New Tattooed Barbie Causing Uproar - with pink hair, sky-high stilettos and a cactus-covered pet named “Bastardino.” -
The newest Barbie doll to hit store shelves is sparking controversy.
The doll sports several tattoos, and some parents say it’s sending the wrong message to their kids, reports CBS 2’s Kathryn Brown.
Meet “Tokidoki Barbie,” the newest addition to the iconic doll collection.
She’s edgy — with pink hair, sky-high stilettos and a cactus-covered pet named “Bastardino.”
But it’s her body art that has some parents on edge.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for little girls to be having Barbies with tattoos all over,” parent Reye Griffith said Thursday.
Tokidoki’s upper body is covered with exotic-looking tattoos, including a large flower covering her chest and a tiger curls up her neck.
“I think it sends all the wrong signals for young girls,” said Mitti Hansen, mother to a 4-year-old girl.
Tokidoki is not the first Barbie to sport tattoos. In 2009, Mattel unveiled “Totally Stylin’ Barbie,” but her tattoos were stick-on and removable.
Tokidoki’s are inked on.
“Maybe if a little girl sees that she also wants a tattoo and I think it’s not good,” parent Latifa Zyne said.
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/20/new-york-city-parents-find-nothing-stylish-about-new-tattooed-barbie-doll/
The newest Barbie doll to hit store shelves is sparking controversy.
The doll sports several tattoos, and some parents say it’s sending the wrong message to their kids, reports CBS 2’s Kathryn Brown.
Meet “Tokidoki Barbie,” the newest addition to the iconic doll collection.
She’s edgy — with pink hair, sky-high stilettos and a cactus-covered pet named “Bastardino.”
But it’s her body art that has some parents on edge.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for little girls to be having Barbies with tattoos all over,” parent Reye Griffith said Thursday.
Tokidoki’s upper body is covered with exotic-looking tattoos, including a large flower covering her chest and a tiger curls up her neck.
“I think it sends all the wrong signals for young girls,” said Mitti Hansen, mother to a 4-year-old girl.
Tokidoki is not the first Barbie to sport tattoos. In 2009, Mattel unveiled “Totally Stylin’ Barbie,” but her tattoos were stick-on and removable.
Tokidoki’s are inked on.
“Maybe if a little girl sees that she also wants a tattoo and I think it’s not good,” parent Latifa Zyne said.
Read more -
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/20/new-york-city-parents-find-nothing-stylish-about-new-tattooed-barbie-doll/
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