Facts About Barbie #3

In 1993, Barbie dolls became the subject of parody is quite shocking and surprising to the parents. Is a group called Barbie Liberation Organization (BLO) - a group of teenage fad - which include the "voice box" GI Joe dolls in the Barbie doll, then secretly inserting the doll into display shelves at various toy stores selling Barbie. And when there are children who buy the Barbie toy, and accidentally hit the "voice box", will emerge from the doll's speech, such as "Eat lead, Cobra" or "Vengeance is mine". This action was troubling parents and Barbie sales had slumped at the time. However, this action quickly handled.



In 1997, Mattel launched Barbie in collaboration with Nabisco and Oreo Cookies which they named "Oreo Fun Barbie". For sales, Mattel issued a version of Barbie with white and black. When the black doll was released, criticism and protest emerged from the Afro-American community. They consider it insulting doll Afro-Americans have led to meaning "black on the outside, white on the inside". To avoid the issue of race, Mattel Barbie finally decided to withdraw from the black market.

In 1997 also, the music group Aqua released a song called Barbie Girl. The song was criticized for containing the lyrics "You can Brush My Hair / Undress me anywhere". Lyrics was considered very vulgar and very inappropriate describe a Barbie doll toys anak.Pada dated 11 September 1997, Mattel reported this song and bring him to justice. But in July 2002, the group won a court Aqua and MCA Records - as a producer Aqua - because they are categorized as song parody song, and is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.