Melvira-- Do you normally take the legs off?

As the granddaughter of a SERIOUS doll addict I can tell you that Barbie has undergone more plastic surgery in the last few years than can possibly be good, she's going to have her nose fall off pretty soon if she doesn't watch out. She also broke up with Ken a couple years ago, maybe he dumped her over the hip implants. I think they may have gotten back together, either that or she's hanging out with GI Joe.
The body changes started several years ago, they swore at the time that the clothes would fit either. Not unless you want the dresses to bag on small chested Barbie. Unless I'm mistaken the beach barbies all have had their feet stolen from giants.
Even a good portion of collector barbies have different body shapes.

I grew up with the old Barbie and played princess with her and I turned out fairly normal. I'm definatly not suffering from an eating disorder.

I'm still wondering about those perma-panties stamped on her little behind! (Excuse me, wide hips...) Like eeewwwwww!!!!! Doesn't Barbie do her laundry like every other self respecting doll out there??

No, I don't normally take her legs off, but if you saw those feet, I'm telling you, a pancake turner would go through the cake easier than those flippers!!

And you know, perma-panties aren't nearly as upsetting as the Barbie with nipples. I mean, come on... Barbie has realistic nipples, but Ken's crotch is a solid plastic wasteland?? What's up with that?

Well ladies, I have search to see what has been written about this on the net and here are a few sites I found interesting:

http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/1997/12/jervis.html

http://collectdolls.about.com/library/blnewbarbie.htm

There are more but this just gives you a little info about the new barbie doll in the first link and how many dolls have been sold and a little history about Barbie. Wow just think billions!

I have 3 boys and we will only ever have the 1 Barbie I had as a girl in our house. I knew they had broken up Barbie and Ken, but I did not realize the new beau looked so much like Barbie!! Interesting:

http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/5267.shtml

Anyhow this has been an interesting post.

Good Luck.

Good Luck.

By the way, I have to apologize for my faux pas. My daughter's Barbie wasn't a real one, it was "Made in China" according to the back of her head and I got a better look at her so I really think she's a knock-off barbie doll. Guess someone in China thought it would be cute if the dolls had nipples.

There was a prego barbie many years ago, which had a button on it's back. You pushed the button, and the belly popped out. My neighbor's grand-daughter had one, which her parents had purchased at a flea market. It was authentic Barbie, it even had the name embossed on the butt. I wish I would have bought it from her when she got older; they're worth a bundle now, probably enough for a down payment on a new car.

Theresa

They started changing the Barbies over when my oldest DD was about 4? She's almost 8 now. I flipped out when I first saw it because I said, "Look Barbie's got a tummy and hips now." I guess they figured they needed to make Barbie more politically correct. I don't think there was anything wrong with the other Barbies. They've been that way for years and years and I don't know anyone who had a problem with them. It's always a limited few that ruin it for everyone else.

Why is Mattel remolding Barbie? Her manufacturer says that complaints about Barbie's unrealistic proportions have nothing to do with it. "Our intention is for her to have more of a teenage physique," says Mattel spokesperson Lisa McKendall.

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So does this mean that we are cheering teen mothers on. I mean if there is a teen mother and she needs help by all means lets do it, but lets not encorage it either. If she is to look more like a teen and then they are going to make a prego barbie than are they going to make, high school drop out barbie, welfare barbie, I don't have my diploma so I can't get a job Barbie? I can think of a million of them . (sorry if I am not being pc here) But come on people that dosn't make any sence.
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Now on a lighter note. I didn't play with Barbies, I was a bit of a nerd, so I likes the books much better. But I think that the new Barbie is better than the Bratz. I mean comn' have you guys seen them. They have these huge heads with little itty bitty waists and talk about feet. Barbies are tiny next to these. I mean if they were to compare this to a real life person they would have feet that can stomp out a whole city and and a few towns over.

