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Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:32:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

I grew up with 6 sisters and we had a Barbie village set up in our basement playroom with each of us having our own Barbie home. Borrowing Barbie clothes without asking was sometimes the cause of great fights! Instead of having a pink convertible we used our only brother's army jeep for wheels! I agree that Barbie was indeed perfect and led the perfect life in our made up fantasies. Just like the romance novels we later replaced her with, we sooner or later realize those live are just that... fantasy!

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:40:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

2 words... "BARBIE WORLD" I had over 20 barbies, 2 kens, 57 chevy, another red car, a hair salon, an ice cream shop, houses, furniture and much more. Barbies was all I played when I was younger. And Dorian, I was also always at the neighbors or they were at my house playing! Now as I am older I collect babies - over 20 now from a Sponge Bob, Shrek, Holiday to Valentine's Day ones! Also one day when I have a little girl too I will totally pass them on to her and or/ buy her lots of them so she can play. Thanks for writing this article, it brought back lots of memories for me.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:34:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

Here Is A comment from a Male's perspective . Growing up I played with GI JOE . The only other Friends I had were Girls with their Barbies . I kind of took a liking to girls at the early age of 7 . I loved Barbies long blonde Hair, Fancy Clothes, bright Red lips and Sporty Car . I found one in particular very arousing . She had a Bright Pink Latex micro mini Skirt , matching jacket , thigh high boots and pink stiletto shoes. I asked my Mom if we Could buy her for my friend next doors next Birthday . ( I KEPT IT ) ! this was my Model figure of the Women of my Dreams and the Girl I would Some day Marry. This Doll Kept my Standards High .To make a long story Short , I found and married My blue eyed `Blonde , High maintenance Barbie. I also Still to this Day Have that Doll on display in my bed room . Not only as reminder but as a model for Other Girls I have Been With in my Past - present and Future. I think Barbie Sets a somewhat unrealistic Goal on Some , not All . She Says `be like me and you can have it ALL .

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:34:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

Since my name is Barbara and went by Barbie as a child when the doll came out, I have never liked it.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:37:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

I agree; poor Barbie is much maligned. Ultimately, it's a creative toy. My cousin and I would spend hours building a Barbie world in my bedroom, complete with intricate plots and intrigues. I never felt like I should look like Barbie; I mean, she's a doll and absurdly non-human. I don't want a seam down my legs, holes in my feet, and a polished plastic torso with no nipples. :)

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:47:00 AM -  Bama said...

I have to say as a child I was never a huge Barbie fan, probably because they were expensive. Now that I have a daughter the Barbie faze has already come and gone. She prefers to play with her Bratz dolls. I can't say that I like them any better,their proportions are better but they are babies and teenagers wearing to much makeup.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:05:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

I've loved Barbie since 1959...yes, I AM that old!! I still own my #1 Blonde beauty and attend the National Barbie Doll Convention every year. Children know that she is a "doll" something to build fantasies and playtimes on. No one ever dreams of growing up and being a drug addict, terminally ill, unemployed or homeless. These are sad things which can occur when real life intervenes. Let children be children and dream......Barbie is a fun toy...obviously...as she has endured for 49 years!!

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:22:00 AM -  Laurenrmi said...

I think it's ridiculous for people to be attacking a doll!!! Little girls arent thinking oh i want to look just like her blah blah blah...it's just great fun playing with Barbie and all her accessories. I remember waking up one christmas morning and finding Barbie and ken and a room full of clothes and her dream house and car...It was the best christmas ever!! and to this day I LOVE her! I had the blonde bubble haired straight waist doll...and put her in that black sequined gown with the microphone and she was a star. What great memories. Just because a little girl plays with Barbie doesn't mean she will become anorexic.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:27:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

I love Barbie! She was a wonderful inspiration for me and I think she continues to be a positive role model for girls. She is not only pretty, she is smart -- she has had careers including teacher, businesswoman, dentist, and more. Go Barbie!

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:40:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

i bought plenty of barbies for my now grown daughter when she was young,she played with them constantly.she has over 50.her very first one was skipper {hollywood].,when she was 4.i love them my self.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:25:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I never had a Barbie as a child. This did not bother me as I was a real Tom-Boy and had much more fun playing horses, with Dinky Cars and with guns and holsters with my brother. When my little sister came along and was old enough for a Barbie, my parents decided I should have a doll too. Did they buy me a Barbie? No, I had a Tammy doll. You could still dress her up and she was pretty but she was plump (as was I)how do you think that made me feel?
I always said I didn't have a Barbie, I had a fat Barbie.
Never mind, that was then, this is now. I still bought Barbies for my Granddaughter and she loved them.
Happy Birthday Barbie.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:27:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I do not remember playing with Barbie until after my Father died and that concerns me because I don't know if I blocked that part of my life out or whether I began to play after my Father died because my childhood was too tramatic when he was alive. I guess that is a question I need to ask a professional.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:36:00 PM -  Laura said...

