History of Barbie doll

kalash · February 02, 2016, 03:29:51 AM

http://www.messynessychic.com/2016/01/29/meet-lilli-the-high-end-german-call-girl-who-became-americas-iconic-barbie-doll/

"...turns out Barbie's original design was based on a German adult gag-gift escort doll named Lilli. That's right, she wasn't a dentist or a surgeon, an Olympian gymnast, a pet stylist or an ambassador for world peace. And she certainly wasn't a toy for little girls..."

Dori · February 02, 2016, 11:58:23 AM

I always thought Barbie was too severe. Not proportional.

They now have Barbies in all sizes. I will be curious to see which ones fail and which ones sell. Oh wait, in this PC culture they probably wouldn't report that.

walkstall · February 02, 2016, 12:32:22 PM

Quote from: Dori on February 02, 2016, 11:58:23 AM
I always thought Barbie was too severe. Not proportional.

They now have Barbies in all sizes. I will be curious to see which ones fail and which ones sell. Oh wait, in this PC culture they probably wouldn't report that.

When will they come out with the first transvestite Barbie?

Dori · February 02, 2016, 02:32:19 PM

Quote from: walkstall on February 02, 2016, 12:32:22 PM
When will they come out with the first transvestite Barbie?

Yep, that's next and gay Ken....oh wait, I think Ken's always been gay

Solar · February 02, 2016, 04:03:59 PM

Quote from: Dori on February 02, 2016, 02:32:19 PM
Yep, that's next and gay Ken....oh wait, I think Ken's always been gay

You could say he's eunuch, ummm, I mean unique.....

DeepBook · February 03, 2016, 04:25:25 AM

Quote from: Dori on February 02, 2016, 02:32:19 PM
Yep, that's next and gay Ken....oh wait, I think Ken's always been gay

Toy Story really showed that.

edwardsantiago · April 06, 2016, 04:18:46 AM

The first Barbie doll was introduced in both blonde and brunette in March 1959. Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Refer more on this website.

milos · May 09, 2016, 04:25:50 AM

I've just found this video and believe it's cute, the only error being to confuse an Ukrainian for Russian. I suppose that in a fantasy world we should expect fantastic characters, and not realistic ones. And Lammily is for lame of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTJifjW7hFY