From that article: "YUCK!! That's for GIRLS!!" they shriek, and I laugh along with them.

Oh wow. I think you're spot on about Dora, though -- it's the big reason I can put up with her despite the absurd Dora marketing blitz we are constantly assaulted with everywhere we go. Also, as dbang points out, Lilo and Stitch. Who knows what boys would watch these days if given half a chance?