Posted on 12/12/2006 12:29:24 PM PST by goldstategop
Hillary Clinton wouldn't let Chelsea have one (no, not a mirror). And hundreds of thousands of feminists constantly speak out against Barbie. (I had several as a kid--"Superstar Barbie" was my favorite.)
It's no big deal to them that there are far worse dolls, like Bratz. And that one toy company recently scrapped plans to make stripper dolls aimed at six-year-olds. They're dead set against Barbie, mostly because Barbie is thin (and also because she's feminine).
It's not like Barbie (full name: Barbara Millicent Roberts) made anyone anorexic. Has the thin Barbie has made a dent in the ever-increasing obese population of American women? Hardly.
Barbie And Friends: A Girl's Dream Toys
Despite all the opposition and villification of Barbie, the doll is the TOP TOY for girls, this holiday season, according to the National REtail Federation (TMX Elmo is tops for boys). Sales of Barbie have been up, this year, for the first time in several years. I think it's a backlash against feminism and the butchification/masculinization of women, and Mattel's abandonment of silly Barbie-broke-up-with-Ken-and-is-an-independent-woman stories. (If only Mattel could get the hint and stop turning Ken into a girlie-man.)
Sales of the Rosie O'Donnell doll--not doing too well. The Hillary doll. Ditto.
And BTW, for our readers who may need some lessons in holiday shopping tips for kids, here are a couple of hints:
These are for GIRLS (NOT boys) . . .
(I got both of these for Channukah as a kid and enjoyed them.)
These are for BOYS (NOT girls) . . .
I hate these liberals and feminazis who insist on giving their boys effeminate gifts and their girls masculine ones. Way to mess up your kid.
D'oh! I have to stop posting on an empty stomach.
That is the best visual of the day . . . oh, for YouTube back when we were young and incorrigible!
Glad to hear sales are back up.
I love to look at Barbies when I go to Target a toy store. Over the last few years, the Barbie section has become much smaller.
ROFLMAO! Funniest thing I've seen all day. Thanks!
What about throwing Ken a beating?
That would be okay with me
Gee, why doesn't that surprise me? :P
I'll bet you played with your sisters barbie, didn't you? :)
True, but you can sure confuse the hell outta them.
Just wondering...are you a guy or a gal? :)
She's not smiling either.
I gave them haircuts. Not a happy sister. LOL
I agree, you can really mess a kid up trying force them to act against their nature.
That poor boy in Mass. that the parents enrolled in school as "transgendered" is a pretty good example. He's gonna have a lot to overcome as he grows up.
My daughter is 13 and still loves dolls (right now she is in an "American Girl" phase, my son is 11 and likes to play with his "action figures" still. There was some study done that shows that boys will make other objects into toy guns. I guess its in their genes.
That is hilarious! Did you find that somewhere, or was it your idea?
Wow, I would have taken you for a head collector. I guess you're not so naughty after all! :P
Consider that pic stolen.
I'm going to blow it up and use it as background.
It's comforting, in a way, that boys will naturally do this. I remember when we would play my little brother was always there "shooting" the bad guys. Always made me feel a little safe, even if it wasn't real.
If you ever thought Barbies popularity weigned, you have not been in a store that sells toys for children...
The PINK isle is as stocked as ever.
Barbie probably took a little bit of a hit from the BRATZ fad... a fad far far worse than anything Barbie has ever done.... the day I'd let my little girl bring thug/hip hop lifestyle into my home will be the day I die. Now that that fad is over, Barbie will get the kids back again.
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