill their fantasies.

Someohow technologists champion the freedom of the internet - yet what other media outlet is not subject to some national or international regulation.

When facebook say they cannot control content downloaded they are denting their responsibility. They know their communicty is teenage children. They are a media company broadcasting content provided by their viewers and they should be regulated. ALL content should be checked before going online.

Can you imagine a TV channel getting away with a game show like MIss Bimbo ? No. Why is the internet medium not regulated like any other medium for commercial content?

Don, Sydney, Australia

I recommend you read teh book Affluenza by Oliver James.

It delves into exactly this phenomenon and explains teh long term impacts of advertising, consumerism and hollywood on the mental well being.

It will confirm and elaborate on your own suspicions.

JT, Oxford, UK

Sites such as this are no worse than sites which idolize NBA players, thereby deceiving ignorant inner-city blacks into thinking they can become a success in life by pursuiing basketball rather than attending high school and getting a decent education.

Warren, Boston, MA

Children learn to deal with the world through play. Dealing with such things through play might not be a bad thing. Is there any actual evidence one way or the other, or are we dealing with rentaquotes making simplistic assumptions that playing a role encourages acting it out?

Did the rate of people being obsessed with money change when monopoly became popular?

My generation played war all the time, I don't think we are noticeably more violent that the subsequent generations whose toy guns were frowned upon.

Jamie Gilmour, Bolton, UK

Andrew , St Petersburg, FL... yes, the forces that provoke anorexia may be more convoluted than 'one dumb game', but when one dumb game is the latest craze in the preferred form of media for youngsters, it is dangerous.
If it were aimed at 30-60 yr old women as a laugh, then that's something very different. This is aimed at girls at a very impressionable age who simply do not understand any irony that the game may entail. There will always be little minds eager to 'fit in', wherever the info comes from, and one dumb game is one too many.

Annie, W.Midlands, UK

HELLO,
Parents start parenting, you control the internet and the cash of your children. We screen every website, video game and tv show our kids visit and watch. Plain and simple

Manfred, ROchester, USA

The figure 200,000 is misleading. 200,000 registered users does not mean 200,000 regular users. I would suggest no more than around 5,000 regular users and only a percentage of those will be young girls with eating problems. I suspect all this publicity will have more registering and playing regularly, ultimately benefitting the game. Clearly, there are some issues with the concept but let's have some perspective with the numbers. If parents don't let their kids play unsupervised online and don't let them have unlimited access to funds on their mobile phones, then the game will either fail or only have customers who are responsible and mature enough to understand what it is about, because it will soon lose its interest when the paid-for content is unavailable.

Tom, London, UK

And why exactly are parents enraged? This site is a mirror of the values society has placed on women. Young girls pick up on these things; they are not stupid. What enrages me is that parents are too lazy these days to instill values in their children and actually spend enough time with them to know what is going on in their lives. People who expect the Internet to be a responsible babysitter need to get their acts together.

Tina, Manhattan,

Whgat is all the fuss about? Kids have enjoyed role-playing games since time immemorial. Anorexic-looking singers, actresses and models are already role models fort hese kids.

People should start worrying about important things and leave kids to get on with their games.

Roger Tilbury, Worthing,

Use your imagination guys! There are too many other fantasy ways to entertain rather than using a dangerous real-life situation to use in the game. Good grief.

jim, Dallas, texas

This is insane. I cannot believe that there are people in this world that would perpetuate eating disorders and low self esteem in impressionable young ladies. Disgusting.

Miranda, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Regardless of parenting responsibilities, this website is horrific. Horrific.

Natalie, Kansas City, MO

I can see the appeal, even as a 26 year old woman! It's like a virtual barbie cum Sims concept, extremely popular today. It's simply catering to people's wants, so what's the problem? Besides, the kind of girls using this site will already have been bombarded with celebrity media over size zero figures and Britney Lohan nonsense anyway...

Alice, Leeds,

Expecting a kid to spot the irony on this site is ridiculous. It's a horrid site, designed and created by a 23 year old man incidentally. For what purpose exactly?

To say this is similar as playing cowboys and Indians, proves my point. If adults can’t see what’s wrong with this - how can we expect the kids?

Emma, London,

If my daughter found this website (which she might well do); I would be concerned.
How about an antedote website: how healthy will we be at various ages, if we abuse our bodies like this?

KD, Torquay, UK

Whatever happened to protecting children? If something does more harm that good, then why not speak out? Sure it's intended to be funny - TO ADULTS ! That doesn't excuse the potential harm on young CHILDREN. If it's intended for adults - restrict access. A 9 year old child is not capable of understanding the joke.

Kim , Athens, GA

Sounds like a sexual predators dream come true.

How many of the "girls" that the children are interacting with are young girls in real life?

