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Researchers Find Barbie Is Often Mutilated
breitbart ^ | Dec 19 2:37 PM | JILL LAWLESS

Posted on 12/19/2005 2:57:25 PM PST by rocksblues

LONDON - Barbie, beware. The iconic plastic doll is often mutilated at the hands of young girls, according to research published Monday by British academics. "The girls we spoke to see Barbie torture as a legitimate play activity, and see the torture as a 'cool' activity," said Agnes Nairn, one of the University of Bath researchers. "The types of mutilation are varied and creative, and range from removing the hair to decapitation, burning, breaking and even microwaving."

Mattel U.K. said that despite the findings of "this very small group of children, we know that there are millions of girls in the U.K. and across the world that love and enjoy playing with Barbie and will continue to do so in the future."

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TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barbie; barbiedoll; bushsfault; dolls; ken; mutilation
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Lol. Anti barbie children are/is a news story for Reuters!
1 posted on 12/19/2005 2:57:25 PM PST by rocksblues
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To: rocksblues

Does this violate the Geneva Conventions?


2 posted on 12/19/2005 2:58:33 PM PST by rhombus
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To: rocksblues
Reuters

Associated Press

3 posted on 12/19/2005 2:58:47 PM PST by rocksblues (John McCain says adopt a terrorist today!)
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To: rocksblues

One girl's Barbie is another girl's voodoo doll.


4 posted on 12/19/2005 2:59:01 PM PST by Gator101
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To: rhombus

Food for thought!


5 posted on 12/19/2005 2:59:55 PM PST by rocksblues (John McCain says adopt a terrorist today!)
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I accidently threw Ken into the windshield of Barbie's corvette. Left a lovely yellow streak of "hair" accross the front. Does that count as torture?


6 posted on 12/19/2005 3:00:01 PM PST by Hoodlum91 (I am the Dancing Queen.)
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Torture! Where is Sen. McCain when you need him?


7 posted on 12/19/2005 3:01:40 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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Barbies do not survive well with rocket motors taped to them, soaked in gasoline sitting in a Tonka truck.


8 posted on 12/19/2005 3:01:40 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad. Ruudzdistvachxizax^ama ama slum tagadagan inix^sinaa imchix anuxtakus)
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Could this be Bush's fault?


9 posted on 12/19/2005 3:01:52 PM PST by navygal (Numbers 6:24-26)
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I think so. When my daughters were young their Barbies were naked, had their hair cut off and were forced to live in a box under a bed.


11 posted on 12/19/2005 3:02:49 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: rocksblues

Feminists in training.


12 posted on 12/19/2005 3:02:58 PM PST by Spok (Est omnis de civilitate.)
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Well, clearly we need some regulation here. This is just not acceptable. I think we're going to have to ban Barbie.


13 posted on 12/19/2005 3:03:08 PM PST by mcg1969
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I accidently threw Ken into the windshield of Barbie's corvette. Does that count as torture?

You ruined a good Corvette ????

14 posted on 12/19/2005 3:03:33 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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"We toys can see EVERYTHING!"

15 posted on 12/19/2005 3:04:15 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: rocksblues

ya I like pulling the heads off myself


16 posted on 12/19/2005 3:04:17 PM PST by vigilante2 (Merry Christmas)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
Barbies do not survive well with rocket motors taped to them, soaked in gasoline sitting in a Tonka truck.

You know this from personal experience?

17 posted on 12/19/2005 3:04:18 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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But I saw a thread here that John boy now says some torture is legitimate.

Will go back and try to find his reasoning!

18 posted on 12/19/2005 3:04:28 PM PST by rocksblues (John McCain says adopt a terrorist today!)
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Found it. Read here.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1543371/posts


20 posted on 12/19/2005 3:06:40 PM PST by rocksblues (John McCain says adopt a terrorist today!)
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