tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post7341144521308985046..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: I am a Total Hypocrite about Porn Star BarbieJulie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-92089041541588256952008-03-10T16:30:00.000-05:002008-03-10T16:30:00.000-05:00Lucy is sitting next to me playing Barbies right t...Lucy is sitting next to me playing Barbies right this minute. <BR/><BR/>I had them growing up and they were one of the least damaging parts of my childhood. I do think as adults we over-sexualize everything, far beyond what our children even see (although I do remember the Francie (?) Barbie whose breasts would grow when you twirled her arm.) Yesterday my children were playing with their baby dolls and giving birth to them, which was way more disturbing than anything I've ever seen them do with their Barbies. And they played an entire exciting game using those sparkly craft puff balls yesterday, too. They constructed houses and named the balls and made color coded id cards ... when they can be entertained by a puff ball for hours, I don't worry too much that Barbie is ruining them. At least not as much as American Idol is .....Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526629366170486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-53144669267872123092008-03-10T14:40:00.000-05:002008-03-10T14:40:00.000-05:00My equivalent imagination creation was Playmobil. ...My equivalent imagination creation was Playmobil. Back then, they were mostly non-descript people and animals, sort of like large Lego people without the blocks (though I used Legos to build their houses). My Mom would help me paint them sometimes so I could make them into pirates or cowboys or whatever I wanted. It was a lot of fun for me as a kid to "make" my toys that way. Now they make them already as pirates, knights, whatever. It's still really fun and neat to see them, but I do wonder sometimes how much it takes away from the imagination.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-63972680291913117642008-03-10T13:17:00.000-05:002008-03-10T13:17:00.000-05:00Next time you pull those out, can I come over? Eve...Next time you pull those out, can I come over? <BR/><BR/>Even if I had my Barbies, I'm not sure I would give them to my daughter, at least not yet. A few of hers are missing arms or legs. Or heads. <BR/><BR/>And the Electric Company! I loved that show. I can still sing that Spiderman song. <BR/><BR/>Bratz are banned from our house, too.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-74687214351722751232008-03-10T08:08:00.000-05:002008-03-10T08:08:00.000-05:00Julie, I love this post! You captured so well my o...Julie, I love this post! You captured so well my own childhhood feelings about Barbie - I loved playing so very much. I can still see my Barbie McDonald's and fashion boutique, as well as this awesome bathtub with a hose/spray you could actually pull out. Damn, I still long for the Barbie Dream House my best friend had, but which my parents said was too expensive! And I still remember forcing myself to give her up because none of my friends played anymore and I felt so babyish compared to them.Terehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850314798468099658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-20104684439677198872008-03-10T04:03:00.000-05:002008-03-10T04:03:00.000-05:00Having only boys, Barbie is a non-issue in my hous...Having only boys, Barbie is a non-issue in my household. What is more of an issue is the toy weaponry boys get infatuated with nowadays. The war games, real or on computer/playstation/ds. Ack!<BR/><BR/>Great post, Julie. Hope you're having a good day.<BR/><BR/>HeidiFamily Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093360285075029799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-57935150060519173712008-03-10T01:22:00.000-05:002008-03-10T01:22:00.000-05:00We have Barbie dolls here. Lots and LOTS of them, ...We have Barbie dolls here. Lots and LOTS of them, most were received as birthday party gifts and I think every single one came in some kind of princessy ball gown (I have to admit I LOVE those dresses. They're actually quite beautiful). <BR/><BR/>I'm less inclined to admit that we also have two Barbie "My Scene" dolls that are similar to Bratz in that they have those weird big eyes and the lips are a bit more collagen injected than good old normal Barbie. They came with clothes that weren't particularly slutty, unlike 90% of Bratz, but they were definitely less conservative than anything Barbie would wear. I guess I'd call them clubbing clothes or "going to the bar" clothes or "I have a hot date tonight" clothes. And they have tattoos on their ankles (but tattoos are nothing unusual in our household so that's a non-issue). Oddly enough, the most objectionable thing about these Bratz wannabes are their shoes. Seriously, their shoes say "You wanna date?" or "Ten dolla, no holla, baby!" or "Would you like a lapdance?" <BR/><BR/>All of this to say that while I hate Bratz, because the things I do find objectionable about them are so unapologetically skanky (Baby Bratz--ack!!!) I do agree that my daughter definitely doesn't see things the way I do. So...I begrudgingly say little about the stripper shoes and the thigh high boots other than that they are ridiculous and just let her play with the damned My Scene dolls.