I would be spending more time wondering what the creators of the website are doing thinking of young girls in this light rather than women their own age.

Matt, Dallas,

For those who complain about things like this: GET A LIFE!

In a world of war, genocide, global warming, and unconscionable economic disparities, I'd think you could find something more important to rile against.

Please, leave my parenting up to me. It's MY responsibility to be aware of and limit my children's use of the Internet and what they watch on TV--not yours

Tim Erickson, Corpus Christi, TX/USA

Ok, a nine year old spend alot of unsupervised time on a computer, joins a website and uses a credit card to buy virtual dollars and I am to be upset with a web site. The parents are the sickos who care so little for their own children. Ever since this huge campaign of encouraging our daughters to NOT look like barbie we have found our nation filled with over weight slobs who are self satisfied with being obese.

We should allow parents to be parents and stop , as a country, trying to make our over wieght childeren fatter. There are more people who die from being fat then people who die from being skinny. It always amazes me the people who come out screaming about people who are trying to look good while they are stuffing their face with deep fried salt and sugar.

michael, Oklahoma city, ok/USA

Has anyone tried the game? I can't get my bimbo to eat.

Howard, Manchester,

You people make me laugh, yet again we are faced with something that isnt suppose to be offensive, this is clearly something that was thought up when the 2 men who invited it where drunk, to make fun of the current "fasion trends"

This is as i said another issuse for people to wine about when is this really the issue? i had a look at this site and laughed,

I think that guy hit the nail on the head when he said:

So, what's the big deal?

Parents; if you don't want your child visiting this website, block it. Take some interest in your child's life instead of leaving it to the Internet and government.

CK, Hurst, Texas

STOP JUMPING ON THE BANWAGGON AND GET DOWN TO SOME PROPER PARENTING

Philip, Manchester, England

Davis Sutherland- I think I see where you're going with this; however when we were kids we pretended to be different things, not in a virtual world. The difference is we knew it was make believe when kids can get caught up in the "reality" of a virtual world. I have met people who's real time friends are only available online.

If these girls are looking for ways to feel more feminie, perhaps they should have some face time with their mothers.

Furthermore, if they had real activities that promoted positive agendas (Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Softball, etc.), then they wouldn't be caught up in whether or not to get a cartoon breast implants.
(And when I was 9, I wouldn have had no clue with a breast implant was.)

Jenny Bea, Stamford, CT

Another complete knee jerk reaction to someone setting up a game. Games often mimic aspects of society rather than vice versa. You cannot ban a game and then let children read magazines that idolise stick thin women with no brains! This game looks like a joke gone a bit wrong when suddenly money can be made out of it. Sort out society and then maybe people won't want to play these games and then money won't be made from them!

Phil, Guildford,

As a player of this game I would like to say that I am really shocked to see it cause such an panic amongst people and the media. It's been around for ages.

I would just like to say that it is STUPID to place blame upon just one source for problems in society. The problems that the media are blaming on Miss Bimbo have been around for as long as I can remember and can not be blamed on one little game. Surely the images presented in magazines and on television are equally to blame and there is no difference between playing Miss Bimbo and playing with a Barbie doll, you cannot tell me that Barbie got that figure naturally?!

If parents are so concerned about their children playing this game use internet filters and block them from playing!! And in that process ban them from magazines, shops that portray a size zero image of young women and television full of beautiful plastic people.

It's a mixture of all we are exposed to in this modern image obsessed society that will not change

Jayne, Leeds,

So, what's the big deal?

Parents; if you don't want your child visiting this website, block it. Take some interest in your child's life instead of leaving it to the Internet and government.

CK, Hurst, Texas

It can't possibly be regulated without regulating all the real life pressure to look "good." If it gets people talking then it's a good thing.

Brian Palmer, Pomeroy, IA - USA

"I played cowboys and indians as a kid, 50 years ago; so arrest me"

what the hell has that got to do with anything?

Jay, New york,

This is good. The world needs a study supply of Briney's and Paris's too look at at and laugh at, and insult. This is great training for them. The other funny thing is that the Mom's who make fun of this, wish they had this kind of life when they were younger. They all wanted to be a Britney or Paris bimbo. Now they are just trying to be Milf's.

Bill , Mercer Island ,

"How is this any different than young boys playing Call of Duty 4 become "experts" at lethal war?"

because unless they enrole in the army it would be pretty difficut for them to get a hold of a tank and go pillaging. however-a girl could quite easily go to the bathroom and shove her fingers down her throat in the comfort of her own home. while i do not condone war games as i hate the genre myself games like this really are dangerous and appauling.

and the fact that they are referred to as "bimbos" shows the creators opinion on women anyway. girls don;t need that kinda self hating attitude there's enough of that around as it is!

