The American Culture: Behold! The Burkha Barbie

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Behold! The Burkha Barbie

 

Burkha Barbie

 

It was inevitable, wasn't it?

From The Daily Mail of London:

Makers Mattel are backing the exhibition which is the work of Italian designer Eliana Lorena.

The auction is part of Barbie celebrations for her 50th anniversary this year. The UK's biggest Barbie fan Angela Ellis, 35, has a collection of more than 250 dolls.

So far, it appears this new version of the iconic American doll is for "collectors" only. But, c'mon! What girl wouldn't be excited by the prospect of spending hours with friends on a rainy day playing with these fetching numbers. Oh, the fun you can have!

Burkha Barbie has been a bad girl. She's been seen with Ken Khaled at the goat market without a family escort. So let's bury her up to her waist in the sandbox and call in the neighborhood kids for a stoning.

What's that? Burkha Barbie wants to go to school? Grab the acid out of Rahman's terrorist training chemistry set and throw it in her face.

Burkha Barbie has moved with her family to Arizona and wants to date an American boy? Blasphemy! Let's put Ken Khaled in the Malibu and run her down for shaming the clan.

(HT: K-Lo at The Corner)

(Cross-posted at Infinite Monkeys)

Filed by Jim Lakely on November 22, 2009 01:04 AM |

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Comments

Hilarious, Jim. Your suggestions for play scenarios are priceless.

Posted by: S. T. Karnick | November 22, 2009 01:53 AM

Thanks, Sam. I thought you'd get a kick out of my riff.

Humor is best when it has a grain of truth. It's a tragedy that my jokes here are all too real.

Posted by: Jim Lakely | November 22, 2009 02:06 AM

A reader of Infinite Monkeys contributes more comedy:

Just in time for the infidel holiday...

Additional Barbies will be added to the storied doll line thanks to the inspiration provided by the Burkha clad entry:

Chattel Barbie - popular throughout Third World hell holes where women and girls are useful only for breeding, manual labor and arranged marriages.

Human Trafficking Barbie - an upgrade to the Chattel Barbie with accessories popular in the international market (passport not included)

Suicide Bomber Barbie - (Sold only with Khaled) Formerly known as Raped & Shamed Barbie, Suicide Barbie makes a bold political statement about recycling and equal opportunity.

Sweatshop Barbie - Chattel Barbie meets Human Trafficking Barbie and gets to make clothes for the entire line. Straw mat and rice bowl included.

More to come as the set is expected to total six dozen collectively titled "The 72 Barbie Virgins".

Alright, the sarcasm has finally left me but now where can I go to find the [expletive] that came up with this idea so that I can jam that doll up her [expletive]?

Posted by: Jim Lakely | November 22, 2009 02:21 AM

HILLARY BARBIE--always blames Israel first, comes with twelve stylish pantsuits for every occasion (extra wide), vase for throwing at Bill, um, I mean Ken

Posted by: cjev | November 22, 2009 05:40 AM

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