Is Barbie The Devil

astonaidan · 15-12-2013 03:53AM #1

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/06/why-wont-buy-barbie-daughter-christmas

Just want a womans perspective if this is the common thought on Barbie, was researching what to get my niece for Christmas and came upon this site.

Like my sisters all played with Barbies and well hasnt seemed to have a negative impact on them

Festy · 15-12-2013 03:55AM

No Barbie isn't the Devil but Obama is

_Redzer_ · 15-12-2013 03:56AM

Get her a Lisa Lionheart doll.

Or a box. Kids love boxes

Mint Aero · 15-12-2013 03:57AM

Article is too long, didn't read. However I can give you a males perspective which is much better. Barbie is a sexy bit of ass and a dab hand in the kitchen

xploderz · 15-12-2013 04:03AM

_Redzer_ wrote: »

Get her a Lisa Lionheart doll.

Or a box. Kids love boxes

Omg, completely forgot about that episode. It hasn't been on Rte/channel 4/sky in a long time. That's another thing, what's with those channels rotating the same series of the Simpsons over and over. That lurlene episode has been on Rte 2 about 40 times in the last year but no sign of Lisa lion heart. Or that other episode where Bart swaps tests with Martin and goes to the genius school.

Homer: how was your day Bart
Bart: os-os
Homer: huh
Bart: it's backwards for so-so
Homer: wow!

15-12-2013 04:11AM

I don't think barbies are evil. I'm not sure that toys can be evil. Although that movie with buzz lightyear and the cowboy would make you think otherwise.

I never got barbies though, or dolls in general. Didn't really see the point.

ColeTrain · 15-12-2013 04:14AM

She's an evil slut.

Ken is a legend.

15-12-2013 04:14AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I don't think barbies are evil. I'm not sure that toys can be evil. Although that movie with buzz lightyear and the cowboy would make you think otherwise.

I never got barbies though, or dolls in general. Didn't really see the point.

Have you seen the 3rd cowboy and spaceman movie? The purple bear was a right bastard

15-12-2013 04:15AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Have you seen the 3rd cowboy and spaceman movie? The purple bear was a right bastard

Yes, there were many many tears!

jill_valentine · 15-12-2013 04:16AM

She's not the devil.

She is one of the many, many things wrong with the stuff we choose to teach our children though.

15-12-2013 04:17AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yes, there were many many tears!

Lots of bastardness too, mainly from the purple bear. That clapping monkey thing was a prick too. So yes, toys can be evil bastards

3rdDegree · 15-12-2013 04:19AM

Jeez, I feel sorry for that woman's kid. But her the doll and get over yourself, I'd tell her. I had an Action Man growing up and it never did me a bit of harm. I haven't killed anyone in years!

PointLe55 · 15-12-2013 04:25AM

Come on Barbie lets go party!

The Backwards Man · 15-12-2013 04:27AM

I remember my great aunty getting me barbie for Christmas once. Senile old bat.

kneemos · 15-12-2013 04:28AM

Won't be long before she's wearing a thong and sporting tattoos.

Irish Guitarist · 15-12-2013 05:06AM

I was never able to achieve my dream of having the same body as my toys. Eventually I just had to learn to accept that I would never be a robot that could transform into a car.

goose2005 · 15-12-2013 03:59PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I was never able to achieve my dream of having the same body as my toys. Eventually I just had to learn to accept that I would never be a robot that could transform into a car.

Do you know how much cancer I got using mutagen to merge myself with a turtle?

judge_dredd · 15-12-2013 04:28PM

thread title sounds like a chapter from a womens studies book

now lets forget all our troubles with a big bowl of ice cream

Ihatecuddles · 15-12-2013 05:20PM

PointLe55 wrote: »

Come on Barbie lets go party!

ah ah ah yeeeahh!

I don't see the issue, or maybe I just don't think like her. If I had a daughter, or son actually, that wanted a Barbie I would get it for them. It would be my job to make sure they knew she was unrealistic looking.

15-12-2013 05:22PM

If I had a daughter I wouldn't want Barbie around to teach her that the ideal way to look is like a brain dead junior hooker on the night of a rugby international.

She doesn't offend me but there are much better toys out there for kids. Like Lego. Get her Lego. Lego is great. All kids love Lego.

krudler · 15-12-2013 05:30PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I was never able to achieve my dream of having the same body as my toys. Eventually I just had to learn to accept that I would never be a robot that could transform into a car.

That's quitter talk

artanevilla · 15-12-2013 05:31PM

Short answer, no.
Long answer, no.

Hownowcow · 15-12-2013 05:51PM

When you get a "Divorced Barbie" you also get Ken's house and car.

15-12-2013 06:16PM

artanevilla wrote: »

Short answer, no.
Long answer, noooooooooo

That's better

Pumpkinseeds · 15-12-2013 06:37PM

I hated dolls when I was a child. I used to pull their heads off and cut off their hair so they just had bristles sticking out of their heads. People didn't get the message and kept buying them for me anyway:( I was an odd child:D

Duckworth_Luas · 15-12-2013 07:12PM

What was the point of the Ken doll? Did he have a bionic eye? Did he have a power punch action? Did he have eagle eyes?

Why would Barbie marry Ken when Action Man was available?

Was Barbie in a secret lesbo affair with Sindy and using Ken as a beard?

McChubbin · 15-12-2013 07:15PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I hated dolls when I was a child. I used to pull their heads off and cut off their hair so they just had bristles sticking out of their heads. People didn't get the message and kept buying them for me anyway:( I was an odd child:D

I used to do that too! Glad to see I'm not the only one.:D

bumper234 · 15-12-2013 07:17PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I don't think barbies are evil. I'm not sure that toys can be evil. Although that movie with buzz lightyear and the cowboy would make you think otherwise.

I never got barbies though, or dolls in general. Didn't really see the point.

I often wondered if Andy's toys ever me his moms toys and if they had the same names?

Archeron · 15-12-2013 08:04PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I was never able to achieve my dream of having the same body as my toys. Eventually I just had to learn to accept that I would never be a robot that could transform into a car.

Never give up on your dreams.
Wheeeet whirr click. Beep beep.

Riddle101 · 15-12-2013 08:34PM

Barbie is the personification of superficiality. A doll that is shallow and teaches little girls that nothing is more important then what is perceived to be beauty. But even then, I would say that is Barbie were real she'd be phony as f*ck, with fake breasts and botox injections or plastic surgery. But I believe Barbie exposes that insecurity in women, and sends the wrong message. But of course a little girl probably wouldn't realize it at the time. All she cares about it how cool her doll is, and what accessories she wants for it.

But is Barbie evil? No. Just a bad role model.

Legs.Eleven · 15-12-2013 09:31PM

I played with Barbie as a kid. Barbie was just a lump of plastic I played with and acted out scenes that I would've liked to have experienced and it wasn't all princesses and sexy firewoman etc. It was all very innocent (except for the extreme kissy face with Ken of the skin-coloured boxers...although Paul was hotter). It was all very innocent stuff. Speaking even as a militant Feminazi, I couldn't finish that article. I think she's overreacting tbh.

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