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Bald Beautiful Barbie

Steve Tanko — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:40:55 +0000

If cancer survivors have their say – Barbie could be coming to a store near you — bald. [A] movement is afoot on Facebook to create a “Bald Barbie” as a role model for young girls going through chemotherapy or suffering from hair loss conditions such as alopecia. “We would like to see a Beautiful [...]

'Human Barbie' Gives 7-Year-Old Daughter Voucher For Breast Implants

Kool Staff — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:26:29 +0000

Sarah Burge, a 50-year-old British party planner and erotic novelist, has gained notoriety for spending close to $1 million on plastic surgery in an attempt to make herself into a human Barbie.

And Burge also has no problem passing her love of the surgeon's knife on to her 7-year-old daughter, Poppy, whom she just presented with a voucher for breast implants.

Life-Size Barbie Has a Shocking Look [VIDEO]

Kool Staff — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:45:35 +0000

As a 16-year-old, Galia Slayen made a life-size Barbie out of wood, chicken wire, paper-mache and -- of course -- two big balloons as way to deal with her anorexia.

Now, four years later, Slayen is a sophomore at Hamilton College and is using the massive (but freakishly slim) doll she built to start a conversation about eating disorders and body image issues.

Should Barbie Take Ken Back?

Tony Hart — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:15:32 +0000

They met in 1961 and formed a decades long courtship. Then, in 2004, Barbie and Ken decided to take some time apart, and Barbie stated dating Australian surfer doll Blaine.

Now Mattel is using the web, Facebook and Twitter to let America decide