Five daunting facts about Barbie

Wriiten by Viveka Tizmi

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About Barbie: daunting facts. Image by Lin Vitali

About Barbie: daunting fact 1

Barbie Liberation Organization, a collective hating Barbie dolls, bought a huge bunch of Barbie dolls then secretly modified them by implanting voice boxes from G.I. Joe action dolls, then returning the Barbies to the stores from where they were purchased. Just imagine, when the parents purchased the dolls and the little girls opened up their Barbie boxes, the Barbie yelled in a ghastly voice "Vengeance is mine!" …Oh Dear!

About Barbie: daunting fact 2

A mother asks her child, "Darling, what would you like Santa to get you for Christmas?” The 5-year-old child answers, “I want a disabled Barbie!" You think that’s odd? Well, Mattel certainly didn’t. Even though the Barbie didn’t have any missing limbs, the first doll in a wheelchair was introduced in (1997). …Oh Yes!

About Barbie: daunting fact 3

July 27th celebrated the "Barbie In A Blender Day". It apparently signifies freedom of speech after Tom Forsyth won the case after Mattel sued him over a series of photographs called Food Chain Barbie in which Barbie winds up in a blender. …Firstly, never f**k with an artist and secondly, …one Banana-Barbie Milk shake please!

About Barbie: daunting fact 4

In December 2005 Dr. Agnes Nairn, University of Bath, England published research suggesting that girls often go through a Barbie-hating stage subjecting them to a range of punishments, including breaking, decapitation, hair removal (we’re are not talking waxing!), burning, and even microwaving.

About Barbie: daunting fact 5

The Dentist Barbie was released one year after The Dentist – the horror movie, directed by Brian Yuzna in 1996. Between the choice of Dr. Alan Feinstone – The Dentist character and Barbie, who would you pick to fix your teeth?