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W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:27 pm
by Disconn3cted
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... -ban_N.htmhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29508066/CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Just in time for Barbie's 50th birthday, a West Virginia lawmaker wants to outlaw the doll.
Democratic Delegate Jeff Eldridge is proposing to ban the sale of the Mattel doll and others like her in West Virginia.
He says the dolls influence girls to place too much importance on physical beauty, at the expense of their intellectual and emotional development.
He joins others who have criticized the doll over the years for promoting materialism and an unnatural body image.
Barbie turns 50 on March 9, and the toy maker has made big plans this year to mark the anniversary.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:29 pm
by Tasdik
BAN THE WHORE!
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:32 pm
by Twist
No, dont ban it!I like how Barbie smells after i put it on fire.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:45 pm
by LadyOphelia
... I still have all my barbie dolls, clothes, accessories even the dam barbie corvette. But don't tell anyone I told you
Side note: Omg I'm so emotionally farked up I want to kill myself cus barbie is prettier than me
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:17 pm
by Disconn3cted
I added a new link with a video
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:20 pm
by Sacchin
They need to ban Bratz, those things are whores >_>
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:21 pm
by Grimjaw
Current television, their friends, their age, and their desire to fit in will be the bigger influences in any girls early life. Playing with dolls at their appropriate age is nothing to worry about, when they get older they will grow out of it. And even on the off chance of one person lingering longer in any stage, it can be blamed on poor parenting, or other forms of bad supervision.
I believe there's no reason for his claim to have any ground, it's completely absurd.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:14 pm
by Swindler
That's ridiculous... Seriously.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:18 pm
by Doron
doesn't that guy watch Ugly Betty?
Not all girls are influenced..
But yea..
Barbie is a slut..
Did you know Ken was originally cin's lover?
Yes, cin is that old.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:44 pm
by *BlackFox
Omg this is ridiculous and this guy needs to focus on more important issues.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:33 pm
by inky
Criminals with free organ transplants? psshhhh...
Economic crisis? meh. it'll fix itself.
Problems with other nations? lol. we has nukes nweyzz...
Starving families?Didn't we make McDonalds for that?
BARBIES?! ZOMGA FUUKKEN BAN THEM!
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:45 pm
by *BlackFox
inky wrote:Criminals with free organ transplants? psshhhh...
Economic crisis? meh. it'll fix itself.
Problems with other nations? lol. we has nukes nweyzz...
Starving families?Didn't we make McDonalds for that?
BARBIES?! ZOMGA FUUKKEN BAN THEM!
ROFL!
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:17 pm
by Priam
They'd better look at the fact that people are getting children at way younger ages, Those young parents have no clue what to do in several cases, and not all of them are lucky enough to have granps backing up.
So when those children divert to the wrong path at some age, they need to blame something.
In this case, barby's going down for little children wanting to dress like their teen mother.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:28 pm
by Foilin
Priam wrote:They'd better look at the fact that people are getting children at way younger ages, Those young parents have no clue what to do in several cases, and not all of them are lucky enough to have granps backing up.
So when those children divert to the wrong path at some age, they need to blame something.
In this case, barby's going down for little children wanting to dress like their teen mother.
That is a win post.
Re: W. Va. lawmaker proposes bill to ban barbie
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:32 am
by Disconn3cted
When I was about 8 years old I had a friend that played with barbies. She had a doll house and everyone time I came to her house all the barbies would be naked sitting on the coach together, or they would be the car or somethin. Always naked. Maybe that is why WV can't have barbies
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