Barbie to be banned in Russia

[Blondie]

Read about it here. (http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,846403,00.html)

[nativetxn]

How interesting. I never thought about Barbie causing harmful sexual impulses. When I was young I just loved her clothes :rolleyes:

[Serena]

We have been debating whether or not she gives false ideas of what women should look like for years.
Frankly, I think all they children have to do is look around them to find realistic ideas.

However, there have been too many times when the clothes I have bought for my children's barbies have been too little to cover anything. There is no reason they can't make clothes to cover the doll.

[EROS]

I had to laugh about Barbie being a bad role model for "body type" in Russia:) :) :) . EROS has had some intimate experience with Soviet females:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: . The younger women are quite westernized in their use of makeup and interest in staying relatively thin. However, the older women truly are more comfortable with the phrase, "let it allllllllll hang out". I would characterize them as rather...........STOUT!!!!:D :D