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I just heard that now they are making a lesbian Barbie called the "Bobbie" doll. That is just pointless. How can you tell the different between a straight Barbie and a homosexual one. I hope they never sell them in regular stores, that's the last thing kids need. Do you realize what kids do with regular Barbies? I can't even imagine what they'd come up with if they knew that their doll was "lesbian".

What do they do with regular Barbies?

wow. thats REEEEEALLY stupid. I wonder if she has hair under her arms.... :p

lol, its great how mass media turns the way people think and believe into lifestyles with fasion, decor and whatnot to follow.

Gays everywhere should be pissed. lol, they should have been pissed when it was queer eye for the straight guy!

What do they do with regular Barbies?

Let me put it this way, little kids rarely keep the Barbie's clothes on for long...

I just heard that now they are making a lesbian Barbie called the "Bobbie" doll. That is just pointless. How can you tell the different between a straight Barbie and a homosexual one. I hope they never sell them in regular stores, that's the last thing kids need. Do you realize what kids do with regular Barbies? I can't even imagine what they'd come up with if they knew that their doll was "lesbian".

I guess Bobbie is the one in cammie trousers and tanktop that says "Melissa Etheridge is a hottie" and decks Ken and tosses Barbie over her shoulder..hehe

Let me put it this way, little kids rarely keep the Barbie's clothes on for long...
Sounds like you know what your talking about.... :D

Sounds like you know what your talking about.... :D

My mom ran a daycare for 12 years, I know. And I played with Barbies myself when I was younger....

But Barbie and Ken are asexual. The only difference is hair, and boobs.

Kids are monsters enough without having to be changed to GAy little monsters. Whoever made up that idea must be on crack. The other message was right how will they make them gay? Gay is a serious of actions not a label you can just place.

Everyone has known for years that Ken was gay. He was hooking up with G. I. Joe wayyyyyy back in the day--something about the kung-fu grip from what I understand.

Everyone has known for years that Ken was gay. He was hooking up with G. I. Joe wayyyyyy back in the day--something about the kung-fu grip from what I understand.

my GI Joes did share a box with my Masters of the Universe, and all those rippling muscles rubbing together cannot have gone unnoticed...the fact that my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were often also in there just adds a whole nother level of disturbing to the mix...

Speaking of gay Ken:
http://www.raiderofthelostkitsch.com/1boogieken.gif

Oh my Unequa...is that why my GI Joes were always needing cigarettes after being put away in their toybox?...

my GI Joes did share a box with my Masters of the Universe, and all those rippling muscles rubbing together cannot have gone unnoticed...the fact that my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were often also in there just adds a whole nother level of disturbing to the mix...
I didn't have Ninja Turtles. But I bet Optimus Prime and Skeletor got along just fine. I wonder what Orko and Megatron where doing when I didn't look.

You got it--they were partying down with Ken and Captain Kirk the whole time. No wonder Barbie was constantly getting Ken to buy her all that shit--the Corvette, the Dream House--it was so she'd keep Ken's secret. :D

I guess Bobbie is the one in cammie trousers and tanktop that says "Melissa Etheridge is a hottie" and decks Ken and tosses Barbie over her shoulder..hehe

She has a leather jacket and a bad attitude. That's all I know. They haven't made a gay male doll yet, they'll probably name him Gary and dress him in a tight cop outfit like the guy on Reno 911.

She has a leather jacket and a bad attitude. That's all I know. They haven't made a gay male doll yet, they'll probably name him Gary and dress him in a tight cop outfit like the guy on Reno 911.
Did you miss disco Ken??? Here he is again just for you.
http://www.raiderofthelostkitsch.com/1boogieken.gif

Did you miss disco Ken??? Here he is again just for you.
http://www.raiderofthelostkitsch.com/1boogieken.gif

Oh, dear god...

Yes! YES! Bow before Disco Ken!!!!!! BOW TO HIM!!!!!!!!!

hehehe

Introducing the Bobbie Doll!

Comes with:
-Shaved Head
-Hairy Legs
-Picket sign demanding Gay Rights
-Leather Pants, Vest, Hat
-Combat Boots
-Cigarettes
-Mustache.

