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Your Opinion on Plus Size Barbie

What do you think of plus-size barbie?

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polgara said:
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:
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Or ... along those lines ... Jihad Barbie ... a limited run ... could become a collectors item.
 
polgara said:
If they buy the child size one, and decide they like them, who knows? :lamo:
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I can just imagine the possibilities with build your own Ken dolls. :2razz:
 
vesper said:
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.
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Ken has neuticles. He's useless. With a new jobs program, the best he can hope for is to learn to turn drums, grind valves, and rebuild motors. He could break a nail, though, so I doubt he'll go for it.
 
ChrisL said:
Perhaps. I can't say because I don't know what the cost/benefit analysis results would be.
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As sophisticated as kids are these days, it's got to happen sooner or later! Mattel is in business to make money after all. :lol:
 
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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Hey ethnic dolls have their own category:


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But what do you mean by diverse accessories? Does the brown barbie need a different accessory than the white one?
 
ChrisL said:
Perhaps. I can't say because I don't know what the cost/benefit analysis results would be.
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I can't be certain either, but I have a feeling that a much more diverse Barbie lineup would go a long way in helping the line maintain its standing in the indusrty

ecofarm said:
No Got-her-ass-kicked Barbie.
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As I've said, I wouldn't buy a current Barbie for any daughter of mine, and I won't buy them for my nieces. Now, if there were was a more traditional alternative to Barbie, I would be much more interested. I guess the best I would ever get is a doll house.
 
ChrisL said:
I can just imagine the possibilities with build your own Ken dolls. :2razz:
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Yeah, it does lend itself to some interesting passing thoughts, doesn't it? :lamo:
 
americanwoman said:
Hey ethnic dolls have their own category:
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How many of those dolls have the same accessories as Barbie?

americanwoman said:
But what do you mean by diverse accessories? Does the brown barbie need a different accessory than the white one?
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Where's the Barbie stationwagon? Where's Barbies 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, single floor ranch house or the Barbie 2 bedroom, 1 bath tenament apartment? Not everyone drives a Camaro and lives in a "dream house", regardless of what race they are. I also don't seem to remember ever seeing commercials for the Barbie "homemaking mother" series of accessories.
 
humbolt said:
Ken has neuticles. He's useless. With a new jobs program, the best he can hope for is to learn to turn drums, grind valves, and rebuild motors. He could break a nail, though, so I doubt he'll go for it.
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I still have to go with the idea of him making a political career his choice! He's a natural... :mrgreen:
 
Tigger said:
Now, if there were was a more traditional alternative to Barbie, I would be much more interested.
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ask and ye shall receive.

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Tigger said:
Where's the Barbie stationwagon? Where's Barbies 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, single floor ranch house or the Barbie 2 bedroom, 1 bath tenament apartment? Not everyone drives a Camaro and lives in a "dream house", regardless of what race they are. I also don't seem to remember ever seeing commercials for the Barbie "homemaking mother" series of accessories.
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Amazon.com: Barbie Happy Family Volvo V70 Station Wagon: Explore similar items


Amazon.com: Toys & Games

They have thousands of different accessories for whatever you are looking for, it's up to the girl who is playing to use her imagination on how she wants her doll to be or what to do. My daughter received the laundry set below on Christmas for her dollhouse and she spent a good chunk of time doing her barbie's laundry yesterday.

Amazon.com : Barbie Glam Laundry Furniture Set : Dollhouse Furniture : Toys & Games
 
polgara said:
Yeah, it does lend itself to some interesting passing thoughts, doesn't it? :lamo:
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Made much more interesting if the parts were interchangeable with your anatomically correct Brenda Breyer assortment.
 
americanwoman said:
Amazon.com: Barbie Happy Family Volvo V70 Station Wagon: Explore similar items

They have thousands of different accessories for whatever you are looking for, it's up to the girl who is playing to use her imagination on how she wants her doll to be or what to do. My daughter received the laundry set below on Christmas for her dollhouse and she spent a good chunk of time doing her barbie's laundry yesterday.

Amazon.com : Barbie Glam Laundry Furniture Set : Dollhouse Furniture : Toys & Games
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Ok. I stand corrected.

I'm still not sure that I'd want a daughter of mine doing the Barbie thing, since it would probably be very difficult to control which accessories and associated materials she would get from friends, family, etc....


One of the things I think about occasionally is the type of dollhouse my two nieces, or a daughter of mine would have if my father was still alive. He was a carpenter, a cabinet maker, and built the house we lived in during my teen years. He built a dollhouse for the daughter of one of his cousins back in the early 1980's with real shingles, shake siding, working lights, etc... so I can only imagine what he might do for his own grand-daughters with today's technology.
 
A couple of years ago, I found this scene in my bathroom.

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I miss the kids, but I'm sure my daughter isn't into Barbie anymore...
 
bubbabgone said:
Or ... along those lines ... Jihad Barbie ... a limited run ... could become a collectors item.
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They would probably make exactly one dozen before someone reported them to a mullah, and they were beheaded or something. No room for entrepreneurs in that culture. I wonder if the mullah would keep them, since Barbies are evil representatives of Western decadence , and should be kept under lock and key?
 
polgara said:
I still have to go with the idea of him making a political career his choice! He's a natural... :mrgreen:
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I think you're right. It does fit. First, though, he has to get through rehab.
 
Gardener said:
Made much more interesting if the parts were interchangeable with your anatomically correct Brenda Breyer assortment.
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They would have to add some horses to the mix, but that shouldn't present a problem, unless the horses looked like unicorns! This is make-believe after all. Just think of adding a stable and buckets for water, and bales of hay, and saddles, and bridles and ...... Another money-maker for Mattel! :mrgreen:
 
polgara said:
Interesting link! :thanks: I wasn't aware of that! So even though they hate us, they still copy us, don't they?
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They sure do. What I really find interesting is that there is no plan for a male counterpart to the Islamic Barbie. That's a telling bit of their culture there.
 
humbolt said:
They sure do. What I really find interesting is that there is no plan for a male counterpart to the Islamic Barbie. That's a telling bit of their culture there.
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Actually it doesn't surprise me. In that society a girl should not be thinking about things from a male point-of-view. How can one play with a male doll without considering the male point of view, or "commanding" the male doll; another thing a woman in that culture is not allowed to do.
 
humbolt said:
What I really find interesting is that there is no plan for a male counterpart to the Islamic Barbie.
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Wait a minute, P.

Surely, you haven't forgotten the "Jihadi Joe" doll, already, have you?
 
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