@@Iamnoone989 there can be more than one trendsetter. y’all can mention nicki and katy who are both very valid in the conversation but the omg girlz targeted a very specific demographic. naomi said it herself.
@@realprissygrl yeah but targeting a group of people doesn’t make you a trendsetter you influence that group of people adults werent listening to them and didn’t pay them no mind where as with katy Kim and nicki kids and adults listened to them therefore influencing a lot of different people and not a single group thus becoming a trendsetter
I used to be obsessed with the OMG Girlz and so did all the black girls in middle school we really adored them. That era in time can never be replaced. I had feeling they weren’t going to win this lawsuit. I hope they come back stronger and ACTUALLY deliver a full album! Also can they finally finish ‘so official’ ??? 😅
I thought of it more as Disney Channel style back then, bc it was pretty common. Even outside of Disney, all type of musical acts were using the neon/layering from emo to hiphop
@@naomi.cannibal music acts and regular people too. I went to fashion school in HS around the time of the OMG girls and stuff that was our main sense of style. Don’t forget it was a huge era for Betsy Johnson
MGA has issues with colourism, for sure. However, this lawsuit comes off as a stretch. They make references to musicians and popular fashion labels in their lines all the time, and no one cares. The Major Lady doll was based on David Bowie, for instance. Amina Mucciolo also tried to sue MGA for stealing her look but failed because she didn't invent, nor does she own the concept of rainbow hair. Possible, yes, of course. But so are many other sources. This kind of thing is nearly impossible to prove in court unless they could get a photo of the studio moodboard with their pictures displayed prominently.
One thing I noticed when it comes to doll brands, many of them follow the pink, purple, blue pallette for a specific doll in the line (Barbie comes to mind since there was Barbie in Pink and the other two female dolls having blue and purple)
Definitely a long shot but good for them evidently it’s a pattern but every dog has it’s day. Enough lawsuits pile up it’s bound to cause someone to dig deeper
How do you feel about your goofy ass comment now that MGA lost and Tiny and the girls won 71 million for infringement lmao still feel like it was a stretch cuz apparently the judge didn’t
Tbh I think Tiny and the girls were kinda reaching with this, but I also don't agree when the MGA lawyer tried to say that the OMG Girlz copied them instead? Girl... LOL OMG dolls weren't even out back then
@@PrincessLioness the reason I said this Is cause in the trial they brought out the most colorful bratz dolls they had to try to prove a point that they’ve always done dolls with colorful hair
As a doll collector, I love that dolls are capturing mainstream attention right now. It's fun to see my favourite non-collector creators essentially create doll content 💕. But it's unfortunate that this video came up on such a sad note.
MGA is known for referencing known pop culture icons and figures as inspiration for their dolls, at the very least the omg dolls are potentially a reference to the omg girlz, it’s kind of unserious bc mga has made more obvious references to other pop culture figures for the line, Nicki, ariana, Gaga, cardi, Beyoncé and there’s never been legal issues regarding likeness, I think anybody with a semblance of a brain cell understands that most of the dolls in the omg line are just references, at the very least MGA can credit them but a lawsuit is kind of unserious idk lol
5:31 that doll with orange hair named “major lady” is actually inspired by David Bowie so i don’t see how or why tiny would jump to thinking it was inspired by her when it wasn’t
Because Tiny goes by major girl, and the doll is dressed in style that she had at one point and the hairstyle and hair color she had at the time or that she always have, they it came with 3 other females which all 4 are in a music group the lay out is is actually just like the group xscape(tiny 4 girl group she's been in since the 90s) they have 3 brown skin dolls and 1 very lightskinned doll which is like xscape(tiny is the only lightskin in the group) also the doll was made right after tiny sent them the cease and desist letter in 2020
I think the inspiration for the OMG Dolls came from an era of style & not a specific celebrity. The style of 2009-2012 for girls was the harajuku mixed with Disney Channel. Overly playful and colorful I really can't credit who popularized or started this style because I would see it on every girl episode of MTV'S sweet 16
Zonnique is wrong because back when I was in in middle school, girls were wearing two or three shirts, colorful bangles, skirts and converse sneakers. 😂 this was before the OMG girlz came out .
The omg doll with orange hair is inspired by David Bowie. I think "Major" is a reference to one of his song "space oddity". The chatacter in the song is called "Major Tom" (great song by the way). And the doll looks nothing like the person in the video. Her look is definitely inspired by David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" glam rock era.
As a doll consumer, I want to know what legal quack they got to represent the OMG Girls side, because they obviously don’t own colorful hair and clothing. And if you look at Rainbow High and they’re clothing, which is almost the same as big label clothing, and they aren’t suing, then you know this was a publicity act. I mean look it after the fact, they are coming back. No offense to the girls, I just didn’t understand why they would take something to court that obviously wasn’t going to bag them a win. It’s ludicrous.
Even doll brands before Rainbow high and OMG had colorful hair and y2k aesthetics llllonnnnng before the omg girlz were a group. Bratz did it. Strawberry Shortcake did it, Barbie has even done it. To just claim colorful hair right off bat when it was a trend since the 80s is absurd.
@@alejandrolondono9797 It’s the fact they wanted to get attention and used buzzwords to do it. They likely think it’s white creators doing it, because they didn’t put effort into understand the development, rather than a name and a design vaguely similar, like 0.5%.
