Barbie, I love you, but come on!

This month Mattel released their latest Barbie version, Tokidoki Barbie and I am not quite sure what to think of her.

I never was one to get all wrapped up in the image controversy or for that matter really care.  I was the typical girl who loved her Barbies and spent hours playing with them.  If I remember correctly, I was more concerned with who Barbie  should invite to go camping in her groovy camper. Perfectly coiffed Ken who would make the campsite look good or rugged GI Joe (pilfered from my brother's room) who could start a campfire and keep bears away.

With that said, there was a moment of intense dislike for Barbie back when my daughter was little and asked me why my boobies didn't stand up like Barbies.  Seriously?  Did she really want to go there?  Got me thinking that maybe there was more to this body image than I had thought.


I can say I reacted with silent glee when I walked in one day to find that half my daughters dolls now had cropped hairdo's and the other half had been beheaded.  Take that Barbie, don't think the perkiness is going to save you now.


So, back to Tokidoki.  What is my issue with her?  Is it the pink hair?  No.  Is it the fact that she is all tatted up?  Not with just one or two tattoos, but with several?  No.  I may resent her for having a lovely chest and wasplike waistline, but in no way do I feel a need to go out and get tattoos. 


No, my issue really comes down to a beef with Mattel.  Would it be too much to ask that they make a doll that looked normal?  You know the look.  Hair that may or may not of been washed, a waist line that speaks to having had children and a chest that reflects the fact that I was milk machine for several years.

Is that too much to ask?  Probably so. It wouldn't sell and I can hear the controversy now. No girl would want to grow up and have babies if that is what she has to look forward to.


Tokidoki, you may be on to something.  Now, if only your dog   "Bastardino" had a different name. *SIGH*