Dora: Why so grown up?

If you have kids then you know who Dora the explorer is. You have probably shelled out a pretty penny on dora toys, dora bedding, dora videos, dora clothes, dora live shows, dora snacks and the list goes on. It doesn't matter whether you have a son or a daughter...all kids just love Dora period! Well now Nickelodeon and Mattel feel it's time for Dora to grow up.
They want to make Dora go from this:

To this:

Why? you ask. Because they feel that Dora should hit the "Tween" scene. That she should be girly with many outfits to change into everday. What kind of message is this sending out to girls?So this means they are going to abandon the "Toddler/Pre-School" set. Oh...big mistake mattel and the creators of Dora (who from this point forward will be reffered to as "The Sellouts")
The toddler/pre-schooler set is a multi-million dollar industry....I know because I have spent all of my money on my son from the time he was born on all types of educational products, toys including Dora and her cousin Diego. So not only will you be losing a HUGE cut from the toddler/pre-schooler market, you will be losing children and their parents who loved Dora.

So the "Sellouts" feel that they should market Dora to the Tween scene. Let me tell you something kids today they grow up fast REAL FAST....the kids who used to watch Dora when they were younger are not going to give a damn whether Dora is all grown up. They have Hannah Montana, High School Musical, etc..etc...that's what they are interested in. My son is only 5 and he has moved on (already...brings tears to my eyes) to cartoons that are geared for older kids and he is not looking back! That's how all kids are! The Tween scene is interested in shows that have that "reality" feel to them....they are not going to go back and see what Dora is up to now.
So listen up Sellouts....I suggest you keep Dora the same! She belongs in the toddler set...she is a great example to small children and the fact that she is teaching them spanish at the same time is fantastic! At this age these are the kids who will learn new things and FAST! Leave the Tween scene alone they have enough going on already!