Monday, November 28, 2011

Target Special Edition Barbie

So apparently Mattel and Target teamed up to release a Target Special Edition of Barbie, which I discovered last week during a visit to Target. On the shelf I saw three models of the Barbies, aptly named Model 1 (the blonde Barbie), Model 3 (the brunette Barbie), and Model 8 (the African American Barbie).  The Barbie collection itself was named: RED.

Lookin' For Some Cheap Fun Big Fella?

Immediately I thought of a better name for this Mattarget Barbie collection: HO.

I dunno...maybe I am being too harsh a critic (or maybe I'm just jealous that Barbies 1, 3, and 8 still have super-perky boobs) but something about the way these dolls are dressed, coupled with their poses, makes me hate them. Plus, why couldn't models 3 or 8 be numbered as 1? As far as I could determine through an internet search, there are no other Barbies models in the Ho, I mean the Red collection.

So is Mattarget hatin' on brunettes and non-Caucasian Barbie models by calling them 3 and 8? Mostly likely not (although think of the irony if they actually did number the models with either the brunette or non-Caucasian as 1. Then I would be whining about why a blonde Barbie wasn't the #1 HO.)

Probably, I have just given all of this way too much thought..........
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9 comments:

  1. I agree with the HO tag!

    I don't understand the numbering - if you're going to start with 1, why not carry on with 2 and 3?

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  2. I think Mattel's clothing designer kind of dropped the ball by the time he got to Number 8.

    "Ummmm...I'm out of ideas. Let's just pull the neckline to the left and make the skirt really short. No, I mean REALLY short."

    Barbie Basics, indeed.

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  3. What in the world is wrong with people???

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  4. This is really going to bug me! There is a #1, a #3, and a #8?? This makes NO sense! Obviously, the mathematical 'genius' who created their titles also created their crack-ho appearances. Which brings me to another question: do they each come with their own crack pipe and STD or do we have to buy those separately?

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  5. I think they're making these dolls far too sexy for young children.I loved m Barbie when I was young but she was never dressed like them.
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  6. Umm, they all look like what stays in Vegas Barbie
    to me. Scary!

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  7. Do they come with a scrip for Valtrex?

    And the number thing? I NEED things to go IN A ROW, goddamnit.

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  9. I love the thought you've given to this Mattarget business. Ha! I think there should be no numbers. What about names? They don't do that anymore? Skipper and whatnot?

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