OMG dolls do copy the looks of musicians and celebrities like Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga etc. I actually have the doll that looks like 80s era Madonna. It's part of their appeal if you recognize the look. But if OMG Girlz can do a lawsuit then a ton of other celebrities have even stronger cases because their likeness are way more obvious.
I think it’s obvious that major lady is inspired by David Bowie & the omgs are obviously are not inspired by the omg girls they look like nicki manaj knock offs
I Love Barbie and Bratz dolls but these dolls looks very beautiful too but i never heard about the girl group. Thanks Naomi. I always learn new things with your Channel.🤗
I found this video while looking up the history of the lawsuit, because today Tiny and TI won the lawsuit and they were awarded 70 millions dollars in damages!!🤑
Did NOT expect a doll video on Naomi's channel LOL i will say, its a shame if this is true. The LOL OMG dolls are THE most diverse dolls in the industry right now and itd be a shame if MGA messed that up by stealing likeness.
Huh? There isn’t a likeness. Unless they make the outfits look almost the same and the hair almost the same, then there isn’t anything being copied. Madonna would have a better shot with the doll they made that was inspired by her. I don’t even think they have three black dolls in a line or pack that matches the girls at all. Their names is the only similar thing and even then, you can’t copyright OMG. I get where your coming from, but there isn’t a definitive doll in that brand that has any definitive likeness to the girls. It’s messed up they wanted to claim something without actual proof. And I’m sure Bratz, who are also made by MGA, had colorful hair that looks very similar to hair the OMG Girls had.
Yeah me too. But i couldn't pick a side, because it was like this guy who allegedly abused his daughter (and confirmed he took her for "virginity tests" at the Gyno) vs a multi-billion dollar company.
And then told the whole world about it like he was proud and it was normal, embarrassing his daughter even more. If that was my dad I wouldn’t speak to him
@@naomi.cannibalWhat Deyjah said afterwards really reflected how confusing and awful the situation was. She said, "He always plays victim, honestly. I just don’t really care to be around him right now. I’ll be a better parent, I’m not saying he’s a bad parent, but when it comes to stuff like this I’m just going to be more connected mentally, emotionally." It breaks my heart because she deserved so much better and is trying the best she can to understand how to move forward. Generations often must make choices in what they keep and lose, and I'm sure you have thoughts about how far reaching this process can be. Thank you for replying to me, I love your videos.
This is a stretch honestly Omg girls werent even all the big to be honest. They are just looking for a payday off the OMG doll brand. The singers dont own tutus or colored hair for crying out loud. When i first seen the dolls, the last thing that came to my mind was the OMG girl band lol
Doll lines take inspiration from celebrities all the time but the only similarities I see for the dolls that were bought up was hair colour and two of the dolls that were bought up was inspired by David Bowie and Melanie Martinez. I hate to take a side of a soulless company but they were in the right but they didn’t handle the situation well at all
Major lady is inspired by david bowie and is named after him . The dolls are inspired by and modeled by iconic fashion brands, fashion icons and iconic celebrities. I don’t see the similarities at all ngl
They were, they was talking to mga years ago for a doll line then it didn't work then mga met with them in 2018 for a line a again but they ditched tiny and the 2019 the omg doll collection of lol came out then
I think the whole thing is a stretch, especially the cultural appropriation part. What were they appropriating? Colourful hair and clothes? Seems like they only thought it was them because of the omg name.
I think the statement about "girls don't just put on three shirts and a tutu" is a bit misguided... I was a scene kid as a teenager, and that's exactly how I dressed, even just to go to the supermarket... 😬
I'm a doll person and I don't feel like omg copied them, like... the inspirations they used was always OBVIOUS, never lowkey... so... you know.... and also you used the wrong photo for the signature omg dolls, those dolls were from another line up.
First off, great video always. This is my first time hearing about OMG Girlz are reuniting and pumped. Also, I do find it funny how similar the dolls were to the group
The doll company litterally was supposed to do a omg girls doll line when they first started but they ended up cutting the omg girls out and did it without them .They won the 70 mil lawsuit this week soo
I don’t get why Tiny thinks the doll at 5:18 is inspired by her that’s a direct David Bowie reference the only thing similar is the cape also at 7:42 that doll is a clear Melanie Martinez reference
So glad they won. These companies really try to be slick with their moves. They really don't think certain cultures don't pay attention or know about intellectual property. It's sad to see certain folks downplaying the verdict. As is said at times, it be your own people. Congratulations Tiny and OMG Girls for following this through.
Agreed. The biggest naysayers will be your own people. It's crazy that some BPeople (in the comments) intentionally refuse to see this case was a clear IP violation. The fact that the toy company was in talks with Tiny/OMG Girlz to create the dolls then did it without their legal consent and compensation is why OMG Girlz won!Congrats!🥳🎉
We’re supposedly finally getting a full version of Lover Boy! I’m in my 30’s so I wasn’t into this group but I somehow heard a clip of Lover Boy years ago and have been obsessed with it every since.
You cant "cop" someone's likeness and then name your copied thing the same thing as the thing you copied. Customers/fans will assume that it is a line that the original group are a part of. OMG built a name and MGA wants to profit off off that without paying them (insert they came to OMG girls first before they released the dolls) smh crooked system
I love girl groups. My favorites are The Spice Girls, TLC, Xscape, and En Vogue. I love all the different styles, personalities, vocals, and a deep Rap moment like Left-Eye would bring (RIP). I remember this lawsuit, pretty difficult to win since the 1980's tutu and layered style, was back in trend, and everyone was saying "OMG". Nay, you have the face of a doll. Just Gorgeous!✨⭐⭐⭐
That man knows he copied those girls. How tf so 32 dolls look exactly like them? Also, they had a meeting with the OMG Girlz to make their dolls, so why is it so far fetched?
