Barbie Dolls

[cindygenit]

I made my parents buy me ONE barbie doll... it was wearing a Princess gown which sprayed glitter when you pulled a string. LMAO.

I don''t like barbie dolls. I like toy cars.

 

[ladypirate]

My parents bought a big bag of spare shoes because my sisters would get so upset about losing them when they were little! LOL.

Agree with everyone else, though--I never actually wanted to look like Barbie.

 

[AdiS]

Date: 10/22/2009 5:25:55 PM
Author: dragonfly411

Date: 10/22/2009 5:20:54 PM
Author: AdiS
kenny, leave poor Barbie alone, will ya! Do Superman action figures affect young boys' minds in a negative way, because they grow up thinking they can fly?!

Go look up the song 'Cause the Chicks Dig it'... the first part is about a boy with a superman cape jumping from a roof and breaking his arm

Yeah, last year I heard something about a kid who actually jumped, trying to fly on a broom after he watched "Harry Potter".

And, while we're at it, Spiderman climbs skyscrapers. The little mermaid makes kids think they could breathe under water. Road Runner & Coyote is the perfect example of species discrimination. And Bobo the clown is, well, creepy. lol

Honestly, I'd be more worried if my daughter wanted to be like Paris, for example.

ETA: Not picking on you, DF! Your post reminded me of that Harry Potter fan, that's why I quoted it.

 

[monarch64]

I had a boatload of Barbies when I was a kid. My brother used to enjoy taking the heads off as a special surprise for me.

I also had an ED when I was in high school. Never associated the Barbie thing with the ED. Never. I still think Barbies are cool.

And whoever made the comment about the Barbie who came with "diamond" studs and a ring--I heart you! I totally had one of those! I lost that stuff fast, though...unfortunately. She just had vacant earlobes, a ring finger, and no head.

 

[junebug17]

I loved playing with Barbies as a kid, I''d set up an apartment for them on the dining room table and play with them for hours. My Barbies were always single career girls lol. My daughter also had Barbies, but she never really played with them. Never once while I was playing with them did I think I should grow up to look like them. I definitely think the media plays a much bigger role in sending messages about body image to young girls, I''ve seen this with my daughter.

 

[Shoopy]

You know, now-a-days toys walk, talk, move, and any other thing you can think of for you. Children press a button and off the toy goes. Now they even have video games for 1-2 year olds. There''s no imagination left in this world. At least with Barbie, and any other dolls, your daughter has to come up with a storyline and dialogue for barbie. I don''t see the harm in it.

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 10/23/2009 11:55:21 AM
Author: fiery
You know, now-a-days toys walk, talk, move, and any other thing you can think of for you. Children press a button and off the toy goes. Now they even have video games for 1-2 year olds. There''s no imagination left in this world. At least with Barbie, and any other dolls, your daughter has to come up with a storyline and dialogue for barbie. I don''t see the harm in it.

Ditto this--I actually think dolls are one of the more imaginative toys out there these days!

 

[tlh]

Date: 10/23/2009 11:55:21 AM
Author: fiery
You know, now-a-days toys walk, talk, move, and any other thing you can think of for you. Children press a button and off the toy goes. Now they even have video games for 1-2 year olds. There''s no imagination left in this world. At least with Barbie, and any other dolls, your daughter has to come up with a storyline and dialogue for barbie. I don''t see the harm in it.

Agreed!

 

[princesss]

Date: 10/23/2009 11:55:21 AM
Author: fiery
You know, now-a-days toys walk, talk, move, and any other thing you can think of for you. Children press a button and off the toy goes. Now they even have video games for 1-2 year olds. There''s no imagination left in this world. At least with Barbie, and any other dolls, your daughter has to come up with a storyline and dialogue for barbie. I don''t see the harm in it.

One of my professors in college had a standing rule: if you needed extra credit, you had to come up with one non-offensive thing about Barbie. Just one. Nobody ever could think of anything, but this would totally get those points! I think I may e-mail this to her.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I LOVED my Barbies. I even had the silver vette so they would ride around in style. I saved all of them (b/c well I save everything) and plan on giving them to my daughter if she seems interested in dolls. I never really associated her with how I should look as a woman. Then again I was very naive.

 

[packrat]

I loved my Barbies..they were hard won too, b/c my parents refused to spend money on things. I remember I was convinced mom didn''t love me b/c she wouldn''t buy me Pretty In Pink Barbie and ohhhh how I wanted her. My daddy bought me Angel Face Barbie tho..and she had a little makeup kit to put make up on her, and a little tiny stamper that said I <3 You.

I had some Jem dolls too and loved them. Aja especially.

I never thought I could/should look like Barbie, she was just a doll. I wanted to look like Tasha who was older than me and rode my bus.