Posted on 01/29/2016 6:01:08 AM PST by Bon of Babble
I the name of diversity and inclusion, Mattel has announced big changes to its Barbie product line again this year that will now include three new body types for the iconic doll: curvy, tall, and petite.
"The company hopes that the new dolls, with their diverse body types, along with the new skin tones and hair textures introduced last year, will more closely reflect their young ownersâ world,"
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All that's missing is Ken - He's transgender now. Caitlin Jenner is being used as a model.
That word - diversity - is like fingernails on a chalkboard every time I hear it.
It’s sad when someone’s self esteem is determined by a $5 plastic doll.
Putting lipstick on a pig.
The curvy Barbie is a little lacking in the North America region.
Who cares what those little girls want? The customer for this line of toy is the Soviet Ministry of Culture. They know best.
Ah!!!! The Booty Barbie!
Ima trademark that name!
For those that collect such things, this will henceforth be known as “kardashiana”.
Middle aged mom Barbie would be more appropriate name for it.
From the thread yesterday on this, I preferred “Badonkadonk Barbie”.
Too hard for the kiddies to say.....
I’ll take the curvy one, yeah! Don’t like my women looking like they just got out of heroin rehab. I like tall, skinny women, though. I just know that I have neither the looks or cash to reel one in. Confessional over.
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I’d hit Curvy Barbie.
It will be a failure. Yet another business changes its product line to conform to left wing activist groups demands. It’s insane because they are changing products for activists who have never bought their product and never will. And their real customers are screwed over.
Like how McDonalds caved to vegans. Guess what? Sales are way down. They should be bringing back beef tallow fries and instead they release more low calorie low fat crap.
I still like the SNL skit about Ghetto Barbie. Funny as all gitout.
I’m with you, it’s utterly useless, it’s PC to the max, and it’s untrue as an ideology.
I actually much prefer the body proportions on the petite version to the others.
They could have a least given her ‘c’ cups, if not ‘d’s.
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