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Barbie Without Makeup Is Not a Morning Person

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:53:07 +0000

Barbie can’t help but looking perfect. She’sÂ manufacturedÂ that way. But what if the doll that has beenÂ settingÂ unrealistically highÂ beautyÂ standards for girlsÂ sinceÂ 1959 was a real person? (Yes,Â this is has been tried before by human Barbie impersonators, but that’s not where we’re going here.) Well, for one thing, if Barbie was of flesh and blood she wouldn’t look so [...]

Hipster Tokidoki Barbie Doll Has Tattoos, Is Secretly Judging You [PHOTO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:41:55 +0000

Recently, Mattel released Tokidoki Barbie, a hipster version of their iconic doll which comes complete with pink hair, an ironic half-shirt and visible tattoos on her chest, neck and shoulder. Finally, a Barbie who thinks you’re lame for playing with dolls. The new doll is part of Mattel’s Barbie collector series, which is targeted to adult [...]

Barbie Accused Of Murder By Greenpeace for Killing the Rainforest [VIDEO]

Brad Weiser — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:08:05 +0000

Barbie has cold blood running through her coarse plastic veins. Greenpeace has accused the iconic American doll of being a murderer in a new video aimed at bringing awareness to the way Mattel packages the blonde bombshell. The environmental group claims Mattel is ruining the rainforest in Indonesia. Greenpeace spokesman Bustar Maitar says, “Barbie is [...]

Life-Size Barbie Has a Shocking Look [VIDEO]

95.7 KEZJ — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:01:36 +0000

As a 16-year-old, Galia Slayen made a life-size Barbie out of wood, chicken wire, paper-mache and -- of course -- two big balloons as way to deal with her anorexia.

Now, four years later, Slayen is a sophomore at Hamilton College and is using the massive (but freakishly slim) doll she built to start a conversation about eating disorders and body image issues.