I’m a little older so I didn’t listen to omg girls but I remember when i first seen omg dolls i automatically assumed they were dolls fashion after the omg girlz.
I collect Lol Omg/ Lol Surprise dolls. They have dolls that have names & look identical to celebrities like Prince, David Bowie, Elton, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, & Britney Spears. But i see such a huge similarity between the dolls & OMG Girlz like the dolls having Miss in almost all their names as well as the outfits & hair there are some exact replicas. The doll Tiny thought was mimicked after her is actually mimicked after David Bowie, the lil sister of that doll makes it way more so obvious. And of course the name lol omg kind of was the icing on the cake
I'm trying to figure out how MGM said that they copied them when the OMG girlz were out in 2010 in the OMG dolls didn't come out till 2019 is that even make any sense to anyone?
I believe that The OMG Girlz colorful aesthetic were of course influenced by other older black artists, and black women in the early 2000s. The Jerkin era also did see a lot vibrant colors with the youth around 2009/10. After Nicki Minaj blew up, you also did have many teen girls being inspired by her style, and she set off a new wave of female artists wearing colorful wigs. The wigs were prominent in black fashion and culture, while white girls dyed their own hair. Then you had the mermaid hair trend around the peak of Tumblr. I believe that the colors were also meant to market the OMG Girlz to their age demo. In my opinion, the LOL and OMG dolls heavily reference/d prominently black fashion and beauty trends. We already know that white mainstream styling trends, as well as music, and lingo and vernacular have constantly been adopted from black culture, which often times goes uncredited to us. With that being said, despite me now being in my late 20s and never having been in the target demo, I’ve never been a fan of these dolls or any one similar. To say that the dolls directly copied the OMG Girlz may be a reach, but they were VERY reminiscent of them (from the perspective of a 2010s black teen). The “Major Lady” doll I think was just a coincidence, but Majorgirl has been Tiny’s ig name since forever, so see how they snuck that one in there lol. Also, slightly off topic, but the hair industry has been profiting off of black ideas, especially with curly hair care, and wearing lacefront wigs. While it’s been more common than ever to see black girls and women walking around with colorful wigs the last few years, there was a moment where people would mockingly be told that they “looked like an OMG Girl” (though popular among kids, a lot teens didn’t actually mess with them). But yeah, now we’re seeing more white girls wear colorful wigs as opposed to dying their own hair, and color aside the styling of their hair is inspired by black and wig and weave styles, look at Alabama Barker.
I didn't know who the OMG Girls were till now, this lawsuit was a completely joke....an intent to gain popularity for their comeback and why not take some millions of $ (in the case they win, but of course they didn't)
The cultural appropriation thing is not necessary but the other claims are not that much of a stretch...OMG dolls vs OMG girls. Come on!! They just won 71 mill.
Ti and Tiny won the lawsuit in the end. My understanding of copyright / intellectual property is that this just shouldn’t be possible though. They are suing over characters *resembling* the OMG Girlz, and that this is enough to argue that it is an exact copy. Non of the dolls or character designs shown match exactly - they cherry pick examples where LOL Dolls and the OMG Girlz wear specific clothes items or have specific hair colours individually, there isn’t any example of any one individual doll resembling any member of the OMG Girlz. Even then the examples are only of a few out of a line consisting of 70 different dolls all with pop inspired outfits. The argument is that intellectual property being stolen, despite the dolls clearly not wearing any clothes items or copying any specific outfit designs, clearly not overlapping in the media they exist in, and clearly not being mistakable outside of name for the OMG Girlz. The last part is mostly a coincidence anyways with the L.O.L brand previously showing names inspired by commonly used slang and abreviations. TI and Tiny are also currently being accused of sexual assault which is being settled in court at the moment. And they’re suing a childrens toy company.
Soooome of these definitely feel like a reach, but I can see the connection with a few. I think it’s worth looking into, especially because big companies have a habit of doing just this. Mga has had an issue like this in the past with TassleFairy/Amina Mucciolo, and called them a “disgrace to black people.” It can’t all be coincidental
These dolls don't really look like the OMG girls and the way they dressed was the style at the time was highly popular. In this case, I'm sure MGA will win the suit just because their style is just very very general and 2010s. There ARE instances where people should sue doll companies, but the dolls clearly weren't made to look like the OMG girls. Also, on another note, I used to dress like this as a kid in the 2010s and I was never a fan of the OMG girls, I just liked the 80s. So MGA could also very well say their dolls are 80s inspired as well.
how they trying to claim these girls copied them, when they came out as a singing group dressing this way YEARS(in 2008 and dressed this way with photos to prove it) before they created these dolls(in 2016).... glad mga lost the suit, now they should also have to remove the dolls from production or pay royalties from this day forward on each sell to this group
I'm happy they WON yesterday ! $71M happy for them !!!! These companies need to stop stealing and give ppl their credit and coins !!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS LADIES & Tiny and tip the whole team❤❤❤
Honestly, this lawsuit is a bit much, but MGA does actually have a history of plagiarizing black influencers/designers/etc. They do also have black designers on their lines to make their dolls more diverse, but it’s not like they’ve never taken ideas without crediting before. Although I don’t think this is one of those cases.
