Burka Barbie for Save the Children
Because nothing represents girls’ rights better than this:
One of the world’s most famous children’s toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover – wearing a burkha.Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby’s for Save The Children.
More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy.
Dan wants to know if Barbie also has a removable head.
No Sheeples Here comments,
So, little girls feel that repression and subjugation represents them? Let’s hope the genitals are mutilated in an anatomically and culturally correct depiction of Muslim womanhood.
Phyllis wonders about Ken,
Will clean-cut Ken now come (pun intended, ‘tis mine) with four burqa’ed Barbie doll wives?
Jammie answers Phyllis’s question:
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November 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 am
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November 22nd, 2009 at 9:28 am
But as a surprise for dad each Burka Barbie is suitably attired underneath by Frederick’s of Hollywood.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
OMG… I’m laughing till my sides hurt. Burka Barbie indeed!
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:15 pm
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November 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 am
I think maybye it went to far with burka. I would like to see a Barbie with a more modern scarf dress.
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