Sarah, London,

Easy fix . . . be a parent and monitor what your kid looks at on the internet!

Don, Columbus, Ohio

Women and girls are not THINGS to be used for the pleasure of men. That is the root of the problem.
Message to girls:"You are valued for how you look."
The politicians act with impunity because every time they abuse women and young girls the news media in unison cry 'IT'S ONLY SEX AND IT'S A PRIVATE MATTER."
No it is not. Human Trafficking - the sex slave trade - is at an all time high as is anorexia and bulemia, boys and girls need to learn RESPECT for the female person and body and leaders, political and other need to be shunned when they do not.

Prof.Helen McCaffrey, Cape May, New Jersey USA

I have just quickly visited the site. (I have a 6 year old and a 16 yr old girls.) I was shocked! Most members are girls aged from 9 to 18 by the looks. So what are 38 and 39 year old men posting on the Miss Bimbo site for? Check it out if you don't believe me!
Not only does it appear to be bad for young girls health, but is it a playground for peadophiles as well?

Tabitha, Derby, England

You people have got to be kidding me.
It obviously looks like a site that is spotlighting absurdity by being absurd and eveyone is swallowing it and voicing outrage, yet whenever I visit the UK I see lots of too young (under 18) males and females dressed like trash, smoking, drunk, passed out, disrespectful, etc. - everywhere I turn on just about any evening. Straighten out your own kids before looking for something else to blame. The website is obviously mocking the current materialistic and shallow mentality of some (not all) young people who idolize losers like B Spears, L. Lohn and the likes. And in many case the parents who are voicing outrage aren't much better.

Michael, Prague,

I played cowboys and indians as a kid, 50 years ago; so arrest me.

Ralph, Pevensey Bay, UK

Most MP's have children - lets see how many become outraged enough to speak out, condemn it and hopefully prevent it !!!

Ian Payne, WALSALL,

That "Miss Bimbo" site sounds sick and twisted! I have a girlfriend who already is overly consious about her weight. These sites don't help at all!

Peris, costa mesa,

The folks reactiing to this piece would have us believe that this site and other silmilar ones encourage these girls to become anorexic. Could it not be that that anorexic girls encourage sites like this in the first place? The forces pushing young girls toward anorexia, on either side of the pond, are a good deal more complicated than one dumb game on the web.

Andrew , St Petersburg, FL

This sounds like a really funny idea that grew up in a bar room and definitely should have stayed there, like a lot of movie plots. But what is funnier is that there are parents who really let their kids sign up for it.

Christopher Hobe Morrison, Pine Bush, Ulster County, NY, USA

If I had daughters, this would be 'Banned' in my parental control list. It's crass, vulgar and anathema to the idea of childhood. Aiming the game at children this young is grotesque and the creators ought to consider whether they would embrace the idea of their own daughters playing it, and if so, why.

Sarah Hague, Montpellier, France

Blah, blah, blah, No matter how the creators justify this game, it's harmful and offensive to young girls. Having said that, most computers now come with the technology to restrict and monitor what out children are doing, so the responsibility still lies with the parent. Don't have a computer in a child's bedroom, keep track of what they have been viewing and let them know not only which sites you don't approve of, but how often you are tracking them. It's not snooping, it's being a responsible parent.

Toni S Hargis, CHicago, USA

How is this any different than young boys playing Call of Duty 4 become "experts" at lethal war? Perhaps creating fantasy worlds to deal with the pressure to become these characters is a positive way out. At least through fantasy they don't live out the values of these characters.

But really Instead of needing the fantasy or the reality of becoming these characters parents should be spending time investing impressing on their children how to be real... not bimbos nor hyper macho soldiers of fortune.

David Sutherland, Lake Forest, CA

how would a 9 year old kid pay for anything on line? The parents are obviously involved here as well. Sick to say the least.

Leo Boice, Secaucus, NJ

This stuff is so terrible, but can we really be so surprised? Children want to emulate what they see adults doing, and little girls watching television are no different. With Hilton and various other terrible role models all over the television, and when women rarely make news unless they are skinny messed up celebrities, how can we be so shocked? If we're serious about protecting our kids from abusing themselves in such ways, we need to rethink what we market and consume (i.e., gossip mags) as adults.

Moe, New York City,

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT. . .especially you in the media always running pix of Britney and Lindsey and whomever. Always showing these young girls at the beach and G-D forbid they should put on a 1/2 pound. They are then ridiculed and laughed at
and made to feel like they are yesterday's news.

You Brits are extremely guilty of this (News of the World?. . .please!) but we in the USA are to blame also.

I go out of my way to try to tell young ladies that they are beautiful
just as they are and to not fall into this ridiculous way of thinking.

George, Westchester, NY/USA