Comments on: My First Barbie with Plunging Neckline http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/ Parenting, politics, pondering and panicking about it all. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chris http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-32299 Chris Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:12:09 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-32299 I have to go with the 70's Barbies's like tcmom mentioned but I have a friend that collects them and she likes this one quite a bit! Chris' last blog...<a href="http://www.grantforschool.net/single-parent-federal-grants-for-college-or-university/" rel="nofollow">grant for school</a> I have to go with the 70′s Barbies’s like tcmom mentioned but I have a friend that collects them and she likes this one quite a bit!

Chris’ last blog…grant for school

]]> By: Rita http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9922 Rita Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9922 I'm a grandmother of 2 girls and 2 boys and I went to Toys R Us in Arkansas and Texas and they both had these disturbing dolls. In Arkansas, the manager was nice enough to agree with me and took them off the shelf. In Allen, Texas, the manager said it was the buyer's decision and his hands were tied. Well, I'm ready to contact the media and let them know how Toys R Us operates. I have not seen this line of Barbies anywhere but Toys R Us. Shame on them and what can we do to stop this craziness? I’m a grandmother of 2 girls and 2 boys and I went to Toys R Us in Arkansas and Texas and they both had these disturbing dolls. In Arkansas, the manager was nice enough to agree with me and took them off the shelf. In Allen, Texas, the manager said it was the buyer’s decision and his hands were tied. Well, I’m ready to contact the media and let them know how Toys R Us operates. I have not seen this line of Barbies anywhere but Toys R Us. Shame on them and what can we do to stop this craziness?

]]> By: ilinap http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9606 ilinap Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:48:21 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9606 Is she modeled after someone who slept with Tiger Woods? Is she modeled after someone who slept with Tiger Woods?

]]> By: Sugar Jones http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9553 Sugar Jones Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:34:29 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9553 Ho Ho NO!!! What has happened to our demurely dressed dolly? The innocent pink cheeks have been replaced by cougar eyes! OY! Ho Ho NO!!! What has happened to our demurely dressed dolly? The innocent pink cheeks have been replaced by cougar eyes! OY!

]]> By: Elaine http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9499 Elaine Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:11 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9499 At least she has human-sized boobs. Hell, her whole body applies to us scrawny chicks. Plus, she has darker skin without looking like a spray-painted Swedish girl. This one is a collector's doll, and these dolls are usually purchased by fashion-loving adults. I believe this might be from the same line as "Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken," so there you go. At least she has human-sized boobs. Hell, her whole body applies to us scrawny chicks. Plus, she has darker skin without looking like a spray-painted Swedish girl.

This one is a collector’s doll, and these dolls are usually purchased by fashion-loving adults. I believe this might be from the same line as “Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken,” so there you go.

]]> By: Susan http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9492 Susan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:37:30 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9492 You intrigued me with this so I checked the Mattel site although they don't sell the "Basic " collection with the regular Barbies, geared towards children, that doesn't mean that is how it is sold at Walmart or Target because trust me I have been down the Barbie aisle more then once. I will be checking to see if my they do sell them with the regular Barbies. I think what it is mostly is a "Brand" issue- if you are going to gear your brand toward children and advertise it that way as a whole then be respectful of that- I have to agree that above Barbie is a little too much. I did see them selling the Twilight Barbies with the rest of their children dolls- which got my mama panties in a bundle and I can't wait to read your take. I saw a 6 year old wearing a "Team Edward" shirt at Nolan school the other day and I didn't know if I was more appalled that a mother put that on her kid or that they made "Team Edward" shirts to fit 6 year olds. Great post You intrigued me with this so I checked the Mattel site although they don’t sell the “Basic ” collection with the regular Barbies, geared towards children, that doesn’t mean that is how it is sold at Walmart or Target because trust me I have been down the Barbie aisle more then once. I will be checking to see if my they do sell them with the regular Barbies.
I think what it is mostly is a “Brand” issue- if you are going to gear your brand toward children and advertise it that way as a whole then be respectful of that- I have to agree that above Barbie is a little too much.
I did see them selling the Twilight Barbies with the rest of their children dolls- which got my mama panties in a bundle and I can’t wait to read your take.
I saw a 6 year old wearing a “Team Edward” shirt at Nolan school the other day and I didn’t know if I was more appalled that a mother put that on her kid or that they made “Team Edward” shirts to fit 6 year olds.
Great post

