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Your Opinion on Plus Size Barbie

What do you think of plus-size barbie?

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polgara said:
He looks like a sissy, and most women don't want a sissy! Makes you wonder where Barbie is coming from, doesn't it? :mrgreen:
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I agree. I suspect Barbie is a hostage of Mattel, stuck with the dregs they supply. We need to free Barbie.
 
Lovebug said:
I like healthy over skinny or fat, but for the sake of the discussion, why not make a Barbie in all shapes and sizes, sell some healthy living items, like gym shoes, weights, healthy food picks and see what consumers buy?
Remembering my childhood, I played with teddy bears and never wanted to grow up to be one, and my parents instilled healthy habits and emphasis on my brain instead of outward appearances. Self worth should not come from Matell but from those who raise you.
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I'd bet the current version would sell best. Part of play is fantasy, what people want to do, what they aspire to. The teddy bear analogy doesn't really work because you knew you weren't a bear and never would be a bear. A good looking person with a super-cool lifestyle, on the other hand...
 
Tigger said:
Personally, I think it's up to the parents to provide proper and adequate reassurances and education to their children about how they look, eat, exercise, act, etc... not Mattel or any other toy company. However, I do believe that a more realistic version of "Barbie", both in her appearance and in her accessories wouldn't hurt any. Especially one that could be personalized to look a little more like the young person playing with it. Whether it's skin-tone, size, etc....
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I don't think it would hurt anyone either. I just don't know how financially feasible that would be since it's probably a more expensive process to do such a thing with a Barbie than with a stuffed bear.
 
polgara said:
He looks like a Sissy..........Makes you wonder where Barbie is coming from, doesn't it? :mrgreen:
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ummmmm, not really.......

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humbolt said:
I hate Ken. He's done more damage to man kind than Pee Wee Herman, and Mattel just keeps on letting him get away with it. He's probably gonna try to run for Congress.
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Congress?
He was on a national ticket with Al Gore, remember?
 
humbolt said:
I agree. I suspect Barbie is a hostage of Mattel, stuck with the dregs they supply. We need to free Barbie.
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Yeah, Barbie seems to be doing very well for herself, having her own well- furnished house and a nice car. They should at least give Ken a bicycle or electric scooter or something if he's afraid to ride a Harley! The sissy! :lol:
 
Tigger said:
Personally, I think it's up to the parents to provide proper and adequate reassurances and education to their children about how they look, eat, exercise, act, etc... not Mattel or any other toy company. However, I do believe that a more realistic version of "Barbie", both in her appearance and in her accessories wouldn't hurt any. Especially one that could be personalized to look a little more like the young person playing with it. Whether it's skin-tone, size, etc....
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Barbie with acne and overbite, greasy hair and flat feet. Hah, the possibilities are endless.
 
polgara said:
Yeah, Barbie seems to be doing very well for herself, having her own well- furnished house and a nice car. They should at least give Ken a bicycle or electric scooter or something if he's afraid to ride a Harley! The sissy! :lol:
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I fear the most he can handle is a tricycle with streamers coming out of the handles. In pink. What a wimp. Gets the environmentally insane vote, though. I'll give him that.
 
radcen said:
I'd bet the current version would sell best. Part of play is fantasy, what people want to do, what they aspire to. The teddy bear analogy doesn't really work because you knew you weren't a bear and never would be a bear. A good looking person with a super-cool lifestyle, on the other hand...
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Indeed, but what is supposed to be super cool was left up to my imagination, not Mattell
 
humbolt said:
All that's missing is Ken's mug stuck out of a tank hatch with an oversized helmut on.
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My mistake ... Ken was on the ticket with John Kerry, who served in Viet Nam.
 
polgara said:
Yeah, Barbie seems to be doing very well for herself, having her own well- furnished house and a nice car. :
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That lifestyle isn't all that it's cracked up to be, p.