<BR/><BR/>Bratz, however, will never receive the same treatment because no matter HOW my daughter views them, I loathe them and and that's good enough for me.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Moms Speak Up is back on the air after a brief hiatus in bad web host land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-25893196553706347692008-03-09T23:28:00.000-05:002008-03-09T23:28:00.000-05:00Now see, Jeff beat me. I was going to say you cou...Now see, Jeff beat me. I was going to say you could probably hock it all and at least get a new vacuum. ;)<BR/><BR/>-t (yes, still alive, but still haven't managed to blog)atypicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332618564238120593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-26260376611783461162008-03-09T21:28:00.000-05:002008-03-09T21:28:00.000-05:00Oohh, I missed this last time -- thank you for rep...Oohh, I missed this last time -- thank you for reposting. Love it.Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342826784650208124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-2029000448884834212008-03-09T20:16:00.000-05:002008-03-09T20:16:00.000-05:00LOVED Barbie too and wish my girls liked Barbie as...LOVED Barbie too and wish my girls liked Barbie as much as they like the Bratz.<BR/><BR/>Know what you mean about the Barbie lingerie. But if you were a Brady fan, you'll recall that Carol Brady wore a few chiffon-y nighty numbers on the show that barely came past her hips. My Barbie had one too. Alas, the 70's...it was a different time...Amy@UWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054650357827695777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-76161808668078092722008-03-09T19:38:00.000-05:002008-03-09T19:38:00.000-05:00You could probably sell all that stuff on eBay and...You could probably sell all that stuff on eBay and make enough money buy your kids appropriate b-day and Christmas presents for the next 3 years. <BR/><BR/>As you can tell, I'm not much for toy sentiment. Probably because I'm in denial after losing my favorite GI Joe in a parachuting jump gone bad.Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-86753944722079055462008-03-09T19:28:00.000-05:002008-03-09T19:28:00.000-05:00A very wise mother of three daughters, all of whom...A very wise mother of three daughters, all of whom she home educated, told me, when I was agonizing about To Barbie or Not To Barbie, she said, Anne,get over it. They are just dollies.crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-34275656996486363082008-03-09T19:14:00.000-05:002008-03-09T19:14:00.000-05:00I was going to say that bugs are way cooler than B...I was going to say that bugs are way cooler than Barbie any day, but as I think of it your daughters would probably make a better living as a fashion designer rather than an entomologist. And how sad is that??Amie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-33486115619283047282008-03-09T18:03:00.000-05:002008-03-09T18:03:00.000-05:00i have a box of barbies in their original boxes. d...i have a box of barbies in their original boxes. don't tell anyone.Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-79958671735279965282008-03-09T17:47:00.000-05:002008-03-09T17:47:00.000-05:00i have a box of barbies from my youth that my mom ...i have a box of barbies from my youth that my mom saved, too! and i haven't shared it with MQ yet. it's still in the attic. ;)<BR/><BR/>Re: Bratz. When you name the doll BRATZ i think you are saying something. I won't let my child wear a t-shirt or pair of socks that says "brat," why would I let her play with a toy that says it?<BR/><BR/>Oh. And I've written you a limerick. I hope you like it!painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-78217121026372258642008-03-09T16:58:00.000-05:002008-03-09T16:58:00.000-05:00My mother never let me own a barbie. She watched ...My mother never let me own a barbie. She watched her neices play with them versus baby dolls and realized that sometimes Barbie went on dates while baby dolls were used more as little pretend infants to be mothered. I have worked to keep that tradition. Barbie is banned along with Bratz and other types of dolls. . . However, every household needs to have its own boundaries. At this rate, I'm just hoping that every household has SOME boundaries.le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-56897945021249494482008-03-09T15:50:00.000-05:002008-03-09T15:50:00.000-05:00that's suSceptible.that's suSceptible.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-15402497112738929502008-03-09T15:49:00.000-05:002008-03-09T15:49:00.000-05:00Oh, this is great. And I think it speaks to a POV...Oh, this is great. And I think it speaks to a POV I've held for a long time -- children are not as suceptible to things as today's parents believe them to be.<BR/><BR/>Today's children, they deserve a little more credit. Too often, they are being infantilized, and woe to the culture when they become grown-ups in body but not in soul.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.com