Earlier this week on the radio I heard a story about a man who reported his pregnant Midge Barbie doll stolen claiming it was a rare, valuable doll. This made memories of 1991 flood back into my mind as I remembered playing with a similar preggers Barbie doll at my friend's house (I personally did not have the doll). At the time I thought it was really awesome to detach Barbie's swollen preggers belly and pull out the baby and then put her flat belly piece in. Voila! Preggers fat gone. No working out needed. If only real life were so simple. Now at the age of 26 I find this toy and the images of it very disturbing and an injustice to my peers and I at showing us a portrayal of pregnancy that is obviously false. I mean I thought I just popped my belly piece off and I'd have a cute blond baby with plastic hair and I'd be wide eyed and smiling the whole time (mostly because Ken was not only the father of my baby, but my baby doctor as well). Yep. It's official. My children are not playing with Barbie.
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| Note the preggers belly piece sitting beside Barbie. Also note the awesome hospital footwear. |
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