OMG GIRLZ was on heavy rotation for me… I was originally Miss Star but I changed to Miss Beauty bc my cousin didn’t like the fact that Beauty wore braces
@@naomi.cannibal of course! you deserve all the support u get and more. You are very well spoken and easy to follow in videos and the research you do is in depth enough to always educate me on something new without being an hour long video essay which i assume allows you to create more videos like how you do. Seriously you are like my favorite creator i gas you up to everyone I know
I've never heard of Girl group until now. I am a part of the doll community and doll collocting community here on TH-cam and seen videos of the omg dolls by MGA entertainment from others videos on TH-cam. I do have some of the little lol surprise dolls not the big omg dolls. So this video is very helpful mentioning the full backstory of the omg girls group because I only just found out about the lawsuit and needed more clarification about the whole thing and your video did just that. Thanks so much for making this such great detail video.
A little too old for a comeback as a group named OMG but I loved them back in the day and definitely think they couldve won the lawsuit considering the dolls are very similar to them/their style
IJS I have never looked at an OMG doll and thought of this OMG girlz group... Like I remember them 🙄 but tbh who are they. And after researching, there's a lil resemblance nd they could've avoided the lawsuit by not calling them OMG dolls, bcuz right nobody owns colored hair or tutu skirts but names and likeness are quite different. I really think the name is what did it
The fact that the company reached out to them to make a doll but couldn't secure it and then came out with dolls anyways that look like there likeness is acute based on the company trying to in the first place
T.i and Tiny's 71 million dollars win brought me here😊
Str8 here😂😂😂😂😂
I came for the same reason as I had never seen the dolls. They should have left that OMG off they definitely infringed on the likeness
Sane 😂😂😂
i do feel like this lawsuit was ridiculous but to say that the omg girls were trend followers and not setters is insulting
It's the truth though
I mean many male and female artists have had color hair in the past in this video nicki Kim and Katy were named so 🤷🏽♂️
I mean they’re aesthetic was very on trend at the time, and they weren’t the ones who started it.
@@Iamnoone989 there can be more than one trendsetter. y’all can mention nicki and katy who are both very valid in the conversation but the omg girlz targeted a very specific demographic. naomi said it herself.
@@realprissygrl yeah but targeting a group of people doesn’t make you a trendsetter you influence that group of people adults werent listening to them and didn’t pay them no mind where as with katy Kim and nicki kids and adults listened to them therefore influencing a lot of different people and not a single group thus becoming a trendsetter
I used to be obsessed with the OMG Girlz and so did all the black girls in middle school we really adored them. That era in time can never be replaced. I had feeling they weren’t going to win this lawsuit. I hope they come back stronger and ACTUALLY deliver a full album! Also can they finally finish ‘so official’ ??? 😅
They just re-released Lover Boy but I, too, am waiting for So Official!
They got 71 million 😂😂
They did win hatin on your own kind is a sin
They won so….
Powerful keep your vibrations high because it’s going to happen🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The OMG Girlz, Diggy Simmons, Mindless Behavior, and Jacob Latimore era was amazing. I miss it 😩
At one point literally every millennial was dressing like an OMG doll they don't own the rights to tutus and colorful hair.
I thought of it more as Disney Channel style back then, bc it was pretty common. Even outside of Disney, all type of musical acts were using the neon/layering from emo to hiphop
@@naomi.cannibal music acts and regular people too. I went to fashion school in HS around the time of the OMG girls and stuff that was our main sense of style. Don’t forget it was a huge era for Betsy Johnson
@@eversounyque2622 yesss that too!! I remember wanting a Betsey bag so badly back then (never got it lol)
@@naomi.cannibal lol I had the telephone one. High school was such a fever dream
@@naomi.cannibal they sell Betsey at Macys Backstage a bit cheaper. I love her bags
MGA has issues with colourism, for sure. However, this lawsuit comes off as a stretch. They make references to musicians and popular fashion labels in their lines all the time, and no one cares. The Major Lady doll was based on David Bowie, for instance. Amina Mucciolo also tried to sue MGA for stealing her look but failed because she didn't invent, nor does she own the concept of rainbow hair. Possible, yes, of course. But so are many other sources. This kind of thing is nearly impossible to prove in court unless they could get a photo of the studio moodboard with their pictures displayed prominently.
One thing I noticed when it comes to doll brands, many of them follow the pink, purple, blue pallette for a specific doll in the line (Barbie comes to mind since there was Barbie in Pink and the other two female dolls having blue and purple)
Yes my exact thoughts
Definitely a long shot but good for them evidently it’s a pattern but every dog has it’s day. Enough lawsuits pile up it’s bound to cause someone to dig deeper
How can not see they were clearly stealing from the culture om goodness
How do you feel about your goofy ass comment now that MGA lost and Tiny and the girls won 71 million for infringement lmao still feel like it was a stretch cuz apparently the judge didn’t
Honestly the point about people not putting on 3 tanks and tutus, that was a really big trend with emo/scene kids in the mid 00s-early -'10s
The fact that at one point they were in talks to create a line of dolls inspired by the group is very telling!
Tiny won the case TODAY! 9-23-24
Oh wow
Well I wish they didn’t cus omg dolls are way better omg girlz suck no offense
@@MarialuvbunniesOkay damn your definition of a hater..
