The new "Totally Stylin Tattoos Barbie", released in March 2009, comes with body art stickers (tattoos) and a set of tattoos for children.Jenn Alcayago says, "It's attracting kids too young to want to expose parts of their body to show off tattoos" http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tatoo-Barbie-Parents-In-US-Voice-Concern-Over-Message-of-Doll-Featuring-Body-Art/Article/20090311523033 Sales of Tattoo Barbie are greater than they expected and Mattel says it has no plans to discontinue the doll.
Barbie has had several controversial themes in the past. Slumber Party Barbie comes with a book titled How to Lose Weight, which advised "Don't Eat". It also comes with a bathroom scale reading 110 pounds, which would be 35 pounds underweight for a woman 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Has Mattel gone too far? Have we taken away the innocence of childhood? Why can't little girls just be little girls? Why rush them to be teenagers?
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