"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
31 August 2006Despite the hardware issuesI threw in a 3WC link to this the other day:
Toy manufacturer Mattel is reportedly threatening to sue a Brazilian artist for portraying Barbie as a lesbian.
Karin Schwarz's exhibition features pictures of Barbie in compromising situations, reports the Jornal de São Paulo newspaper. Mattel has given the artist 24 hours to close down the exhibition or they say they will take legal action. I found that link at Belhoste, and left the following bit o' snark on the original post:
After all those years with ultra-bland Ken, it's hard to blame Barbie for, um, looking elsewhere.
Came this response:
Personally, I think she and Ken just had an arrangement in their relationship — keeping up appearances. You can't tell me that any guy who dresses as well as Ken isn't gay.
Posted at 6:20 AM to Almost Yogurt
Years ago, Mad Magazine had a spoof of G.I. Joe dolls from various countries, such as "G.I. Frog" who, if I remember correctly, tended to spend the war smoking cigarettes at sidewalk cafes complaining about G.I. Joe. One of the feature4d doll spoofs was "Draft Dodger Ken" who is shown at his draft board in one of Barbie's dresses. Posted by: McGehee at 6:24 AM on 31 August 2006 |