MGA needs to pay Margaret Keane. These dolls are based off BIG EYES, the movie. Peep game
Tbh I think Tiny and the girls were kinda reaching with this, but I also don't agree when the MGA lawyer tried to say that the OMG Girlz copied them instead? Girl... LOL OMG dolls weren't even out back then
I think the reason they said that is cause they created and own bratz dolls wich where very popular when they came out at the time
@@jellyfish3883 Even still, Bratz had a y2k aesthetic; very different from the 2010s look of the OMG Girlz.
Yeah the Bratz aesthetic was not as colorful
@@PrincessLioness the reason I said this Is cause in the trial they brought out the most colorful bratz dolls they had to try to prove a point that they’ve always done dolls with colorful hair
@@PrincessLioness while yes Bratz was very 2000s in the beginning when 2010s hit they had to rebrand to Keep up with changing trends
As a doll collector, I love that dolls are capturing mainstream attention right now. It's fun to see my favourite non-collector creators essentially create doll content 💕. But it's unfortunate that this video came up on such a sad note.
It’s the perfect time for the girls to come back. They are still young they have potential
Exactly! I think it’s a good time for an R&B come back
Who else is here after TI and Tiny won their 2024 lawsuit for 17million.
MGA is known for referencing known pop culture icons and figures as inspiration for their dolls, at the very least the omg dolls are potentially a reference to the omg girlz, it’s kind of unserious bc mga has made more obvious references to other pop culture figures for the line, Nicki, ariana, Gaga, cardi, Beyoncé and there’s never been legal issues regarding likeness, I think anybody with a semblance of a brain cell understands that most of the dolls in the omg line are just references, at the very least MGA can credit them but a lawsuit is kind of unserious idk lol
This because tiny and t.i. need that money in a time like this cuz they just as bad yes THEY just as bad as the rest in the industry
They won the lawsuit for 71 mil dollars so there must’ve been some truth about MGA Entertainment ripping off the OMG Girlz style.
Thank you! Can’t believe all the comments about how they didn’t own that style when they never said they did. Eat ya heart out haters.
5:31 that doll with orange hair named “major lady” is actually inspired by David Bowie so i don’t see how or why tiny would jump to thinking it was inspired by her when it wasn’t
I was like...the disrespect 🤦🏻♂️
Because Tiny goes by major girl, and the doll is dressed in style that she had at one point and the hairstyle and hair color she had at the time or that she always have, they it came with 3 other females which all 4 are in a music group the lay out is is actually just like the group xscape(tiny 4 girl group she's been in since the 90s) they have 3 brown skin dolls and 1 very lightskinned doll which is like xscape(tiny is the only lightskin in the group) also the doll was made right after tiny sent them the cease and desist letter in 2020
Tiny also has a son named Major..
This is a reach.
@@dbabyjames no it’s a fact babe
me & my homegirl did choreography for them back in 2010 and they were the sweetest! they have so much potential! i hope they make a comeback fr fr
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I think the inspiration for the OMG Dolls came from an era of style & not a specific celebrity. The style of 2009-2012 for girls was the harajuku mixed with Disney Channel. Overly playful and colorful
I really can't credit who popularized or started this style because I would see it on every girl episode of MTV'S sweet 16
Why use the name OMG like the group
Zonnique is wrong because back when I was in in middle school, girls were wearing two or three shirts, colorful bangles, skirts and converse sneakers. 😂 this was before the OMG girlz came out .
Didn't even realize this lawsuit was happening 😂 OMG Girlz was my shit, I went to their tour w Diggy Simmons
Girl I’m jealous
The amount of COLOR made me feel like I time traveled 😭💗
The omg doll with orange hair is inspired by David Bowie. I think "Major" is a reference to one of his song "space oddity". The chatacter in the song is called "Major Tom" (great song by the way). And the doll looks nothing like the person in the video. Her look is definitely inspired by David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" glam rock era.
Yes, I can definitely see the Bowie inspo!
As someone who went to raves in 2009,everybody dressed like that back then and had no idea this group existed until right now
Congrats to Tiny she won her case. 71 million!
As a doll consumer, I want to know what legal quack they got to represent the OMG Girls side, because they obviously don’t own colorful hair and clothing. And if you look at Rainbow High and they’re clothing, which is almost the same as big label clothing, and they aren’t suing, then you know this was a publicity act. I mean look it after the fact, they are coming back. No offense to the girls, I just didn’t understand why they would take something to court that obviously wasn’t going to bag them a win. It’s ludicrous.
Even doll brands before Rainbow high and OMG had colorful hair and y2k aesthetics llllonnnnng before the omg girlz were a group. Bratz did it. Strawberry Shortcake did it, Barbie has even done it. To just claim colorful hair right off bat when it was a trend since the 80s is absurd.
and people forget that the designers behind OMG dolls are black and latino so i dont know where is the cultural apropiation coming from....
@@alejandrolondono9797 It’s the fact they wanted to get attention and used buzzwords to do it. They likely think it’s white creators doing it, because they didn’t put effort into understand the development, rather than a name and a design vaguely similar, like 0.5%.
@@LL-um6ugI was just about to
comment this 😂
They clearly had good legal representation 😀
OMG dolls do copy the looks of musicians and celebrities like Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga etc. I actually have the doll that looks like 80s era Madonna. It's part of their appeal if you recognize the look. But if OMG Girlz can do a lawsuit then a ton of other celebrities have even stronger cases because their likeness are way more obvious.