Coming Soon: Queene Dolls and Bobbie's Dream Gay Bar!

Introducing the Bobbie Doll!

Comes with:
-Shaved Head
-Hairy Legs
-Picket sign demanding Gay Rights
-Leather Pants, Vest, Hat
-Combat Boots
-Cigarettes
-Mustache.

Coming Soon: Queene Dolls and Bobbie's Dream Gay Bar!

What is sad is the fact that all of that will probably come out on the market. Scary.

Hahahahahaha.

from http://zombiedeathkoala.blogspot.com (yesterday):

As if Barbie didn't already cater to enough stereotypes, now there's going to be the Little Gay Doll That Could. That's right, "Bobbie" came onto American shelves last week, and she's ready to dyke the world in her muscle t-shirt, leather jacket, and tattoos.

Creator Stephanie Prod got the idea for her lesbian Barbie while working on her NYU master's thesis on lesbians' underrepresentation in popular culture; she apparently thought that gay women have an equal right to be stereotyped and given eating disorders by toy makers, and took it upon herself to ensure that the next generation of lesbians will grow up as self-conscious as their straight counterparts.

Her plan might have one small wrinkle, in that the Bobbie dolls come with their own mini vibrators and cannot be purchased by anybody under 18, making them yet another example of pop culture turning homosexuality into a novelty.

This delicious pastiche is perfectly topped off with sprinkles of hilarity when one reads the reactions of those on the "Rapture Ready" forums; nothing has me rolling in the aisles quite like the outrage from proud, Rapture-fearing parents who complain about a gay toy their kids won't ever see. They feel fine telling their kids that God is going to send most of the human race to suffer in a torture dimension for the rest of eternity, but they can't handle explaining that boys sometimes kiss other boys and girls sometimes do more than play tea party together.


Rapture Ready forum: http://www.rr-bb.com/archive/index.php/t-155082

you people make me sick.

so what if they make a lesbian barbie? kids arent even going to see it. i honestly think they should. are you going to shelter kids their whole lives? there ARE homosexuals in this world, believe it or not!

what about the kid with a homosexual or bisexual parent? should we teach them that homo/bisexuals are nasty, evil people?

and oh boy,kids undress barbies. do you people remember how damn hard it was to get clothes back ON them? (shoes were worse to get on, but my point remains) little kids dont really have the dexterity to slip barbies emaciated arms through the skin tight sleeves.

barbies are horrible. dont even get me started. she'd look like a freak in real life. her feet are so small, she'd probably fall over. and she usually did anyway.

you people make me sick.

so what if they make a lesbian barbie? kids arent even going to see it. i honestly think they should. are you going to shelter kids their whole lives? there ARE homosexuals in this world, believe it or not!

what about the kid with a homosexual or bisexual parent? should we teach them that homo/bisexuals are nasty, evil people?

and oh boy,kids undress barbies. do you people remember how damn hard it was to get clothes back ON them? (shoes were worse to get on, but my point remains) little kids dont really have the dexterity to slip barbies emaciated arms through the skin tight sleeves.

barbies are horrible. dont even get me started. she'd look like a freak in real life. her feet are so small, she'd probably fall over. and she usually did anyway.

1. how exactly does such a toy advance tollerance of homosexuality? it represents a stereotyped view of a "dyke" which bears no resemblence to what it really means to be a lesbian.
2. the "toys" come with tiny Barbie-size vibrators, so what do kids have to do with the issue? you can't buy one of these if you are under 18 anyway.
3. why on Earth would gay people be happy about a gay Barbie being made? Barbie is a symbol of everything crappy about American culture, and i would think the gay community would be delighted to NOT be represented in the ranks of anorexic plastic fashion dolls.
4. don't tell people they make you sick when you haven't even bothered to read what they all wrote. that makes you look like a jerk whose opinions aren't worth reading.

1. i was not saying barbies were in anyway good for children. look at the last part of my post. i never said i supported that toy, which isnt even representative of average people. in fact, i condemned them. i didnt even get into the stereotype issue. well, maybe i did with the clothes refrence..

