So here I am, sitting in the library, reading articles that I won’t be able to recall days from now, staring out at that typical study month weather, wishing to God June would just hurry up already.
A friend recently wrote a college paper on Mattel.Inc which got me thinking how much of a pretty sweet deal Barbie had going on back in the day.
She had huge boobs, natural blond hair, a tiny waist, and did I mention the clothes?!
A recent tweet from @LifeOfABarbie says it all really...
Granted, she couldn’t bend her elbows or knees. Also, maybe her figure might not look so good in real life.
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| Black Canary Barbie a.k.a. Dominatrix Barbie |
....and was subject to several of our home "hairdressing experiments."
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| Midge - The original teen mom |
and younger sister Skipper, when her boobs grew in seconds by "spinning a dial embedded in her back."
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| Growing up Skipper - WTF?? |
In the end, she's 50 years old and she still looks like this.
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| 50th Anniversary Barbie |
Girl must be doing something right!
So I say screw final year exams, I'm off to the beach!
So I say screw final year exams, I'm off to the beach!
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| Who's with me?? |
Ha brilliant!! My barbies, god love them, hade terrible home cut hair styles and a few tattoos curtesy of my brother. dont forget about shelly.. was she the baby sister??
ReplyDeleteWe really did destroy them didn't we?! Highlighter coloured in hair was also a favourite of ours, poor dolls.
ReplyDeleteOh totally forgot about Shelly! To be honest I had to Google Skipper,had totally forgotten who she was,haha....And Cindy - we hated that b***ch!
haha loving the picture of you! Also, I am so disturbed by growing up skipper... Awww good ole barbies, they gave me hours of enjoyment. I was a particular fan of Tod and Stacey, Barbies teenage twin brother and sister. Seriously, was Barbie living in some sort of foster home??.... she had brothers and sisters popping up everywhere!
ReplyDeleteHaha seriously, very true!!There was a serious lack of parent supervision iswell...how old was Barbie even supposed to be??
DeleteRemember that pearl one that came with the ring that used to change colour in water... At the time is was pretty fascinating but now I haven doubts about how entertaining it would be!
ReplyDeleteDon't remember that now but you're so right, the things we'd spend hours playing with when we were younger is ridiculous!haha
DeleteI remember pregnant midge, seriously weird!Like push her tummy and the baby pops out, how many kids did that to pregnant women after?! Loving the picture of you in the open top car!
ReplyDeleteHahaha that image is both terrifying and hilarious, poor pregnant women, you'd think they have enough going on!...Thanks, I was born for that open top car!
DeleteHah love it! my poor lil barbie never had any hair!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, everytime I'd cut it I'd forget that Barbie hair doesn't grow like ours...bad times!
DeleteHaha brilliant!! This is the best blog ive read in a long time, Have fun at the beach! xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks!Wish the weather stayed as sunny as it was last week, I miss the beach!!
DeleteGreat Blog.. I loved my barbies so much.. i'm sure they even slept in my bed with me at some stage!
ReplyDeleteMe too!Terribly uncomfortable though, a teddy bear or something would have been a better option in hindsight
DeleteDead right hitting the beach, this is probably Ireland's summer so why not!
ReplyDeleteThat growing up skipper doll is slightly controversial! Gota love barbie and ken!
I know, the weathers already crap!Shortest summer ever!
DeleteLove them - IT couple of the last fifty years for sure ;)
Hahaha seriously creepy pregnant barbie. Action man was never pregnant! I never knew what it was like to have a doll give birth. Didn't even have action man really :P
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