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Our friend, comedian Jared Logan, has a bit where he says, "Watching commercial for girls' toys, it's like feminism never happened."

And judging from this horrific collection found over at Huffington Post, he's right. Buckle up, ladies -- if you thought the Easy Bake Oven was bad, you're about to be blown away.

For example, take the Pole Dancer doll (left)! Isn't she gorgeous? Don't you want to be just like her? Or how about the Disney Princesses' Broom and Dustpan, for sweeping up all your dreams of finding Mr. Right?

Or, if you're less about cleaning and more about making a statement, then why not try the Tramp Stamp Machine found at Toys R Us? (Seriously.) Only fifty cents -- low self-esteem comes free!

It's frustrating enough when toys for girls deal in gender stereotypes like housekeeping, as in the actual toy "My Cleaning Trolley" (from Girls Only, right). But it's downright disgusting when they teach little girls to have a negative body image (see: the girl-tech "photo retouch" studio that lets them magic away their physical imperfections) or, even worse, sexualizes them (see: the Bratz "Babyz" line).

While some of this is just funny (Pole Dancer -- really?), at the end of the day, they're more than a little disturbing. It seems that no matter how far we go in teaching young girls that they can do anything, some insane manufacturer finds a totally nonsensical way to tell them that they should stick to stripping and mopping.

Click here to check out the full collection.