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right behind whether I prefer to have my car windshield hit green gnats or black ones when driving at night in the summer.
I think we had a poll on that last year.
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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I think this rates about 3456th on my list of things to worry about
right behind whether I prefer to have my car windshield hit green gnats or black ones when driving at night in the summer.
Should I ever have kids, videogames will probably have completly replaced toys by then.
I think we had a poll on that last year.
I don't really understand this. In the end isn't it just a doll? Do people get up in arms because every boy can't be a G.I. Joe? There must be a better medium for this displaced anger and frustration.
Mattel should make any kind of doll or toy it wants as long as it's safe for kids to play with. If they just casually released this doll would Mattel actually be better off for it? I honestly don't think they would be.
I will say though that I don't think that the double chin on the heavier set Barbie was put there in good taste.
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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Actually, many parents don't like GI Joe because it supposedly promotes violence. I couldn't have a toy gun as a kid. Of course, I grew up in Sweden, and over there you would never see military toys.
I just had lots of cars and trains, and legos.
Didn't give any Barbie dolls away for Christmas, huh?
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?
View attachment 67158892
Actually, many parents don't like GI Joe because it supposedly promotes violence. I couldn't have a toy gun as a kid. Of course, I grew up in Sweden, and over there you would never see militaristic toys like GI Joe.
I just had lots of cars and trains, and legos.
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?
View attachment 67158892
Will there also be an anorexic barbie?
Probably. The debate over whether Barbie is good for little girls isn't new, but it isn't settled yet either. Mattel continues to make the doll, and each Christmas, millions of them are given as gifts to little girls all over the world.
If I had to choose, it would be the skinny one. If there is a need for a new Barbie, make it average size, rather than fat. Imo, it's not any "healthier" to suggest to girls that they should be thin, than to suggest that fat is a good idea.
Meanwhile in Saudi Arabia:
People are debating this:
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