Barbie Divorces Ken in True American Spirit (1837 hits)
Category: RomanceRating: 1.14 on 14 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by JWLMAR10 (View user info) at 2004-02-12 16:45:20 EST
I stumbled upon an article today that seemed like it's place should be in the Onion, but it is actually true. Barbie and Ken are getting divorced:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/12/offbeat.barbie.breakup.ap/index.html
Now normally I wouldn't care about dolls, but I think that this reflects something that is wrong with the American culture. I am all for divorce if two people are not happy together, but I believe that couples should spend more time together before marriage. I believe that when people get married they should be almost certain that they want to be together for the rest of their lives. I realize that people can't always forsee problems in a marriage, but in America we don't exactly try very hard to and the divorce statistics reflect that.
Another thing that bothered me is that children's toys are now reflecting this. Is it really necessary to glamourize something that tears many families apart? I'm not saying that these toys shouldn't be sold (I will be the first one to say that video games should be sold despite how violent or sexually graphic they are- Vice City kick's major ass). All I am asking is how in the world little girls (and some strange old men) can actually want to play with toys that simulate divorce?
What the hell is wrong with this country?
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Submitted by Scott_James (user info) at 2004-02-15 01:00:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Weird, I saw this in the newspapers over here in the UK and I thought it was some kind of joke. One of Saturday's rags actually had 'interview' with Ken and a picture taken especially for the situation. Fucking weird.
Submitted by Lucifer_Industries (user info) at 2004-02-14 03:31:37 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
That's disappointing. When I was a kid, I used to undress the Barbies and pretend I was actually holding a minuature naked lady in my hands. I was too young to try anything sexual with the tiny naked lady, but I pretended just the same. I think we've all had fantasies of holding miniature naked ladies in our hands.
Malone
Lucifer Industries LLC
Submitted by BikerRob <evil_biker_rob.at.yahoo.com> at 2004-02-13 04:35:25 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I saw this coming....He's smooth and she's a materialistic bimbo with no nipples. It was destined to fail. By Christmas, she'll be in therapy and he'll be shacked up with Mattels' new "Trailer Park Tina" doll (restraining order not included).
Submitted by BikerRob <e> at 2004-02-13 04:30:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
No Comment
Submitted by MYKE <uh..no> at 2004-02-13 04:16:45 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
+2 - for the quality news... that was funny
-3 - for the rest : who cares ? these are just dolls.
Submitted by jwlmar10 (user info) at 2004-02-13 04:00:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
What about the marriage debate?! Nothing?!
Oh well, not every post can be a winner.
Submitted by seansdementia (user info) at 2004-02-13 03:56:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
thats awesome...too bad barbie is looser than jenna........oh yeah and shes a doll
Submitted by jwlmar10 (user info) at 2004-02-13 03:45:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
5 stinking reviews?!
That's it?!
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2004-02-12 19:05:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Yes (user info) at 2004-02-12 18:18:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
they were never married... she's mine MINE MINEMINEMINEMINEMINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-02-12 18:00:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
They weren't married. They are breaking up, not divorcing.
Submitted by whataefag (user info) at 2004-02-12 17:04:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Sounds more like a separation to me. At any rate, what happened to permanence in marriage? Til death do us part and all that jazz ... Mattel seriously needs to rethink it's marketing. But I guess I've always thought Ken was gay and sometimes dolls need time to explore their options. I mean they were trapped since birth in what was a preordained marriage at the whim of some toy manufacturing cronies. Now Ken's fucking Butch and Barbie's moving to L.A. Poetic justice? I think so ...
Submitted by jwlmar10 (user info) at 2004-02-12 16:56:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
HAHAHAHAHAHA That comment was awesome. I can't believe I didn't think of something like that to throw in the post.
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-02-12 16:50:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Hmmmm... a divorced Barbie? What does she come with?
Ken's car, Ken's house, Ken's boat, Ken's vacation home.
-Sideburns