Barbie to be featured in this year's SI Swimsuit issue

[TexasTowelie]

NEW YORK (AP) — After 50 years of debate over her unattainably perfect figure, Barbie now is unapologetic about her tiny waist and endless legs.

To prove it? The doll, which is made by Mattel, is flaunting her frame in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit's 50th anniversary issue that's hitting stands on Tuesday. She'll be featured alongside supermodels like Christie Brinkley and Brooklyn Decker as part of a campaign called "unapologetic."

"As a legend herself, and under constant criticism about her body and how she looks, posing ... gives Barbie ... and her fellow legends an opportunity to own who they are," said Lisa McKnight, Mattel's senior vice president of marketing.

The campaign is a departure for the 55-year old doll, which has been both beloved as a plaything and criticized as an unrealistic standard of beauty for decades.

More at http://www.chron.com/business/article/Barbie-to-be-featured-in-this-year-s-SI-Swimsuit-5228476.php?cmpid=hpfc .

[Recursion]

1. On the other hand, Barbie now uses Linux!

You win some, you lose some...

[Heidi]

2. Oh, my goodness. I feel so empowered!

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor MJ Day said Barbie fits in with the swimsuit issues' "message of empowerment" for women.

[TexasTowelie]

3. We'll be looking forward to you posting your swimsuit photos then!

:catcalls: :whistles:

[Heidi]

4. :spray:

[Luminous Animal]

5. Indeed. Molded plastic empowers women.

[Heidi]

7. I know!

"...Just one word...Are you listening? Plastics."

[Scootaloo]

10. Well, consider it from the publisher's POV...

..Which is that women are objects and toys. Under this logic, a famous[.i] object that is also a toy could be viewed as empowering! ...For other objects and toys.

[JI7]

12. the swimsuit issue was supposed to be a "message of empowerment" for women ?

[Ellipsis]

6. Nice ass.

[eShirl]

8. finally SI features its ideal woman

[eShirl]

9. had to post this

[Tom_Foolery]

18. Good movie. n/t

[JI7]

11. do they ever put a man or ken on the cover ?

[pipoman]

13. Almost every issue. .

[quinnox]

15. Oh boy, that surely will cause outrage among some of the barbie

haters. There is a group here that sees red whenever barbie is brought up -

[seabeyond]

17. really quinnox. are you pulling out your popcorn? trying to get something going?

how about if we get to decide how we feel, instead of you telling us how we feel.

like you could interpret a single thing we think, lol lol. you are off, always.

and once again, you are off. consistency is good though. makes you real clear.

btw... cause i am sure you will be off interpreting this post. it is not about barbie. this would be about you and your comment.

[snooper2]

16. I'll bet you 10K that they photoshopped barbie