Exactly that’s the whole point of the line. Homage to actual icons. The omgz was nobody’s icon
If they weren’t named omg girlz there would be no way. Royal b is definitely beyonce
I think it’s obvious that major lady is inspired by David Bowie & the omgs are obviously are not inspired by the omg girls they look like nicki manaj knock offs
I Love Barbie and Bratz dolls but these dolls looks very beautiful too but i never heard about the girl group. Thanks Naomi. I always learn new things with your Channel.🤗
The dolls looks are stolen from the movie BIG EYES, SF CA artist Margaret Keane. 💯
I found this video while looking up the history of the lawsuit, because today Tiny and TI won the lawsuit and they were awarded 70 millions dollars in damages!!🤑
Did NOT expect a doll video on Naomi's channel LOL i will say, its a shame if this is true. The LOL OMG dolls are THE most diverse dolls in the industry right now and itd be a shame if MGA messed that up by stealing likeness.
Huh? There isn’t a likeness. Unless they make the outfits look almost the same and the hair almost the same, then there isn’t anything being copied. Madonna would have a better shot with the doll they made that was inspired by her. I don’t even think they have three black dolls in a line or pack that matches the girls at all. Their names is the only similar thing and even then, you can’t copyright OMG. I get where your coming from, but there isn’t a definitive doll in that brand that has any definitive likeness to the girls. It’s messed up they wanted to claim something without actual proof. And I’m sure Bratz, who are also made by MGA, had colorful hair that looks very similar to hair the OMG Girls had.
I can't help but root against Tiny and TI after what he said he does to his daughter, and the allegations of abuse.
Yeah me too. But i couldn't pick a side, because it was like this guy who allegedly abused his daughter (and confirmed he took her for "virginity tests" at the Gyno) vs a multi-billion dollar company.
And then told the whole world about it like he was proud and it was normal, embarrassing his daughter even more. If that was my dad I wouldn’t speak to him
@@naomi.cannibalWhat Deyjah said afterwards really reflected how confusing and awful the situation was.
She said, "He always plays victim, honestly. I just don’t really care to be around him right now. I’ll be a better parent, I’m not saying he’s a bad parent, but when it comes to stuff like this I’m just going to be more connected mentally, emotionally." It breaks my heart because she deserved so much better and is trying the best she can to understand how to move forward.
Generations often must make choices in what they keep and lose, and I'm sure you have thoughts about how far reaching this process can be.
Thank you for replying to me, I love your videos.
Post update!!! They took it back to court and won 70 mill
This is a stretch honestly
Omg girls werent even all the big to be honest. They are just looking for a payday off the OMG doll brand. The singers dont own tutus or colored hair for crying out loud. When i first seen the dolls, the last thing that came to my mind was the OMG girl band lol
Doll lines take inspiration from celebrities all the time but the only similarities I see for the dolls that were bought up was hair colour and two of the dolls that were bought up was inspired by David Bowie and Melanie Martinez. I hate to take a side of a soulless company but they were in the right but they didn’t handle the situation well at all
Definitely circling back to this now that the OMG Girlz have rightfully won the lawsuit and MGA has to pay them.
Major lady is inspired by david bowie and is named after him . The dolls are inspired by and modeled by iconic fashion brands, fashion icons and iconic celebrities. I don’t see the similarities at all ngl
OH GIRL. if anything the omg girlz was prolly on the omg dolls designer’s concept board a few times 💀
They were, they was talking to mga years ago for a doll line then it didn't work then mga met with them in 2018 for a line a again but they ditched tiny and the 2019 the omg doll collection of lol came out then
@@LAYLALA19Right they didn't want to come to a fair agreement on what she'd be paid now they really gonna pay her, I love it!!!!
I think the whole thing is a stretch, especially the cultural appropriation part. What were they appropriating? Colourful hair and clothes? Seems like they only thought it was them because of the omg name.
I was thinking the same thing
Not a stretch when your awarded 71 million
Full circle… congrats to TI and TINY on their $71 million lawsuit win🎉
I think the statement about "girls don't just put on three shirts and a tutu" is a bit misguided... I was a scene kid as a teenager, and that's exactly how I dressed, even just to go to the supermarket... 😬
I'm happy OMG GIRLZ cane out with a WIN 🙌🏾 others sue and rip off BLK artists ALL the time for any small thing.
I was a fan of the OMG Girlz. Still love to listen to their music from time to time. That era was epic.
Okay, but the Omg Girlz was a moment though omg. You had to be there ☝🏿
They did copy them because they look just like them
Imagine filing a lawsuit because you think you own colors
And filing it over and over again this was dismissed multiple times before
I was never a fan of Isaac Larian (owner of MGA). He always caused problems, especially with Mattel and other brands and people
TI is so annoying
🤣
Annoyingly rich he won that lawsuit
I'm a doll person and I don't feel like omg copied them, like... the inspirations they used was always OBVIOUS, never lowkey... so... you know.... and also you used the wrong photo for the signature omg dolls, those dolls were from another line up.
My bad!
First off, great video always. This is my first time hearing about OMG Girlz are reuniting and pumped. Also, I do find it funny how similar the dolls were to the group
The doll company litterally was supposed to do a omg girls doll line when they first started but they ended up cutting the omg girls out and did it without them .They won the 70 mil lawsuit this week soo
CONGRATS TO WINNING 71 MILLION TI and TINY. Industry keeps stealing from our people.🎉
I don’t get why Tiny thinks the doll at 5:18 is inspired by her that’s a direct David Bowie reference the only thing similar is the cape also at 7:42 that doll is a clear Melanie Martinez reference
So glad they won. These companies really try to be slick with their moves. They really don't think certain cultures don't pay attention or know about intellectual property. It's sad to see certain folks downplaying the verdict. As is said at times, it be your own people. Congratulations Tiny and OMG Girls for following this through.
