Barbie sex doll?

Barbie Blurs the Lines Again


Boundary lines are continually getting assaulted and apparently child/adult relationships are the next lines to be blurred. As Mattel’s Barbie is featured in the Swimsuit edition of men’s magazine Sports Illustrated, one can’t help but wonder, “why put a child’s toy next to flesh and blood models who strive for Barbie’s ‘perfection?’” Eve Vawter, editor of the blog “Mommyish, is deeply troubled by this as well. Listen as she expresses her concern. “Our girls are only so young for such a very short time and taking one of her toys and putting it alongside sexualized and dehumanized images of women to fall under the male gaze is wrong on so many levels. Barbie is no longer just a doll. She is a sex doll.”