Barbie has always been known to stir up controversy. Her tiny waste, tiny feet, huge boobs, and revealing outfits have always been there to comfort young girls everywhere. Which is precisely what has always been what stirs people up. Now that version is put to shame with Burka Barbie!
Barbie has always been best-known for her revealing costumes and impossibly pneumatic figure. For her 50th birthday, though, the queen of the toy shop has apparently decided it’s time to take a more modest approach. A new exhibition of the globally popular doll has her appearing in a traditional burka.
The look, which will come as a surprise to those who remember previous incarnations as an air stewardess and a French maid, is part of a Mattel-backed anniversary celebration of dolls in multicultural outfits created by the Italian designer Eliana Lorena.
“This is really important for girls, wherever they are from,” Ms Lorena said. “They should have the opportunity to play with a Barbie that they feel represents them.”
Somehow Mattel manages to ramp up the sexism with this new pint-size delight. When American Girl doll went Jewish, at least she wasn’t in the traditional covering…if that even is a silver lining.
I can’t help but wonder, Is she just naked under the burka?
Via Scornful_Luigi, “Burka Barbie, a doll for the modern age. Really? A doll for the medieval age would be more fitting.”
I suddenly feel a little bit better about the original Barbie.
