[ SECRET POST #3314 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3314 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Neither will last. The notion that little girls will choose "regular" over "pretty" is ridiculous. Props at least to Mattel for realizing that and making the new dolls fashionable, but without articulation (seriously, I would buy that doll in the pic just for her pretty face, but I got no use for her without articulation, so skinny body here we come) and some serious push to integrate the new-bodied dolls into the entire line, this is just gonna turn into "that one weird doll your mom's friend gave you for your birthday that you always make play the authority figure".

[morieris]

I like the idea, but the lack of articulation kind of kills it. If these retail for more than 16$, it's not worth it to me.

[tabaqui]

I'm confused - 'regular' Barbie isn't articulated? I mean, her knees bend and her legs and arms move, so...what's the difference?

[(Anonymous)]

Standard Barbie articulation: Arms and legs can move, but don't have joints. Some of the regular Barbies you can buy do have more articulation than that - elbow and knee joints, for example. I think there are Barbies with wrist joints too.

[tabaqui]

Huh. The Barbie i had when i was a kid (mid-seventies) had bendy knees (they popped and made weird noises. It was like - soft rubber with a joint inside, you couldn't see it) and then her arms moved at the shoulders and her legs at the hip. Her dark-haired friend (no clue what her name was) was the same.

I've never seen a Barbie that could move more than that.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

I got a couple of gymnat Barbies in the mid-late 90s that had extra articulation, but I was not overly fond of them because they were hard to get accessories for because theyw ere not the standard mold. Ultimately I liked the version you refer to because there were far more dress options available.

[tabaqui]

We just had the two - Malibu Barbie, that was mine, and her 'friend', who had dark brown hair. It was like - very fine wire? So you could curl it and stuff and it would stay curled.

We didn't have a lot of clothing or 'extras' for them, but my sis and i made them clothes, and we also got a couple of dresses that we called 'Scarlett O'Hara dresses' from a woman at the church bazzar. They were really amazing, full-length dresses with bodices and puffy sleeves - tiny stitching!

[morieris]

Some of them are better articulated than others. Having those stiff arm poses is a bother to me. I don't expect Made To Move mobility, but at least knees and elbow joints.

[tabaqui]

My old Barbie had stiff arms, but her knees bent. (Malibu Barbie, whooo!)

[(Anonymous)]

"The notion that little girls will choose "regular" over "pretty" is ridiculous."

This argument would make sense if you were referring solely to the Lammily doll, which is bland boring as fuck. But these new, diverse body type Barbies? They have the same generically cute and pretty looks, and the same fashion sensibilities; the only difference is in the way their bodies are shaped. Curvy Barbie has curves, Tall Barbie is tall, and Petite Barbie is short and has small boobs. Other than that, they're just as pretty idealized as the standard Barbies.

And as long as they have appealing faces and come with lots of options for clothes and accessories, little girls won't give a shit about anything else.

[(Anonymous)]

Thiiis. When I was a kid I always chose barbies by a. their hair color (I wanted them to have the same hair as me, so black or brown) b. what accessories they came with. And then I pretended they were ninjas who fought dragons. Little kids aren't that complex, this is just about giving them more options.

[elaminator]

It's true, my Barbies were constantly changing clothes, and I had more outfits then I had Barbies. Dressing them up was always my favorite part.

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly. As a kid I would have loved some Barbies that looked different. I had a bunch that looked the same and got bored of them. But the ones with black/brown/red hair and black skin I played with because they were different characters to me.