Remember that the recent history of Barbie is marked by exaggeration to a fault. Weigh this against the ever-present possibility of lawsuit. Taking both these factors into consideration, if Mattel were to make a Lesbian Barbie, how politically correct would it be? Would they make her a “lipstick lesbian,” indistinguishable from any of the other members of the Barbie family (Little Sister Stacey, Baby Sister Kelly, Lesbian Aunt Jenny)? Or would they lean toward the other extreme, decking her out in dyke duds, offending everyone they possibly could?
Oh, goodie, is this the Official Mattel-Bashing Thread? Can I be first? I can? Oh, boy! ::: jumps up and down, clapping hands:::
Ok, here goes:
All Barbie software reeks, has an odor, smells, stinks, bites, and is otherwise unnecessary to the survival of the human race.
Especially Barbie Print N Play, which frequently declines to print, and Nail Designer, which is limited in its scope, to say the least.
But I reserve my greatest wrath and scorn for Barbie Storymaker, which requires the reasoning skills of a rocket scientist and the patience of a paleontologist excavating a T. rex with a toothbrush. I spit me in your general di-rection, Mattel son-of-a-hairdresser software bedwetting division. Pah!
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” - the White Queen
I always assumed Ken liked strap-ons and other forms of anal penetration. I mean, come on: the styled hair, the neatly manicured hands, the coordinated clothes… the guy is obviously gay
Defect borg: “Refutile is sistance. Your ass will be simulated”.
WallyM7 on Coldfire: "Yeah, he knows a little about everything because they have a good prison library."
As a Barbie collector, I can say this with certainty–Mattel will not make an official lesbian Barbie. However, the Harley-Davidson series is about as close to a “dyke duds,” (as BrainWeasel so eloquently put it) as you can get. This doll positively rules. I’m telling you, if you’ve got the bucks, get her.
(we now interrupt this thread for a brief hijack)
When Harley #1 Barbie came out, she was supposed to cost $65. She never hit the freaking primary market. I never saw her. The first time I saw her was at a Barbie collector’s show, selling on the secondary market, for $235. She’s now going for about $400. I am so pissed.
(and now, back to the lesbian Barbie thread, already in progress)
Cristi, Slayer of Peeps
I made my husband join a bridge club. He jumps next Tuesday.
I seem to remember some San Fran company selling “Drag Queen Kenisha” and “Trailor Trash Barbie.” She came with a bottle of vodka in one hand and baby on the other hip.
A little persistance goes a long way. Announcing:
“I go on guilt trips a couple of time a year. Mom books them for me.” A custom made Wally .sig!
