For a toy long associated with anti-feminism (remember when that word was popular?) this is a bit of a change. Also, a bit different from the 12 Weirdest Barbies.
One of the world’s most famous children’s toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover – wearing a burkha.
Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby’s for Save The Children.
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The “IT” (see the Munsters) version of the Burkha has nothing to do with “Traditional Islam Dress”.
Political jerks in that part of the world just wanted to cover up the ugly women so the could imagine every one walking by to look like Barbie.
The joke is, you take off the Burkha, and you find out it’s Ken Sheik Muhammad.
Jeeezzzz… the burkha has nothing to do with religion! It is a political statement. When shall westerners ever start understand that??? Islam teaches nothing of the sorts, as Christianity does not.
Where is the spirit of Kemal Ataturk when we need him the most! He abolished this stupidity in Turkey centuries ago,
The burkha is the most violent female oppression ever invented! No doubt about it. It curtails femininity and individuality, only because stupid men can’t restrict their libido. How fu…ng stupid is it possible to get? And we condone it – through Barbie???
I get sick to my stomach!
Burkha Barbie has heavy eye makeup. Off with her head!
The one on the right is Sarah Palin and the far left is Ann Coulter. The one in the center is really Michelle Malkin in blackface.
Thanks for the 12 Weirdest link. Loved the Working Mother Barbie.
#3: “The burkha is the most violent female oppression ever invented! No doubt about it.”
Wrong. Female circumcision.
#3 “Where is the spirit of Kemal Ataturk when we need him the most! He abolished this stupidity in Turkey centuries ago”
Ataturk died in 1938, not quite centuries ago, but having been to Turkey this summer, I am prepared to accept him as a great man who moved his country forward
Waiting for the Chinese iPod assembly like working Barbie.
Trick or treat!
If they are like me, I just wear a thong under my habit. After all, this fucker can get hot!
I purchased a Barbie complete with Bani Harb Bedouin tribal dress in Saudi Arabia about 15 years ago. I thought I read a few years back that the Western Barbie was banned by the Mutawa, their religious police.
RBG
#11, Sister,
I guess that answers the question of what do real Sisters wear under their habits.
The one in the middle is showing her face, she should have acid thrown at her.