By barbieissocute - 01/02/2016 03:27 - United States - Elizabethtown

Today, I flipped out with happiness over the new Barbies. I want to buy one. I'm almost 26. FML
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Mackade 18

is someone stopping you from getting one? so what if you buy a barbie..

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Spark_Slicker 19

I don't see anything wrong with that. I'm almost 20 and I collect special edition Barbies. Been doing it since I was 8 years old.

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Onyx3288 22

So do I! And I'm about to be 28. Don't worry about it

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newburton13 26

So what? Go buy a barbie. Kids eat ice cream, does that mean you don't eat ice cream anymore?

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GZilla2010 14

Hey I collect Godzilla figures. I wouldn't care if someone collected Barbies.

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neuronerd 28

I don't mean this in a mean way, but I think adults are the only ones really getting excited about the new Barbies. When I was a kid, I never thought twice about the doll's body. I just liked that she was blonde like me. Kids do like toys they can identify with, but at that age they're not "curvy" (could be overweight though), nor are they petite or tall. I'm tall, but as a kid playing with the dolls, I was still only around 4' tall, so that didn't matter. On another note, I still love Barbie. I portrayed her in a Mattel Campaign (on a local scale), so the classic Barbie is near to my heart.

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neuronerd 28

I will say, however, the expansion to different races, hair colors, and skin tones does make the doll more relatable to children, but they've been working on that for years.

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9a_1z 12

I'd be excited, but not because it would be easier to relate to them. I liked having dolls that looked a bit different but similar enough to be the same kind of toy. It was much more fun pretending the dolls had different personalities and backgrounds instead of being all copies of the same thing.

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MrScootyPuffSr 16

Exactly! Kids don't think twice, they just want to play and have fun. Kids are just told to be politically correct by well meaning but over concerned parents.

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SLdeej 11

Plus encouraging kids to be overweight, is that just contributing to the obesity epidemic?

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9a_1z 12

Curvy Barbie is nowhere near overweight. Children aren't encouraged to be overweight anyway, they're encouraged to eat unhealthily and not exercise. Making them feel bad and excluded due to their appearance has nothing to do with promoting a healthy lifestyle. Unhappy children aren't healthy.

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SLdeej 11

If you don't think Tess Holiday, a very popular model, isn't promoting obesity then you really need to look at today's media.

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wildnargles 15

But nobody is talking about Tess Holiday in this thread...

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bunnyveganlife 5

It's because they all have different body types right? I think that's awesome

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Babydoll_Witch 4

It's a big leap forward to have Barbies come in different sizes; be excited, flip out with happiness! The new Barbies are amazing.

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kumagoro4ever 19

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this. I'm 32 and I collect Monster High dolls and even have a few Barbies of my own. If you want one get one. Honestly, it's not that big of a deal.

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mercyelvira42 23

So glad there's another 32 year old that collects Monster High dolls. Every Christmas, birthday, and Mother's Day my husband and boys know what to get me

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