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Hi all,
Any word on who the father is? LOL
When the belly comes off is there a
baby?
Is she a size six or eight like
Barbie?
Why can't Barbie be a Midwife?
I don't know if they are collectors items yet but I
did hear that after they were removed from sale at Walmart they were selling
hotly at increased prices on EBay.
Intrigued and curious, Julie'',
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Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:25
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Pregnant "barbie"
Hi ladies,
Midge- Barbies best friend -is pregnant(Barbie is
the paediatrician) -arriving in toyshops in the next week. Now are you
sitting down -I have been asked by Mattel's PR company to give some quotes/ do
some interviews re kids and pregnancy/ birth etc.
After a discussion with Andrea and lots of
thought plus making certain I am not expected to endorse the doll although the
media may misconstrue my words -I am going to be doing quite a bit of talking
about birth and children. I am doing a live interview on 3ak monday at 12
.15pm. I am taking an array of props - Hello Baby by Jenni Overend and In
Union -by Vicki Chan and Nic Edmonstone. I want to take this opportunity to
turn the crap into a positive - to tell women that how they portray birth to
their daughters can convey awe of the female body (dear Midge needs some
serious help - perhaps atexta to add nipples for starters!)
The fact is, this doll is going to be out there
anyway and people will be buying her -she looks lovely with her dress on even
though her whole belly is attached with a magnet so comes completely off
(ridiculous!!I agree - my son immediately tipped her upside down to see
how the baby would come out! - poor darling doesnt have a vagina - a
teachable moment!!) - I think we can use this launch as a trigger
for lots of dscussion about birth and pregnancy - feel free to be there when
the phone lines open and write letters to the editor etc - there are
people who think this doll is TOO REALISTIC!!! -That is why she was pulled
from the shelves at Walmart in the US.One WA journalist actually wrote
that surely it is ok for 5 year olds to believe babies come via the stork -ie
arent we corrupting kids innocence -I think there will be some great
debate.
What next ??- I have been waiting for a pear
shaped Barbie for years!!
Would she be a collectors item?
Pinky
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