Dream! Barbie and her friends were the characters of my stories. I made up plot lines that lasted for weeks! Barbie would fall in love with Western Ken, only to realize he was stealing all the horses from her friends, so then she would dump him and hook up with Prom Date Ken, only he mysteriously died, etc., etc. Playing with my Barbies allowed my story-telling to blossom. Today, I am a writer of short stories and novels. Never once did I wish I could look like Barbie - I wished for her clothes, but not her body.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:49:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I was an only child for the first 6yrs of my lil life,and my mother bought me every single Barbie that came out...when my sister came along, I have to admit I was Stingy! I didn't dare share my Barbies with her, after all she was my most priced possesion. I loved my Barbie, i had the wicker funiture, and I didnt have the Pink Convertible, I had the Yellow Corvette!! that came with a remote control...i was so COOL! as the years went by, my sisters took over all of my Barbie collection but as an adult I started a new collection,The Holiday Barbie...and let me tell you that to this day, she holds so many wonderful memories of my childhood,my Grandmother still calls me her Barbie and I have always taken that as a compliment.I only recently discovered that our birthdays are a day apart,mine is on the 8th,so HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBIE!

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:55:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I was a total Barbie Girl! I had the Dream house the RV, the plane, the beach house, the townhouse, I was the youngest of four and the only girl - my mom had as much fun with Barbie as I did. Now I share the fun with my little girl. I do not understnad all the fuss over her too perfect look. SHE IS A DOLL. I never wanted to have sewn on eyes like my Raggedy Ann and I never wanted massive boobs like my Barbie doll. If children develop an unhealthy need to look like Barbie it is just a symptom of a greater underlying problem that was already there.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:29:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I love Barbie. As an only girl, I played with her a lot. When I got Ken, Barbie's first boyfriend, they would go out on dates in Barbie's car. Barbie was very independent & she always wanted to pick Ken up.
Thanks to my special niece I could continue to play with Barbie as an adult...we would have a lot of fun! My niece is getting older now and I’m afraid it’s true that the Brat dolls have all but taken over her playroom. I like the Bratz dolls but I will always be most fond of Barbie :)
Happy Birthday Barbie xoxo

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:30:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I loved my barbie, she was what I wanted to be when I grew up it is good for kids to live in fairy tales for as long as they can, becuase hope makes us happy, and stronger.Some times i still wish I was a kid and played with my super to it all barbie

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:33:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I was totally a Barbie Girl from 1959 (yes, I'm that old, too)! I could play with her for hours. Me and my next door neighbor has so much fun with her, and neither of us ever thought that we wanted to be her. She was a constant source of entertainment and put our imaginations to work. I still have a huge collection of Barbie's, her Car, Phonograph, Clothes and accessories. She'll always be special to me and my granddaughters.

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:34:00 PM -  yunuen said...

I love Barbie since I was a little girl!! I still collect Barbies and I'm 27 years old. I have around 80 barbies so far. She is a passion, an obsession or something too strong in my life!!
I love that doll

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:51:00 PM -  Heather said...

I absolutely loved my Barbie's growing up. I would sit in my room for hours using my imagination and building worlds for her and coming up with story lines for her. I even read her comic books. I think people who say negative things about her should calm down. She's a toy! I was a fat kid and I played with her and didn't become anorexic. She made me feel that I could grow up and be beautiful, have a great career and great friends. Barbie rocks!

Comment: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:13:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

I love Barbie! I can't wait to have a daughter to play Barbies with! I have three sons, so I'm still waiting. They called me "Barbie" in high school. Ring Ding as I'm walking through the giant ring, the announcer, called me "Barbie" as he usually did and had to correct himself with my real name. It was funny and I turned bright red! Happy Birthday, Barbie!

Comment: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:37:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

I guess Barbie was my ultimate role model along with Anne Francis ("Honey West") and Doris Day. I never thought about looking like her, although she was beautiful. Mine had the bubble cut with the Jackie Kennedy type brown outfit and pillbox hat. Mine was going to stay single and raise her siblings. She also dated GI Joe because Ken was too wimpy. Because Barbie could do all things (and my parents said girls could do anything), it never occurred to me to question it, but to strive for all things I wanted. And, happily, I did.

Comment: Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:36:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

Does anyone out there remember the doll that is related to Barbie that when you twisted her arm she would group boobs? She was like a pre-teen
I can't remember her name but I have one.

Comment: Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:36:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

Does anyone out there remember the doll that is related to Barbie that when you twisted her arm she would group boobs? She was like a pre-teen
I can't remember her name but I have one.

Comment: Friday, March 14, 2008 1:12:00 AM -  Anonymous said...

I remember the first Barbie I saw that was a medium skin tone African-American. Before then, all the black barbies were extremely dark-skin. I was thrilled!Plus she was a police officer, how cool is that! And Barbie still looks great!

Comment: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:29:00 PM -  Anonymous said...

My daugther does not play with Barbie or the Bratz or any other doll that protrays women as hoagies and sex symbols. What I see is so many women that are so unhappy with who they are and have such a fixation with self. I desire my daughter to have character more than anything else. She is the most physically beautifully little girl. The first thing people tell her when they see her is that she is so beautiful. One thing she knows about herself is that she is beautiful but that does not make her better than anyone else. Barbie and the Bratz dolls are wrong models of who I want my little girl to be. God may not send her a Ken, and I don't want her mistreating any man because she is beautiful. Her beauty is a blessing from God not a symbol to make her think she is more than anyone else. I hope women will one day get a grip on their own self worth.