2. and now, you should read the second sentence of my post. "kids arent even going to see it." guess you decided to skip that.

3. i was saying they should not be sheltered from the fact that there are homo/bisexuals out there.

4. i was referring to the first post mainly. guess i should have quoted it.
and i guess you should read the post you're quoting, eh?

My Barbies were gay in the 60s. Barbie, Midge and Skipper (ooh la la) all living in the same house, having lots of turkey-baster kids, and not having a thing to do with that vanilla Ken, who lived in the other box. :D

The only truly sad thing about "Bobbie" is that the toy manufacturers don't seem to think kids have any imagination at all.

My Barbies were gay in the 60s. Barbie, Midge and Skipper (ooh la la) all living in the same house, having lots of turkey-baster kids, and not having a thing to do with that vanilla Ken, who lived in the other box. :D

The only truly sad thing about "Bobbie" is that the toy manufacturers don't seem to think kids have any imagination at all.Yah! Like Ken would want anything to do with them. He's got his hands full with G.I. Joe with the kung-fu grip!

Yah! Like Ken would want anything to do with them. He's got his hands full with G.I. Joe with the kung-fu grip!
I dunno... when Barbie sent all the kids to the movies and got the whips out, you could count on Ken to be peekin' in the window. ;)

I dunno... when Barbie sent all the kids to the movies and got the whips out, you could count on Ken to be peekin' in the window. ;)
Only to critique her form, girlfriend. *Makes snappy motion with hand*

Only to critique her form, girlfriend. *Makes snappy motion with hand*So that's what caused all the marks on Skipper. ;)

3. i was saying they should not be sheltered from the fact that there are homo/bisexuals out there.


They should be sheltered from stereotypes. The "Bobbie doll" is just a stereotype, I'm pretty sure that most lesbians aren't like that at all. Kids don't need to think that every woman wearing a leather jacket is lesbian.

they shouldnt necesarily be sheltered from stereotypes, but rather be taught that stereotypes are wrong.

First a gay TeleTubbie now a bull dyke Barbie. My kid is going to play with nothing but legos.

Since this doll isn't for sale to children, and won't be sold in shops which cater to children... what's the big deal? It's just a cash-in on the current tendency among some young adults of all sexual orientations to buy excessive quantities of surprisingly expensive kitsch plastic tat. But if it raises a few right-wing blood pressures and pops the odd subarachnoid artery here and there then it can only be a good thing.

yay for popping arteries over a doll!

I can see it now: Bull dyke Barbie! Can wrestle a buffalo to the ground with her bare hands and have her wicked way with it!

>cringe<

I can just see it now...a BDSM Bobbie...complete with Dominatrix outfit and a strapon to show Barbie what a real man can do..lol....oh man..that is just so wrong in so many ways..lol

She apparently thought that gay women have an equal right to be stereotyped and given eating disorders by toy makers

Never thought of rights like that. :?

My personal favorites...

www.dykedolls.com/

haha actually i never thought about it like that either.

i think they should at least make dolls that more accurately depict women. but then again, those wouldnt sell. dont want your little girl to look anything short of a trendy pencil thin anorexic whore.

Oh, come on, these are stupid little things that are funny as hell. So what if they're aimed at adults, there's still a definite need for gay people to be able to reconnect with their youth. Locker-room talk about getting laid and sleep-overs talking about what guys to marry are a stereotyped standard for heteros, but gays just have to sit through it, grinning and bearing it. And we all know that these are mostly going to be bought by dirty old men anyway.

First a gay TeleTubbie now a bull dyke Barbie. My kid is going to play with nothing but legos.
Careful. You would be amazed what you can build with Legos.

But for a really wild time, you need Duplo.

Yeah, dude. I'm having trouble getting my LEGOs to vibrate.

perhaps Sticklebricks is the only answer :)

Yeah, dude. I'm having trouble getting my LEGOs to vibrate.
That's where you have to create a Bionicle/Lego hybrid.

BDSM Barbie... ;)