Agreed. The biggest naysayers will be your own people. It's crazy that some BPeople (in the comments) intentionally refuse to see this case was a clear IP violation. The fact that the toy company was in talks with Tiny/OMG Girlz to create the dolls then did it without their legal consent and compensation is why OMG Girlz won!Congrats!🥳🎉
We’re supposedly finally getting a full version of Lover Boy! I’m in my 30’s so I wasn’t into this group but I somehow heard a clip of Lover Boy years ago and have been obsessed with it every since.
Naomi, Nique At Night did an interview with the doll designer. She was "something else".
They disbanded in the year 201?! 😮
oh so this is my proof y’all actually read the descriptions 😭
I think she meant 2015😭😭😭
@@naomi.cannibal, I think I’m the only one! 😅
You cant "cop" someone's likeness and then name your copied thing the same thing as the thing you copied. Customers/fans will assume that it is a line that the original group are a part of. OMG built a name and MGA wants to profit off off that without paying them (insert they came to OMG girls first before they released the dolls) smh crooked system
I love girl groups. My favorites are The Spice Girls, TLC, Xscape, and En Vogue. I love all the different styles, personalities, vocals, and a deep Rap moment like Left-Eye would bring (RIP). I remember this lawsuit, pretty difficult to win since the 1980's tutu and layered style, was back in trend, and everyone was saying "OMG". Nay, you have the face of a doll. Just Gorgeous!✨⭐⭐⭐
That man knows he copied those girls. How tf so 32 dolls look exactly like them? Also, they had a meeting with the OMG Girlz to make their dolls, so why is it so far fetched?
I’m a little older so I didn’t listen to omg girls but I remember when i first seen omg dolls i automatically assumed they were dolls fashion after the omg girlz.
after seeing that old white man saythey "extorted" him, I'm THRILLED they won
😂😂😂
I collect Lol Omg/ Lol Surprise dolls. They have dolls that have names & look identical to celebrities like Prince, David Bowie, Elton, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, & Britney Spears. But i see such a huge similarity between the dolls & OMG Girlz like the dolls having Miss in almost all their names as well as the outfits & hair there are some exact replicas. The doll Tiny thought was mimicked after her is actually mimicked after David Bowie, the lil sister of that doll makes it way more so obvious. And of course the name lol omg kind of was the icing on the cake
I'm trying to figure out how MGM said that they copied them when the OMG girlz were out in 2010 in the OMG dolls didn't come out till 2019 is that even make any sense to anyone?
I believe that The OMG Girlz colorful aesthetic were of course influenced by other older black artists, and black women in the early 2000s. The Jerkin era also did see a lot vibrant colors with the youth around 2009/10. After Nicki Minaj blew up, you also did have many teen girls being inspired by her style, and she set off a new wave of female artists wearing colorful wigs. The wigs were prominent in black fashion and culture, while white girls dyed their own hair. Then you had the mermaid hair trend around the peak of Tumblr.
I believe that the colors were also meant to market the OMG Girlz to their age demo. In my opinion, the LOL and OMG dolls heavily reference/d prominently black fashion and beauty trends. We already know that white mainstream styling trends, as well as music, and lingo and vernacular have constantly been adopted from black culture, which often times goes uncredited to us. With that being said, despite me now being in my late 20s and never having been in the target demo, I’ve never been a fan of these dolls or any one similar. To say that the dolls directly copied the OMG Girlz may be a reach, but they were VERY reminiscent of them (from the perspective of a 2010s black teen). The “Major Lady” doll I think was just a coincidence, but Majorgirl has been Tiny’s ig name since forever, so see how they snuck that one in there lol.
Also, slightly off topic, but the hair industry has been profiting off of black ideas, especially with curly hair care, and wearing lacefront wigs. While it’s been more common than ever to see black girls and women walking around with colorful wigs the last few years, there was a moment where people would mockingly be told that they “looked like an OMG Girl” (though popular among kids, a lot teens didn’t actually mess with them). But yeah, now we’re seeing more white girls wear colorful wigs as opposed to dying their own hair, and color aside the styling of their hair is inspired by black and wig and weave styles, look at Alabama Barker.
My daughter has a closet full of these LOL Dolls, never knew T.I. was suing them. $71 million 🫨😮💨
They (TI and Tiny) just went to court again and won 71 Million
Let’s not forget they were the ones who named Beyoncé baddie Bey and she then I created an Instagram and write them a letter that was amazing
Her og instagram name! I almost forgot about that
I could see them sue over the OMG,name instead of the dolls likness,but hey they won so.....
THEY JUST WONNN
Thank you for this video. It's the only one I found that actually good information in it and not just gossip
One year later⏰ I'm glad OMG Girlz/Tiny won the lawsuit🥳🎉
Welll they won now as they should have great job Ti&Tiny for never giving up 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉
There’s too similarities between the OMG Girlz & the OMG Dolls for the OMG Girlz not to win. People just don’t wanna see black women win!
