The Stiletto Philosopher

Looks like poor Barbie can’t catch a break in the days leading up to her 50th birthday.  No matter what she does, people aren’t satisfied.  For example, Barbie and her pal Teresa just want to go work out in their revealing and glittery apparel, but she can’t even work out in peace.

Now mom’s are finding a reason to be angry with the blond bombshell doll.

What could Barbie possibly have done to deserve this?  I wonder if this new backlash has anything to do with the new look Mattel recently unveiled for their popular line of dolls?

Yes, Barbie got a new look for her birthday and mom’s aren’t happy about it.  Not at all.  Why?  Well, it might have something to do with the sheet of sticker “tattoos” she comes with so that young girls can tat her up as they see fit.

Or it might have something to do with the tattoo gun that comes with the doll so that children can apply their own tattoos while they’re in their room cutting their hair and using finger paints to put their “make-up” on…

Okay…okay…it’s not really as bad as it sounds.  I mean, these are temporary tattoos that come with Barbie.  And in all fairness, parents really should be supervising what their kids are doing with finger paints and scissors.

But why are moms freaking out over tattoos?  Personally, I’d be more concerned with the trashy make-up and clothes than a glitter butterfly.  But that’s just me.  Maybe I don’t understand the dangers of tattoos.

Especially when combined with the deadly Barbie mind control techniques…

I can see why mothers wouldn’t want their precious little girls to begin covering their bodies with real tattoos before they turn 10.  That makes sense to me.  What I fail to understand is the correlation between playing with fake tattoos and going on to get a real tattoo later in life.

Actually, it’s more than that.  I don’t understand the negative stigma attached to tattoos.  I don’t have any because I’m too flighty to pick something I’d like long term…and I really don’t like pain and needles.  That doesn’t mean I think less of people who do have them.  Does a little ink on the skin suddenly make a person a raving lunatic or a criminal?  Does a tattoo turn a decent person into trash?

Clearly I don’t get it.  There are plenty of reasons to hate Barbie and her new look.  The tattoo doesn’t seem the greatest concern.

But what do I know, right?

Jen

“The difference?  I make sarcasm look good…even without a tattoo.”

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