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		Barbie commercial stars a boy for the first time, presumably removing the doll's head to stuff it with fireworks (startribune.com)		152
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Uncle Eazy

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2015-11-17 11:10:53 AM

/Getting the obvious out of the way early

johnsoninca

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2015-11-17 11:14:41 AM

koder

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2015-11-17 11:24:55 AM

I bet they'd sell a hell of a lot more Barbies if her boobs weren't plastic.

/... of course, by default, Malibu Barbie would still come in plastic

xanadian

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2015-11-17 11:40:27 AM

I'd probably re-enact parts of the French Revolution.

fruitloop

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2015-11-17 11:49:24 AM

A $150 Barbie doll that...how did you lose one of its shoes already?

I_Am_Weasel

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2015-11-17 11:51:13 AM

Oooh. More coming outrage. I need to get more popcorn.

I had briefly wondered just what kind of child would want a mosquito Barbie.

But apparently I misheard and it has something to do with fancy coffees.

edmo

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2015-11-17 11:58:27 AM

real_headhoncho

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2015-11-17 12:11:22 PM

G.I. Joe is getting lucky tonight...

brap

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2015-11-17 12:13:02 PM

Al Carbee?

http://hyperallergic.com/125248/al-carbees-art-of-dolls-and-yearning-oh-for-a-real-live-barbie/

Darth_Lukecash

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2015-11-17 12:19:24 PM

I swear that commercial is an SNL parody.

DrSheetz

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2015-11-17 12:30:33 PM

$150 ?

That Barbie had better have hyper-extension things, soft breasts and a smelly vaj...
oh, and plenty of sexy sound effects!

lindalouwho

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2015-11-17 12:34:55 PM

Darth_Lukecash: I swear that commercial is an SNL parody.

I just watched it for the first time, and you're absolutely right. Especially with the wink at the end.

thismomentinblackhistory

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2015-11-17 12:51:11 PM

Love it.

DrunkenYodaZen

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2015-11-17 12:52:37 PM

I like it. Crush societies labels! Take the chains of societies rules off...be free!

fly_gal

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2015-11-17 12:55:55 PM

I had to google Moschino because I didn't know what it was. That's some ugly expensive clothing...

moothemagiccow

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2015-11-17 12:56:05 PM

it puzzled me completely that you could take off her pants and there was just nothing down there.

Cold_Sassy

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2015-11-17 12:56:59 PM

DrunkenYodaZen: I like it. Crush societies labels! Take the chains of societies rules off...be free!

Pretty soon you won't know who is what.

DrunkenYodaZen

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2015-11-17 12:57:36 PM

moothemagiccow: it puzzled me completely that you could take off her pants and there was just nothing down there.

To get something down there you have to pay $300 more.

dletter

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2015-11-17 12:58:26 PM

Yeah, um... there is just a bunch of stuff in that I don't get.

I mean, I get a whole bunch of people acting like characters on Will & Grace, but, is it just supposed to be funny because 8 year olds are doing it?

sunderland56

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2015-11-17 12:58:45 PM

koder: I bet they'd sell a hell of a lot more Barbies if her boobs weren't plastic.

Doesn't seem to hurt the careers of the girls in Vegas.

DrunkenYodaZen

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2015-11-17 12:58:56 PM

Cold_Sassy: DrunkenYodaZen: I like it. Crush societies labels! Take the chains of societies rules off...be free!

Pretty soon you won't know who is what.

That is why in the future no one will shake hands they will grab each other's crotch.

skyotter

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2015-11-17 12:59:29 PM

I read something years ago and I've never been able to re-find the quote, but it's from a mother who intentionally mixed up the "gender" toys for her children.

She wound up with a little girl who tucked toy cars into bed for naptime, and a little boy with a weaponized Barbie.

Captain Jean Luc Picard

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2015-11-17 1:00:22 PM

Just wait until "Afghanistan-deployed GI Joe" gets home on leave and sees what's been going on.

Dangerous_sociopath

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2015-11-17 1:00:38 PM

not that there's anything wrong with that

Podna

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2015-11-17 1:01:43 PM

Abe Vigoda's Ghost

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2015-11-17 1:03:20 PM

moothemagiccow: it puzzled me completely that you could take off her pants and there was just nothing down there.

I understand the Caitlyn Jenner Barbie will have something down there.

Ex-Texan

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2015-11-17 1:04:04 PM

I remember when my boys were younger, i got them happy meals, and the choice was for the boys, hot wheels, or girls got a "Skipper", Barbie knockoff. Imagine their dismay when they both got the Skipper figures. To turn it around, I grabbed some scrap wood from my models, made a crude delta wing glider , and affixed an Estes rocket motor to each. The kids then had great fun launching Skipper in to "orbit". Sure it went a couple of thousand feet, but making the kids happy at that was a lot of fun at the time. Blah, blah, cops and all that rot. No one one expect Skipper on a rocket glider, huh?

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier

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2015-11-17 1:04:33 PM

"Crippling Depression Barbie" comes with 17 cats and a laptop.

