Barbie gets leather and fishnets

When I played with Barbies, who cared what they wore anyways, we swapped out the clothes within a matter of minutes as Im sure the kids now adays will do the same. I just thought cool outfit. Being a collector now, I just appreciate these dolls as works of art instead of taking it so seriously of what damage it might do to the fragile psyche of the young mind.

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My Barbie ALWAYS wore tinfoil dresses, smashed onto her so tightly that she had to 'hop' instead of walk. She wore straight pins pushed through her little rubber head for earrings.

This outfit is no different than Balerina Barbie, she doesn't have any pants on either, only this outfit is black instead of sissy pink.
Provacative dress is in the eye of the beholder. Remember during the sixties, Nancy Sinatra in the video 'These boots are made for walking'? Her and her back up dancers dressed in a very simular way, boots, fishnets, an extremely short dresses and that's been 40 years ago.

Most Barbies end up completely naked with their hair cut off before they are a month old anyway. Stop complaining, it only boosts sales for the company.

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I saw an outfit, once... on Las Vegas Blvd... about 10 O'Clock one Saturday night.... I think she wanted $100....

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To everyone who keeps saying that this doll was meant to appeal to younger children, you are way off.

It is part of the Collector's line, in which, if I can recall correctly was made so older people can still enjoy Barbie.

either way, I think the doll is gorgeous and have heard about it months ago before this whole controversy and I'm still buying it.

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As a Nurse Practitioner, I must comment on Kay's post that superman doesn't belong to a gender that gets raped because of how he looks. I work with victims of assault and rape and I must tell you NO ONE gets raped for the way they look. Rape due to suggestive or sexy clothing is a myth, and one that dies hard. While such clothing may be tacky and immodest, it doesn't provoke rape, as professionals know well. Tell me a little old lady in her 80's wearing a house dress is provocative and sexy. They get raped too. So do little girls in overalls and teeshirts. Most victims look as if they will not cause trouble for the rapist, which is why they are picked in the first place. Check out the studies on this. There are many available. You don't need to visit a medical/forensic library. This Barbie is for adult collectors, not for kids. I am amazed that people canot tell the difference.

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now if they would only add Ken to the leather look it would be even better

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Barbie in leather just doesn't do much for me. I don't see what the zealots are up in arms about. I'll bet there's more than a few moms who can find more to be worried about than this.

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Did I neglect to mention that rape is also not a crime of sex and passion - another diehard myth. It's a crime. Period. It is connected to rage and anger and that is why it is not related to sexual feelings but rather to engendering fear and domination.

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Did no one in the Christian Voice group watch Wonder Woman when they were little? I did. She wore less clothing that this Barbie is wearing. No jacket, no stockings...just the bracelets, boots, and the one piece. The bikinis they put the Malibu Barbie or Beach Going Barbie or whatever they call it now have much less clothing than this outfit. Another thing to consider is this. Our children are exposed to far worse by females in music and movies than by dolls. Britney Spears in her One More Time video was the epitome to me of the trashy school girl stereotype. If you want your kids to have values THEN GIVE THEM SOME BY TALKING TO THEM! It's called being a parent.

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Kay and Julie-you guys are both completely right. I'm not conservative, religious, and nor am I a feminist. Even so, I don't believe that this Barbie doll should be manufactured. The problem is not BUYING the doll, it's a child SEEING the doll and being shown these very sexual images at an age where the mind can be so easily altered is completely inappropriate. How would you all feel if your child found a photo of a real woman wearing soem very sexual clothes and looking suggestive? I imagine you'll have to explain why it is that the woman looks like that. And has it ever occured to you that just because something is SUPPOSED to be for collecting, that doesn't mean in any way that a child won't get it or want it. It doesn't matter what it was made for, children still see and want it. When I was a little girl, about 8+ years ago, Barbie was becoming a skank, honestly. But she still represented a strog, smart, and independent woman, who did EVERY job no matter what it was. Yes, she was also insanely attractive, and had completely unrealistic chest-to-body ratio, but rescently, she has been changed so that if she was a real woman, she would be a 32DD and have a 27 inch waist which is PHYSIOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. I have no problem with Barbie being pretty-it shows that women can be pretty AND smart-but it's a problem when you present this "perfect woman" to children who don't have the ability to understand that no one has to look like that, and this doll is no exception. And btw-I'm 16, so everyone who talks about how teenagers don't understand this concept-my friends and I all make FUN of Barbie. All you need to do is explain to your children that Barbie is a smart and strong woman, but that everyone is beautiful, even if they're not blonde and skinny with huge breasts. You should tell them that they are beautiful the way they are-and that they should never try to change that to suit some stupid expectation.

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Barbie.. On the tarty side? My god, how far can the stick be up someone's butt?

If a parent does not agree with the image of this doll, don't bitch about it. Just don't buy it. Problem solved.

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The doll might find a whole new audience with males going through mid life crisis.

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You know, I am not a religious person, but the message that all the girls are getting is... dress and act like a slut, and you'll be popular.
Guess that's why HPV is in 1/3 of the young peoples population.
Come on, it's the year 2008! When are going to get a break from these stupid images of women? Any mom that would give that to her daughter needs a reality check.
And guys, who are commenting on Barbies outfits? Pahleeze, someone find me a real man!

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This is just nonsense!!!!
I remember when I was younger, barbie dolls used to where nice clothes that didn't look really sexy at all. I mean the little kids don't care for the black canary but they are a lot of other barbie dolls that look very slutty that kids buy all the time.
All I am asking is don't have barbies have unreal image of what the little girls are supposed to look like. A kid that I babysit said barbies make her feel sad because she will never be like them.[:(

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Look it's hooker barbie! Last time I saw something dressed that trashy it was on a street corner in New York. Maybe it should be called Pretty Woman Barbie?

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Barbe has always been a bad doll for girls...this new one is jsut as bad. These dolls give girls the wrong mesage..."and boy does this new one ever scream bad news". What are the makers thinking?

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I am fifteen years old and I can tell you that images such as this doll does influence girls our age. I can't tell you how many girls I know want to copy and look like the dolls that are out there. I have to agree that this doll is not good for little girls. It's bad enough that we have to look at so many raunchy things that girls are in today. Even walking by VS stores embarrasses me.

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what difference does it make anyway , kids take the clothes off and the doll lies naked on the bottom of the toybox

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For goodness sakes ...it's a plastic doll ! If we are that worried then we aren't paying too much attention at home and if it becomes popular with young girls, that is the proof ! People are starting to make me crazy...they take everything as if it were something real and project all kinds of silliness on it. Pay attention to the home environment, NOW !

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