As well as the 2010 Barbie IT Professional, Mattel has brought out a new version of the doll with stick-on tattoos. Mattel say the idea was to bring Barbie up to date, however critics are up in arms claiming the doll will encourage the sexualisation of young girls. The stick on tattoos include a mix of hearts, flowers, stars, rabbits and butterflies as well as a heart including the name of Barbie's slightly effeminate love interest 'Ken'. Chav-tastic...
Perhaps Mattel are trying to cash in on the current female tattooed celebs who are maybe looked upon as icons or role models for young girls. Cheryl Cole, Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie instantly spring to mind.
I've already suggested in a previous blog about a potential 2011 Barbie WAG, but my other suggestion inspired by living outside Blackpool...
Barbie Chav - with San Tropez tan and false nails. Hair scraped back into ponytail. Accessorised by jewellery from Elizabeth Duke at Argos. Comes with three children by the age of 16. One black baby, one white (with ADHD) and one of Indian extraction complete with pierced ears. Barbie Chavette babies are named Courtney, Alisha and Shelby-Jade (female) and Morgan, Tyler and Chayse (male). Barbie Chav come with trackie bottoms, low cut tops, lots of makeup and a double buggy.
So what do Mattel have in pipeline for the next generation of Barbie dolls? Barbie Lesbian perhaps with her civil partner Danni? Barbie Poledancer accessorised with £10 stuffed in to her tiny G string? Barbie Katie with vacuous expression, huge silicon boobs, and a meat head cagefighter boyfriend?
Heaven forbid they bring out Barbie Surgeon, Barbie Red Arrows Pilot or Barbie Nobel Prize Winner....
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