LMAO... they did in some places the Toys-R-US did remove the pregnant doll from the shelves.....Matel had to put out a press release stating that the doll (Midge) had gotten married to the boy doll Alan, and they had already had a son named Ryan (3 years old).... this is too funny.......
Wal-Mart did remove the first edition doll from the shelves because she didn't have a wedding ring on....
The second edition of the doll does have a wedding ring on.
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What's so shameful about a pregnant Barbie Doll? Especially if she's already a properly married mother? It kind of reminds me of the days they wouldn't allow pregnant women to be shown on T.V. The article linked below says:
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"It's a bad idea. It promotes teenage pregnancy. What would an 8-year-old or 12-year-old get out of that doll baby?" asked Sabrina Fagan, 29, of Philadelphia.
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"In Barbie-land, Midge married boy-doll Alan in 1991, and the happy couple already has a 3-year-old son, Ryan. The pregnant Midge, who wears a tiny white wedding ring, has a detachable magnetic stomach that allows easy "delivery" of the baby."
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"But at KB Toys in the Gallery mall in downtown Philadelphia reaction from last-minute Christmas shoppers was negative."
Wal-Mart actually pulled them from the shelf due to complaints. My only question would be what is the purpose of going so far as to allow 'delivery' of the baby. If she was simply pregnant shaped I would think that would be enough. The rest might be too confusing... or maybe not. What do you think?
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