Scooby-Doo controversy

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The forthcoming DVD animated Scooby-Doo movie, "Frankencreepy," hasn't been released yet and it's already coming under fire for an element of the film.

The gang travels to a castle in Transylvania that was owned by one of Velma's relatives. There they are placed under a curse that has them fretting about losing what means the most to them. With Fred, it's losing the Mystery Machine. Shaggy and Scooby: their appetites. But it's Daphne's fear that has people up in arms. She becomes six sizes larger, becoming obese.

With the underlying current of little girls becoming conscious about their physical image, people think this is perpetuating a stereotype. Warner Bros. has gone on record saying that the script went through their Practices and Standards department, and assured that such concern is superficial. Fred even says he still likes Daphne no matter what she looks like. That doesn't help the critics, who think that a woman's physical worth needs verbal approval from a man to make things better.

Any thoughts?