Tokidoki Barbie Gets Tattoos
Yes, tokidoki Barbie looks like a horrible hipster/socialite hybrid, but she’s also a tattooed Barbie doll. Who would have thought that America’s most prissy and disproportionate fashion model would let herself get all tatted up?
tokidoki® Barbie® doll is always ready for cutting-edge fashion! She pops on a pink miniskirt, logo leggings and black top with signature skull heart and bones, carries a large bag from the brand, then adds bracelets, a belt, and sky-high sparkly silvery shoes! This funky fashionista features trendy tattoos and a pink bob. With cactus friend, Bastardino, by her side, she’s ready for fun in fashion-forward form!
This is even a step up from the Totally Stylin’ Tattoos Barbie that came out a few years ago. That Barbie came with temporary tattoos and a “tattoo gun” that could be used on both the Barbie and on the child. It caused a big uproar back then, but a lot of parents decided that temporary tattoos are fun and harmless.
But what about a Barbie who already comes with her own, non-removable tattoos and pink hair? This doll is marketed to adult collectors, but I could see some parents having an issue with their child’s iconic character having tattoos.
Think about the flip side, though. There are plenty of parents out there now who have lots of tattoos. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a doll that “looked like mommy”, tattoos and all? A problem that Barbie has always had is a general lack of diversity. It would be great if there were Barbies for the children of parents who live alternative lifestyles. Granted, any kid can draw on Barbie to give her tattoos like mom, or mat her hair into dreads, but wouldn’t it be great if Barbie already came that way?
Either way, I don’t have kids or tattoos, although I plan on having both at some point in the future. As a future parent and future “really tattooed” person (I already have side, sleeve, and chest pieces planned) I would like for there to be a child’s toy that says that it’s okay to be different.
Now, disregarding the social implications of a tattooed Barbie, I have to ask: isn’t that a really pretty Barbie doll? I have a guilty pleasure for tokidoki, and the whole getup is just adorable, from the pink hair to the purse to Bastardino. If you look closely at her leggings, it looks like some of the leopard spots are faces. Very detailed.
My only problem with the doll is that it seems Barbie has starved away her boobs. She looks very twiggy and bobble-headed. I’m not a fan of the less voluptuous, anorexic Barbie.
The tokidoki Barbie doll will be available from barbiecollector.com starting on October 13th for $50. I’m still on the fence about getting her, but I would also love to be able to show her off to my kids one day. Plus, there’s nothing cuter than a cactus bulldog. Nothing.
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If the parents are so worried about it affecting their children, then don’t buy it for them. It is as simple as that. Don’t. Buy. It.
It really urks me when people get all up in arms about something that really doesn’t affect them, and this barbie won’t affect them or their chilren if they simply dont buy it. But they want the barbie taken off of the market so no one can have it.
That wasn’t at all the point of my blog post, but I do agree. I was talking more about how awesome it is that heavily tattooed parents (and yes, they do exist) now have a Barbie doll that says to their kids, “Hey, look. Regardless of what the other kids on the playground might say, mommy is not a freak.” Kids need to learn that outward appearances don’t really count; you only learn that Lil Suzy Homemaker who lives down the street is an overmedicated trainwreck after you get to know her.
Then again, anybody who gives a child a $50 collector’s edition Barbie doll to play with is a bona fide moron, can we agree on that as well?
I still can’t fathom why nobody is upset over the fact that Barbie obviously swallowed a tapeworm and several bottles of Ex-Lax before her big debut. Tattooed Barbie is A-OK, but Cocaine Playtime Barbie doesn’t quite jiggle my handle.