Posted on 11/17/2017 7:09:32 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Meet Mattels latest doll: dressed conservatively, covered head to toe with only her hands and face visible. The fabric she wears is extra-thick, so theres no chance of seeing skin. This Barbie wears no adornments. She also wears a hijab.
This new Barbie has been spun by Mattel and the dolls inspiration, Muslim Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, as empowering for young girls.
Really?
Growing up in Maplewood, New Jersey, Muhammad wasnt an integrated American teen: Her parents insisted she cover up at all times, even when playing on volleyball and softball teams. In 2011, she told the Wall Street Journal that she wore long clothes under all her uniforms until her mother arrived at the perfect solution.
Driving past their high school one day, her mother saw fencers for the first time. I dont know what that sport is, she told Muhammad, but when youre 13, youre doing it. Her mother loved that the fencers were completely covered up.
The same article explained that later, when Muhammad was in her mid-20s, her mother thought she should travel with a male guardian. She also bristled at sport etiquette requiring her daughter to shake hands with male referees.
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No whips for ISIS fighter Ken, he is a real man and uses a cattle prod ...
Trailer-park Barbie?
I certainly wouldn't describe it as such, assuming you mean that in a derogatory way. Because lots of fine, hard-working people live in trailer parks. My late uncle in Tennessee did for a time.
In any case, her smoking and (possibly) drinking while pregnant is the only definite problem(s) I can see. Anything else can potentially be explained in ways that won't reflex poorly on her, and in fact even be admirable. ie, she got the black eye while defending herself, her kids and her neighbor's kid from an attacker.
If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what youll findBill Clinton pal, James Carville
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1998/clinton.jones/characters.html
According to Carl Bernsteins A Woman in Charge, Hillary called Bills longtime mistress Gennifer Flowers trailer trash
https://nypost.com/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-faces-scandal-amid-expectant-presidential-run/
He does come with his pet goat.
...However, I’m sure that “trailer trash”, or “white trash”, was the intention of the person who created the image or actual doll. I think it was actually named “Redneck Barbie”, which is another bigoted description.
Used to be a Trailer Trash Turlene Doll.
Had a string you pilled for a few lines like “if the trailer is a rockin’ don’t come a knockin”.
“Bubba, get off yer sister”.
Yep, that was it. I don’t think they sell those anymore. LOL
Given that little boys sometimes will blow up dolls with firecrackers: if they do it to hijab Barbie, will the SJWs in government prosecute the boys for cultural appropriation?
And, "Oshkalaboomboom" ?
Are you sure you don't want to change your FReeper handle for this thread?
Where’s “Clitorectomy Barbie” and “Stoning Barbie” and “Suicide Vest Barbie”...?
Note: this topic is from 11/17/2017. Thanks Oshkalaboomboom.
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