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ChrisL said:
Well I have to disagree. Barbie is just a toy. I think the problem is what I stated way more so than any piece of plastic. I mean, in that case, we might as well get rid of princesses, superheroes, etc., because no one can really live up to those expectations either. Dolls and toys are about play and fantasy.
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At least one thing Barbie has done over the years is that it produced a series of career dolls depicting young women in fields such as astronauts, paleontologists, doctors, presidential candidates which is much improved from her beginnings in the 50's where she started out as a beauty contestant.

When did Ken make a comeback? Last I heard he and Barbie split in 2004 after 43 years of unwedded bliss. Barbie kept the Dream House, the pink Volkswagen, the Jeep and the Cadillac. It was reported she was tired of being the one to bring home the bacon with her many careers while Ken hung out on the beach.
 
humbolt said:
I fear the most he can handle is a tricycle with streamers coming out of the handles. In pink. What a wimp. Gets the environmentally insane vote, though. I'll give him that.
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Wouldn't it be hilarious if someone from Mattel is reading our comments, and decides to make Ken more manly? Grown women will be buying them, and not for their grandkids either! :lamo:
 
When are they going to make "not-exactly-ripped" Ken?
 
polgara said:
Wouldn't it be hilarious if someone from Mattel is reading our comments, and decides to make Ken more manly? Grown women will be buying them, and not for their grandkids either! :lamo:
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Life size Ken dolls? :shock:
 
rocket88 said:
When are they going to make "not-exactly-ripped" Ken?
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It's in the works. Mattel is reading our comments, and measuring Alan Grayson as we type here. The "Trent Lott" model is trash.
 
Gardener said:
That lifestyle isn't all that it's cracked up to be, p.

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We might see a reformed Barbie, so a church or something will probably be the next item for sale. It could be a sales winner, because the Bible belt people will think "it's about time," while others will shake their head and remember the good old days when life was fun and buy it in remembrance! :mrgreen:
 
ChrisL said:
Well I have to disagree. Barbie is just a toy. I think the problem is what I stated way more so than any piece of plastic. I mean, in that case, we might as well get rid of princesses, superheroes, etc., because no one can really live up to those expectations either. Dolls and toys are about play and fantasy.
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At least one thing Barbie has done over the years is that it produced a series of career dolls depicting young women in fields such as astronauts, paleontologists, doctors, presidential candidates which is a much improved from her beginnings in the 50's where she started out as a beauty contestant.

When did Ken make a comeback? Last I heard he and Barbie split in 2004 after 43 years of unwedded bliss. Barbie kept the Dream House, the pink Volkswagen, the Jeep and the Cadillac. It was reported she was tired of being the one to bring home the bacon with her many careers while Ken hung out on the beach.
 
Peter Grimm said:
There is currently a debate raging over at the Huffington Post whether Mattel should make a plus-size Barbie doll for children.

On the one hand, people are arguing that the original (skinny) Barbie promotes an unhealthy body image, and that little girls should have more realistic dolls to play with.

On the other hand, people are arguing that the plus-size Barbie promotes unhealthy eating habits, and they are saying it's political correctness gone wild.

Then, of course, you have the middle-of-the-roaders, who think they should make a Barbie somewhat in between the two dolls shown below.

What do you think?

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we should stick with the originals unless we get buy in from Christmas stocking companies to increase the opening on their products
 
ChrisL said:
I don't think it would hurt anyone either. I just don't know how financially feasible that would be since it's probably a more expensive process to do such a thing with a Barbie than with a stuffed bear.
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I think that Mattel might be surprised at how many more Barbie dolls they sold if they were to be a little more diverse in appearance and accessories.
 
Tigger said:
I think that Mattel might be surprised at how many more Barbie dolls they sold if they were to be a little more diverse in appearance and accessories.
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Perhaps. I can't say because I don't know what the cost/benefit analysis results would be.
 
Tigger said:
I think that Mattel might be surprised at how many more Barbie dolls they sold if they were to be a little more diverse in appearance and accessories.
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No Got-her-ass-kicked Barbie.
 
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