Barbie is a Freak… And You Know What? I Like It

Earlier this week I told you guys about the turd who wants to outlaw Barbie dolls in West Virginia because he believes she promotes beauty over brains. Well, now it seems Barbie is wreaking some more havoc, as parents and academic professionals accuse the doll of giving young girls a bad reputation and image of the world.

Barbie’s 50th birthday is today, but no one really seems to care. The real buzz is about Mattel releasing “Totally Sylin Tattoos” Barbie, a doll that comes equipped with temporary sticker tattoos for both toy and child.

From WPTV.com, some haters say of the doll:

“I think it’s terrible . [When] are they are going to stop?”

“I don’t know about the idea of little girls thinking about getting permanent tattoos before they graduate from medical school.”

“The problem I got with tattooing I think it sends a negative message, but at the same tattoo thing going on for a long time in Cracker Jack box.”

“I think it encourages and there’s enough out there encouraging things like that.”

My problem with most of these statements is that there is no real concrete argument. “I think it’s terrible”? Oh, do you now? Here’s a question: Why?

“I don’t know about the idea of little girls thinking about getting permanent tattoos before they graduate from medical school.” Medical school? Five bucks this man’s daughter is already giving handjobs and she’s not even in high school yet!

“The problem I got with tattooing I think it sends a negative message”? *Rolls eyes* Again, w-h-y?

None of these idiots explain why they are against tattoos? I mean, if you’re going to be against something, that’s fine, but give me something to work with here.

I understand if they were to say ‘I don’t like the idea of my daughter having a tramp stamp that guys are going to use as a bull’s eye to jizzle all over,’ or ‘We live in a very prejudice society, and I think my daughter will succeed better in life without having a permanent marking that narrow-minded co-workers and peers will use as an excuse to judge her with.’ 

While I might disagree with their disapproval of buying their daughters these dolls, I think these explanations would at least have some validity to them as opposed to those other ridiculous statement they made that don’t really carry any weight or explanation.

And over at BBC News, they are reporting about academic professionals who say Barbie’s proportions are physically impossible and set a bad example for little girl.

“Barbie’s body shape and proportions are among the many things that play up to this ‘thin ideal’ which is ubiquitous these days,” says Professor Janet Treasure, an expert on body size and image at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. “The promotion of dolls with such a body shape, and other things like size zero, have wider public health implications, like an increased risk of eating disorders.”

Dude, I don’t know. *Shakes head* Granted, I wasn’t ever heavy as a child, so Barbie’s emotional impact on me certainly wasn’t the same as a heavy girl, but I still think society is becoming way too politically correct about everything. I believe that it is up to parents to educate their children and explain to them that it’s just a toy and isn’t indicative of real life. Maybe I’m just totally spoiled… I have really kick-ass parents. (All together now: Awwwww.”)

Sources: Yahoo! Buzz and BBC News Online