I didn't know who the OMG Girls were till now, this lawsuit was a completely joke....an intent to gain popularity for their comeback and why not take some millions of $ (in the case they win, but of course they didn't)
This did not age well at all.
😂😂😂😂 jokes on you
The cultural appropriation thing is not necessary but the other claims are not that much of a stretch...OMG dolls vs OMG girls. Come on!! They just won 71 mill.
Ti and Tiny won the lawsuit in the end. My understanding of copyright / intellectual property is that this just shouldn’t be possible though. They are suing over characters *resembling* the OMG Girlz, and that this is enough to argue that it is an exact copy. Non of the dolls or character designs shown match exactly - they cherry pick examples where LOL Dolls and the OMG Girlz wear specific clothes items or have specific hair colours individually, there isn’t any example of any one individual doll resembling any member of the OMG Girlz. Even then the examples are only of a few out of a line consisting of 70 different dolls all with pop inspired outfits.
The argument is that intellectual property being stolen, despite the dolls clearly not wearing any clothes items or copying any specific outfit designs, clearly not overlapping in the media they exist in, and clearly not being mistakable outside of name for the OMG Girlz. The last part is mostly a coincidence anyways with the L.O.L brand previously showing names inspired by commonly used slang and abreviations.
TI and Tiny are also currently being accused of sexual assault which is being settled in court at the moment. And they’re suing a childrens toy company.
What does TI/Tiny being accused of sexual assault have to do with LOL dolls copying the OMG girlz. The pictures clearly show they copied lol.
here just because of this craziness, "there style" is hot topic lol nothing trend setting about them actually never heard of the group until today.
I love omg girlz and they definitely should've won that lawsuit smh but I'm so excited theu FINALLY doing Lover boyyy finally
Soooome of these definitely feel like a reach, but I can see the connection with a few. I think it’s worth looking into, especially because big companies have a habit of doing just this. Mga has had an issue like this in the past with TassleFairy/Amina Mucciolo, and called them a “disgrace to black people.” It can’t all be coincidental
These dolls don't really look like the OMG girls and the way they dressed was the style at the time was highly popular. In this case, I'm sure MGA will win the suit just because their style is just very very general and 2010s. There ARE instances where people should sue doll companies, but the dolls clearly weren't made to look like the OMG girls.
Also, on another note, I used to dress like this as a kid in the 2010s and I was never a fan of the OMG girls, I just liked the 80s. So MGA could also very well say their dolls are 80s inspired as well.
Now we know good and well NOBODY made a doll based off of Tiny 😂
Im glad Tiny fought for them and they won $71 million!!!
how they trying to claim these girls copied them, when they came out as a singing group dressing this way YEARS(in 2008 and dressed this way with photos to prove it) before they created these dolls(in 2016).... glad mga lost the suit, now they should also have to remove the dolls from production or pay royalties from this day forward on each sell to this group
I'm happy they WON yesterday ! $71M happy for them !!!! These companies need to stop stealing and give ppl their credit and coins !!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS LADIES & Tiny and tip the whole team❤❤❤
Honestly, this lawsuit is a bit much, but MGA does actually have a history of plagiarizing black influencers/designers/etc. They do also have black designers on their lines to make their dolls more diverse, but it’s not like they’ve never taken ideas without crediting before. Although I don’t think this is one of those cases.
OMG GIRLZ was on heavy rotation for me… I was originally Miss Star but I changed to Miss Beauty bc my cousin didn’t like the fact that Beauty wore braces
Well then. Its the 16th Oct and the Harris Fam is millions and Millions Richer
Yall we are so idle 😩
But didn’t they just win 41million? I’m confused did they win or lose?? 😳
Like who are the omg girls and did I miss a song?
you are like my wake up and watch youtuber, the only persons videos i instantly click because i know i will enjoy it. like you ate
Awwww thank you!!
@@naomi.cannibal of course! you deserve all the support u get and more. You are very well spoken and easy to follow in videos and the research you do is in depth enough to always educate me on something new without being an hour long video essay which i assume allows you to create more videos like how you do. Seriously you are like my favorite creator i gas you up to everyone I know
This is so sweet 🥹 crying in the club rn
The definitely have a case the OMG GIRLS CAME 1ST.
I've never heard of Girl group until now. I am a part of the doll community and doll collocting community here on TH-cam and seen videos of the omg dolls by MGA entertainment from others videos on TH-cam. I do have some of the little lol surprise dolls not the big omg dolls. So this video is very helpful mentioning the full backstory of the omg girls group because I only just found out about the lawsuit and needed more clarification about the whole thing and your video did just that. Thanks so much for making this such great detail video.
Here in 2024 after the lawsuit win 🏆
A little too old for a comeback as a group named OMG but I loved them back in the day and definitely think they couldve won the lawsuit considering the dolls are very similar to them/their style
Congratulations OMG..... they won the lawsuit 🎉🎉🎉
IJS I have never looked at an OMG doll and thought of this OMG girlz group... Like I remember them 🙄 but tbh who are they. And after researching, there's a lil resemblance nd they could've avoided the lawsuit by not calling them OMG dolls, bcuz right nobody owns colored hair or tutu skirts but names and likeness are quite different. I really think the name is what did it
Did you see the news T.I & Tiny won thier case!!!!
The fact that the company reached out to them to make a doll but couldn't secure it and then came out with dolls anyways that look like there likeness is acute based on the company trying to in the first place
And now I just heard T.I. And Tiny won 🥇 71 million in damages 🥰💓 lol crazy 🤪