Hello to everyone and thanks for stopping by. I'm on my soap box today (which many people will tell you should really be taken away).
As most of you know, I own a website that caters to children in particular, easy to play with clothes, cloth doll that are affordable enough that they can be played with you know, the things that make childhood fun for both kids and parents.
Well, the other day I got a call from a mother who wanted to know if I still made Barbie Doll clothes, I told her yes and that they would be up on my site shortly. Well, silly me I thought that she was checking on the availability for the gift giving season--but that was Not the idea.
She wanted to know if I ever make "sexy lingerie" for Barbie, again I thought that it might be for a Bridal Shower or something similar. Again I was shot down. This lady(?) is the mother of an 8 year old girl and wanted bikini's (the sexier the better) and sexy things for Barbie to wear--and you guessed it, it was for her daughter.
OK, now for the soapbox part: I was around for the very first Barbie, mom stood in line for ever for it. As I grew up, Barbie was "not in real proportion". Now, I was fairly intelligent, as were my girl friend, we all knew that she was made of plastic and that we just plain weren't so she could have a waist line of -4 and a bust line that was similar, and that we had actual bones inside of our bodies, we could turn out short and fat, or tall and skinny, or any combination. But, at the same time, we had a real roll model. Barbie was a rocket scientist, she was after all an astronaut, she was a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a veterinarian, a nanny, airline hostess, pilot. Can't remember what else, but I'm sure that I missed at least one.
Now Barbie has a more "realistic body" the only thing that she does is suntan on the beach, go shopping and chase all the hot cars and guys. So now there is at least one little girl out there who wants only "sexy" things for her doll. Heaven help us!!
I don't know about you, but I would like to see "career" Barbie return--even with her new body!!
OK, I'm off my soapbox, and I am going to get some cute things done for the site.
So until next time, be safe, enjoy your children and remember You Can Fly With Fairy Dust!!!
Fay, Faerie Caretaker
1 comment:
there once was a mommy barbie. she had a false tummy that actually held a baby, when baby was born the big belly plate popped off and a flat belly snapped in its place. Now in my opinion barbie does not need sexy bikinis, you can buy a bikini barbie yes, but i don't think she would be classified as sexy. they are making career barbies again, i just saw vet barbie, and race driver barbie yesterday!! (so awesome! thank you danika patrick!) Its not Barbies fault or even her makers, its parents who let kids experience way tooo much "sex" before they should.
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