Barbie has had issues with her body for a long time and saying that she looks better now is nuts. They need to look at some real women ( not Huffners girls next door) and make a Barbie to that. Than again would our little girls want a doll with; Hair that hasn't seen a brush in a few days, but is in a pony tail and it looks ok. No make-up. a funky t-shirt that was just there and it just has a stain of pumpkin baby food that noone will notice (oh so we think). a pipping bag in one had and the phone in the other trying to take another order. sweat pants that don't even begin to match with the t-shirt because the color doesn't even exist on the color wheel from so many times that they have been bleached or sprayed with stain remover. and shoes that we are lucky that they are even the from the same pair. I know that I have seen enough of myself to go out and buy my little (12, so not so little) pumpkin a funky Barbie like that. lololololol. I have better days so I don't look like that everyday, just on crazy days, (what days aren't crzy in my house). As for her head, why didn't they just make her into a bobble head doll. She looks like her haed is going to explode. They need to ask the publics opinion and see what they come up with for a new doll. Who knows meybe its close to the original one than we think. Or meybe she has; double d's implant, cologen on her lips, lipo to her hips, thighs, arms and belly and extentions to her hair with a LV purse, Prada shoes, Gucci outfit and a tan so orange that she blends in with the sun. lolololololo

Vicky

Oh and by the way. I think that they had a Mcdonald's or Burger King Barbie at one time. I remember my daughter having some sort of fastfood type barbie.

Vicky

Burger King Barbie??? With a little crown and everything???

ha ha ha ha ha!!!

This is the only waitress that can wear Carolina Herrera or Versace. Check these out. I thought that it was Burger King or Mcdonald's but I guess I was wrong, it was Coke Cola waitress, still she is a working at a fast food joint. Then changing to SUPER expensive gowns.

How her look changes is something else. She looks very different in her waitress outfit than in her Versace dress. I wish I can go from Cake decorator to a Versace dress Or a Rema Acra Gown. ( I really like high end names so that was really nice to see all those fashions, wish I could afford it on my income- especially that she can on a waitress income) So lets see what was more unrealistic - her look or her careers and her fashion? Lets see what did they really need to change?

Vicky

Waitress Barbie:

http://www.barbiecollector.com/showcase/product.aspx?id=1003632&t=modern&t2=editions&x=editions&y=g33&sort=name


Soda Shop - Coke Cola Barbie:

http://www.barbiecollector.com/showcase/product.aspx?id=150289&t=modern&t2=editions&x=editions&y=g42&sort=name

Carolina Herrera Gown:

http://www.barbiecollector.com/showcase/product.aspx?id=1003571&t=modern&t2=editions&x=editions&y=g33&sort=name

Versace Gown:

http://www.barbiecollector.com/showcase/product.aspx?id=125006&t=modern&t2=editions&x=editions&y=g33&sort=name


Barbie website:
http://www.barbiecollector.com/

Well kiss my grits! Just look at waitress Barbie!! Who'd have thunk it?! Guess she was in disguise and on the run from Mafia Ken or something. Maybe they should just start calling her Witness Protection Barbie - with all her get ups and different careers. Tracy Ullman has nothing on her!

I know this thread showed back up just because of some stupid spammer but I have never laughed so hard...thank you ladies for such a good giggle even if it was from 2007

Indeed, I had a good laugh too. Then another when I saw the stupid spammer who can't even spam properly

This thread seriously made me laugh, some of the comments are hilarious!

Wow! I didn't know they were changing Barbie! I have a whole box of hand made barbie clothes that I played with as a little girl. They were made for me by an elderly neighbor and dear friend. I saved them for my little girls to play with someday. I don't think they would fit the new barbie, I guess I'll hafta try and find some vintage ones on ebay!

i hate the new barbies! i remember the heads popping off of barbies when i was a kid...we would kind of just shove the head back down onto the neck and pretend barbie had some kind of deformity...(messed up kid i know rofl) but the new barbies have this weird ball thing in their heads where you cant push them back onto the necks unless you take a knife to it. and i remember a "prego" barbie where the baby popped out of a little cloth pouch that attached to barbies tummy. very in your face shocking for little kids. stupid mattel workers...

I'll tell ya', I'm just a hater. I'm totally jealous of Barbie's new body. After having twins, things just aren't "looking up" (if you what I mean).

As for the hair, the manufacturers probably figure the kids are going to whack of her hair and rip her head off so Godzilla can eat it anyway, might as well beat them to the chase.

Tita! I haven't seen a post from you in ages!! How the heck are you!

A woman goes to the store to buy a Barbie for her daughter.
The sales clerk points to the row of dolls and says
"Here we have our classic Barbie. She is $19.99."
He points to another one and says "This is Dr. Barbie. She is $29.99"
He points to a third doll and says this is Divorce Barbie. She is 299 dollars and 99 cents"

The woman exclaims "$299.99!!! Why on earth is that one so expensive?!?"
The clerk answers, "Well, she comes with Ken's boat, Ken's house, Ken's car..."