]]> By: tcmom http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9490 tcmom Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:01:43 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9490 Susan - Great point that it's a collectors doll. And some of the others in this collection aren't as bad either (other than the big head thing). That being said, its sold with the rest of it so it's hard to know that. I didn't know that initially so a little girl going down the aisle, day dreaming about her Christmas list, might not either. I mean, are we going to have to start doing parental ratings on Barbies? Well, I think rather we do what you're doing and just play a large role choosing which dolls are ok. :) I saw Twilight Barbies too which is worth a post in its own right. They cracked me up. Being a mom of boys has certainly shielded me from a lot of the Bratz and other inappropriate doll stuff it seems. While I stuck with my dreamy notions of Barbies from the late 70s, I'm thinking moms of most daughters today have probably seen this doll and even much much worse. The pink section just ain't what it used to be. Susan – Great point that it’s a collectors doll. And some of the others in this collection aren’t as bad either (other than the big head thing). That being said, its sold with the rest of it so it’s hard to know that. I didn’t know that initially so a little girl going down the aisle, day dreaming about her Christmas list, might not either. I mean, are we going to have to start doing parental ratings on Barbies? Well, I think rather we do what you’re doing and just play a large role choosing which dolls are ok. :)

I saw Twilight Barbies too which is worth a post in its own right. They cracked me up.

Being a mom of boys has certainly shielded me from a lot of the Bratz and other inappropriate doll stuff it seems. While I stuck with my dreamy notions of Barbies from the late 70s, I’m thinking moms of most daughters today have probably seen this doll and even much much worse. The pink section just ain’t what it used to be.

]]> By: Susan http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9489 Susan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:49:49 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9489 I am a semi- Barbie fan as well, I am very picky about which ones Meg can play with. I will note in all fairness that this specific doll and the collection it belongs to is a collectors edition, with the higher price point it is is meant more for the adult collectors then the child's toy. That being said it is still Barbie and I believe because a majority of their dolls are marketed to children they still have a standard to uphold. This doll does not meet my standard and will not be under our Christmas tree. I am a semi- Barbie fan as well, I am very picky about which ones Meg can play with.
I will note in all fairness that this specific doll and the collection it belongs to is a collectors edition, with the higher price point it is is meant more for the adult collectors then the child’s toy.
That being said it is still Barbie and I believe because a majority of their dolls are marketed to children they still have a standard to uphold. This doll does not meet my standard and will not be under our Christmas tree.

]]> By: Scattered Mom http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9488 Scattered Mom Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:34:52 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9488 I like the Only Hearts dolls. They actually look like little girls, and there's no plunging necklines or Bratz-like qualities. I like the Only Hearts dolls. They actually look like little girls, and there’s no plunging necklines or Bratz-like qualities.

]]> By: Melodie http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/10/my-first-barbie-with-plunging-neckline/comment-page-1/#comment-9487 Melodie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:33:47 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2535#comment-9487 Wow. I heard from a friend that Barbie's boobs are smaller and I thought she was making progress. I guess not really. I wonder what she'll look like in another generation? I shudder to think. I still have my mom's Barbies. Alan and Midge whose knees and elbows don't bend. And my old Pretty in Pink Barbie. THOSE were the days! Wow. I heard from a friend that Barbie’s boobs are smaller and I thought she was making progress. I guess not really. I wonder what she’ll look like in another generation? I shudder to think. I still have my mom’s Barbies. Alan and Midge whose knees and elbows don’t bend. And my old Pretty in Pink Barbie. THOSE were the days!

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