Totally stylin' tattoo Barbie. Yup. On sale now. And sold out in many locations..

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<p>Well it finally happened. Totally stylin’ tattoo Barbie is on sale. She comes with 40 temporary tattoos. Including those low back tattoos that peak up and out of her jeans. Yikes. Barbie with body art. Guess piercings or pole dancing will be next?</p>

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<p>We had ONE Barbie doll per girl in my day, when they finally were “invented”, and bought or made the outfits and accessories. My niece would get a new doll for every outfit… Why not just buy the doll tatoos and do it yourself? Or is it too old fashioned to actually replace clothes and accessories on a doll? I also find it disturbing that preschoolers have these teenage dolls- preteens are thinking fashion and body shapes.</p>

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<p>I can’t believe Barbie has a tramp stamp!</p>

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<p>What’s the big deal? If you don’t agree, don’t buy one for your kids. Problem solved.</p>

<p>I know Barbies don’t send the best message, but again, that just means I won’t buy them for my kids. If other parents want to, it’s their choice.</p>

<p>I also wonder what has happened to our idea of real vs. make-believe. I had a Barbie that was an Olympic swimmer, too…but I never thought that meant that I had to be one.</p>

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<p>I think Matell plants these “controversies” as part of their marketing plan. Yawn.</p>

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<p>^^Agree. Without them, Barbie will become obsolete. Any controversy surrounding a brand is good for the brand. BTW, Barbie just celebrated her 50th anniversary. I’m still waiting for the Middle Aged College Parent Barbie and Ken special edition.</p>

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<p>Gee, kids might learn a lesson if those tatoos were permanent. They could sell a tattoo-removal kits as an add-on accessory.</p>

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<p>Actually, I see this more as a reflection on tattoo culture then on Barbie. When Barbie has something, it is no longer edgy, counter-culture, etc. Is it really cool to be 23 and dressing like Barbie?</p>

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<p>Grace, the demographics for Barbie are now 5-9 year olds. Most girls are over Barbie by the age of 10. Some research says even by 8 interest is waning. And while one family may not buy a Barbie with a tramp stamp kit, it may easily be available at the neighbors. And 5-9 yo’s placing tattoos all over a nekked Barbie may just be a bit too 13 year old for the average 6 yo. I have no problem with body art for those who are in to that. But I just don’t think the world’s 5-9 year olds need that kind of choice. And once it is on the shelves and in the commercials, there is some innocence lost. Wait till you have a 6 yo. You will wish that there were not dolls with the availability of tramp stamps with their boyfriends name on them.</p>

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<p>I do not think we’ll be seeing tatoos with the BF’s name on it available anytime soon for American Girl Dolls.</p>

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<p>I take the Barbie message as you can be and do anything. </p>

<p>A few years ago at a music festival where you camp, we were ‘Camp Barbie’. Our byline was ‘What would Barbie do?’ (which one of the men came up with) We had great fun coming up with new Barbie names…‘Barbie off her meds’, ‘Post-menopausal Barbie’, etc. We also had a Barbie dress-up day, there was Hippie Barbie, Psychedelic Barbie and I was ‘Lawn Flamingo Barbie’ </p>

<p>I think some people grow out of Barbie, but evidently I never did.</p>

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<p>I like to think that I’ll follow my parents’ example and take it as an opportunity to discuss the issue with her instead.</p>

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<p>I agree, but six years old is still six.</p>

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<p>Eewwwwwwwww! What next? Body Piercing Barbie with pre-drilled holes? Smoking Barbie with Nicoderm patches and hypnosis guides? How about Grossly Obese Barbie with removable latex body sheaths to simulate weightloss?</p>

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<p>LOL to these Barbie suggestions. Grossly obese Barbie with Ken as Dr. Lipo!</p>

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<p>There’s an entire underground Barbie counterculture that twists mainstream stuff in interesting ways as performance art…trailer trash Barbie, heroin addict Barbie etc. A couple of years ago, I’m pretty sure tramp stamp Barbie was in there too. Not sure what to make of this new product…</p>

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<p>The new product is the real McCoy. It is Mattel’s Barbie. You can find it for sale on Amazon.com. It is not a knock-off or an underground take-off. [Amazon.com:</a> Used and New: Totally Stylin’ Tattoos Barbie](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001NXO1YE/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1236472037&sr=1-1&condition=new]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001NXO1YE/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1236472037&sr=1-1&condition=new)</p>

<p>She had a friend Nikki [Amazon.com:</a> Used and New: Barbie Totally Tattoos Nikki](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001O0D2FA/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001O0D2FA/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new).</p>

<p>You can spend $95 and get the Barbie Hot Tub Party Bus as well.
<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000ELIXB8/ref=dp_otherviews_2?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&img=2[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000ELIXB8/ref=dp_otherviews_2?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&img=2&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Hot-Party-Vehicle-Play/dp/B000ELIXB8/ref=acc_glance_toys_ai_973_5_tit[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Hot-Party-Vehicle-Play/dp/B000ELIXB8/ref=acc_glance_toys_ai_973_5_tit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Back in the day (the sixties), my friends & I played with Barbies all the time. We would “pool” all of our dolls (we each had 2 or 3) clothes, cars, etc. and set it all up in someones basement and play for days. Never thought much about the body image or any political correctness/non-correctness of it. We just had fun.</p>

<p>As for the tattoo Barbie, I am 50+ and tattoos in general are not my thing (I am happy to report D doesn’t like them either), but I’m not sure that this will be very shocking to very many of the young girls now. I see plenty of younger moms with tats and (non earlobe) piercings.</p>

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<p>Fess Parker “Davy Crockett” muskets. Exact replica Thompson sub-machine guns. Then GI Joe (in 1964), forever. Boys’ toys of the 50s and 60s.</p>

<p>I’ve talked to male friends born from 1948 through 1960. One was an Army Ranger in Nam. Another was a career cop. Two are ministers. I’ve never owned a gun in my adult life. </p>

<p>I’ve never found anyone who recalled any connection between the toys of their youth and their adult attitudes.</p>

<p>As someone said on this thread, if Barbie now comes with tats, then tats are mainstream.</p>

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<p>I think this fits:</p>

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