Rapmaster2000

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2015-11-17 1:04:39 PM

I think this is funny, but then I actually know what Moschino is so I've probably already contracted the gay.

This cross-promotion is amusing, and yes, they meant to troll.

DrunkenYodaZen

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2015-11-17 1:08:10 PM

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: "Crippling Depression Barbie" comes with 17 cats and a laptop.

Pumpkin spice mug?

doubled99

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2015-11-17 1:08:28 PM

Isn't it past time to quote a couple of random morons saying something negative on Twitter so you can run with the "Barbie ad prompts OUTRAGE!!!"

WeirdSmiley

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2015-11-17 1:08:41 PM

So gay. Next thing you know, they'll show men helping in the kitchen and then giving visibly oral sex on TV just to fit the gay agenda.

fappomatic

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2015-11-17 1:09:58 PM

I'd remark on the societal ramifications but I need to get outside so I can change the oil in my truck, split a cord of wood and drink cans of beer.

Harry Freakstorm

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2015-11-17 1:10:20 PM

Suspected of killing a hooker at 18
First wife disappears at 23
Gender reassignment at 25
Failed reality TV show at 26
Finds Christ at 28
Found in garage hanging from a braided pair of Italian stockings on his 30th birthday by the Sheriff who was there with foreclosure papers.

godxam

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2015-11-17 1:12:57 PM

I'm beginning to understand why most older folks don't fear death.

jonathandh

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2015-11-17 1:13:53 PM

i played with barbies more than i ever played gi joes. at that age i seemed to think gi joes were too fragile.

Latinwolf

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2015-11-17 1:15:22 PM

Wow, those comments in the article are an MRA love fest.

Podna

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2015-11-17 1:16:55 PM

jonathandh: i played with barbies more than i ever played gi joes. at that age i seemed to think gi joes were too fragile.

I recap that the GI Joe's had more accessories to lose

DrWhy

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2015-11-17 1:17:43 PM

Darth_Lukecash: I swear that commercial is an SNL parody.

Spot on. Okay everyone, we're done here. Go ~~back to work~~, on the next fark post.

Rapmaster2000

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2015-11-17 1:20:12 PM

Podna: jonathandh: i played with barbies more than i ever played gi joes. at that age i seemed to think gi joes were too fragile.

I recap that the GI Joe's had more accessories to lose

My Dad always told me not to open the packages until we got home, and I never listened. One time I lost a tiny plastic Uzi in the car and I never heard the end of it. My parents are big on hassling.

alizeran

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2015-11-17 1:21:25 PM

Richard Hertz

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2015-11-17 1:22:20 PM

czetie

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2015-11-17 1:24:49 PM

WeirdSmiley: So gay. Next thing you know, they'll show men helping in the kitchen and then giving visibly oral sex on TV just to fit the gay agenda.

If you're giving oral sex well, there shouldn't be much visible.

uncleacid

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2015-11-17 1:26:02 PM

I guess Ken shops at Walmart.

lindalouwho

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2015-11-17 1:26:26 PM

moothemagiccow: it puzzled me completely that you could take off her pants and there was just nothing down there.

I find it interesting that you don't mention the same thing for Ken or G.I. Joe...

Yogimus

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2015-11-17 1:27:11 PM

I don't know what bothers me the most about this.

I suppose it is the child. Yep, it's the kid, because look at the little thing. The implication is, you can't enjoy toys for toys. You have to be a boy for male oriented toys, a girl for dollies, or a farking poofter if you want to cross lines. Can't just be a boy playing with dolls. You have to be a FABULOUS little thing to even consider the practice.

This is very heteronormative thinking, that takes more steps backwards than it does forward in the war for gender normalization.

Captain Jean Luc Picard

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2015-11-17 1:28:41 PM

Ex-Texan: I remember when my boys were younger, i got them happy meals, and the choice was for the boys, hot wheels, or girls got a "Skipper", Barbie knockoff. Imagine their dismay when they both got the Skipper figures. To turn it around, I grabbed some scrap wood from my models, made a crude delta wing glider , and affixed an Estes rocket motor to each. The kids then had great fun launching Skipper in to "orbit". Sure it went a couple of thousand feet, but making the kids happy at that was a lot of fun at the time. Blah, blah, cops and all that rot. No one one expect Skipper on a rocket glider, huh?

Good show. Good show.

mike_d85

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2015-11-17 1:29:46 PM

Sounds stupid.
...

Well, you kids have fun!

Nurglitch

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2015-11-17 1:29:48 PM

moothemagiccow: it puzzled me completely that you could take off her pants and there was just nothing down there.

I recall the expression on my daughter's face when she realized that she could remove her new barbie's clothes. Followed by a priceless "what the what?" expression on her face having done so.

IrateShadow

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2015-11-17 1:31:31 PM

Conceptually, I don't have a problem with putting a boy in a Barbie ad. I do have a problem with making that kid look like he walked off the set of Bruno. If anything, it's working against the idea of making dolls inclusive.

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