What is Barbie to you? Do you have a favorite Barbie or a cherished memory of your first Barbie? Or do you see Barbie as a negative figure? Well, love her or hate her, Barbie continues to be the most popular girl in school!
When Barbie Isn't a Barbie
Don’t you just hate it when people give your kid stuff you don’t want your kid to have? Well-meaning friends and relatives may offer your daughter some soda, candy, or other treat, not realizing they’d already had a fudge pop that day, which is your rule—and of course, when your rule is broken by another adult, it simply declines in value and becomes much easier to break.
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5 Realistic Barbies That Need to Be Made
Barbie’s played a mom, a doctor, a ballerina, a surfer, a pop star, and a slew of other roles, which is great for girls to see. After all, who better to teach them that they can do anything they set their hearts on than the plastic princess they play with every day?
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Using Barbie for a Positive Body Image
Barbie gets a pretty bad rap these days, and why shouldn’t she? If she were a real, live human she’d be 5’9” with measurements at 36-18-33. (The average American woman’s measurements are 40-34-43.) This means that Barbie wouldn’t even have enough fat to have a menstrual cycle. Only 1 in 100,000 people have the probability of getting a body like Barb’s, whereas likely 1 in every 1 girl who has one wants a body like hers!
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7 Controversial Barbies
Have you seen the Failed Toys reports on YouTube? They come from Mike Mozart of Jeepers Media. Mike is a toy designer himself. He’s got some pretty hilarious reports, from Marvel heroes with questionable body parts to toddler toys that can confuse kids—and their parents. But some of the best of Mike’s reviews are his recalled Barbies. Here are 7 controversial Barbies you may have never heard of. Click on the links to see Mike’s commentary, and the proof!
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What's worse than Barbie? I could name a few things ...
Photo Source: Migraine Chick via Flickr
Life goes on as usual for the Barbie franchise. People are still donning party hats and toasting to her 50th birthday. The latest celebratory move was nabbing Bollywood star Katrina Kaif. Apparently the Indian versions of the Barbie will be modeled after her face.
However, amidst this celebrations, there are the angry naysayers. I refer to those who liken Ms. Barbie to an evil toy that purportedly saps a child's self-esteem. Given their vehement protests, you'd think Barbie was the real-life rendition of Chucky! This brings me to the inevitable question – if there was no Barbie, what toy will fill this gap?
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O ye, cunning doll?
Contrary to what most of us would have expected, March wasn't all about the financial sector. Rather, there was also a concerted effort to highlight the evils of one famous little doll. That's right. I am referring to Delegate Jeff Eldridge's, by now famous, effort to ban Barbie from West Virginia.
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The Barbie Fashion Show (Video)
Watch and enjoy these life size Barbie Fashions! I love Barbie!!!
My Green Haired Monster
Green Haired Barbie
This is what my Barbie looks like---isn't she cute?
Even Big Boys Play With Barbie
There is a saying that goes: "Ask and ye shall receive." These words were probably spoken by a wise, old person, long, long, ago, in a time before Craigslist came into existence. But truer words, as they say, were never spoken.
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Does Barbie get Hot Flashes?
So Barbie is turning 50 today, and she doesn't look a day over 16, how does she do it, you might ask? Well it's easy when you 're made of molded rubber and have synthetic hair that never grays. But above and beyond that, Barbie simply refuses to grow up. She is perpetually an adolescent, she is suspended in youth for eternity.
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