Obama babies now beanie babies

Ty, the maker of Beanie Babies, has just introduced the Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha dolls to its TyGirlz line.  First Lady Michelle Obama does not think they're cute.

"We feel it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes," Obama's press secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said in a statement.

Ty denies that the dolls are based on Malia and Sasha Obama.  The dolls just happen to be  long-haired African American girls named Malia and Sasha like the Obama girls, and it's just a profitable coincidence that the dolls were released just days after President Obama's inauguration.

Do you think the dolls are based on or at least intended to remind consumers of Malia and Sasha Obama?  If so, do you think it's appropriate for companies to create and profit from products based on the first children?  Put your two cents in the comments.