"Thanks to Italian-based, Japanese-inspired brand Tokidoki, the Barbie doll has been given a bang-on-trend pink bob, heels that would make Carrie Bradshaw jealous... and tattoos."
Some conservatives are outraged over Barbie's makeover, they are fearful that if their daughters play with the tattooed doll that they may turn into a miniature Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton.
Is the new Barbie sending the wrong message? The tattooed Barbie is selling like hotcakes; does that mean that the next Barbie will be holding a joint in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other? Is the Apocalypse around the corner?
Barbie Tattoos
Parents need to chill out; this isn't the first time that Mattel released a Barbie with tattoos. In 2009 Mattel sold a "Totally Stylin' Tattoos Barbie" and America didn't go to hell in a hand basket.
Will the dolls encourage impressionable girls to get tattoos? Maybe, but there's nothing wrong with tattoos. As long as young girls study and don't goof off, who cares if they have a zillion tattoos and piercings?
It's not Barbie's tattoos that are a problem, it's her anorexic figure. Mattel should sell a Barbie with more bounce to the ounce, so that young girls won't starve themselves trying to look like a plastic doll.
Mattel isn't going to back down to public pressure; the dolls are flying off the shelves. But Tattoo Barbie does look more than a bit skanky; maybe Mattel can include a tiny bottle of disinfectant with Tattoo Barbie. Heaven only knows what type of kinky games Barbie has been playing with Ken.
Tattoo Barbie is going to be a collector's item, I'm sure that a lot of adults are buying the dolls for themselves.
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