West Virginia state delegate says iconic toy overemphasizes beauty to girls
Barbie could get an unwelcome present for her 50th birthday: outlawed in West Virginia.
A state lawmaker proposed a bill Tuesday to ban sales of the iconic Mattel doll and others like her.
The Barbie Ban Bill, proposed by Democratic Delegate Jeff Eldridge (D) Lincoln County, says such toys influence girls to place too much importance on physical beauty, at the expense of their intellectual and emotional development.
With the economy in the tank, and getting worse, thanks mainly to others in this guy's party, he thinks that now is the time to try to push something this stupid through his state legislature? There must not be a whole lot going on in West Virginia if this guy can waste the time, and tax payer dollars, on something even he admits has a slim chance of passing.
I have some advice for you, Jeff, and for others of like mind - pay attention to what is REALLY important right now, like getting the economy turned around so people can have jobs, instead of tilting at inconsequential windmills like banning Barbie dolls. Besides, isn't it up to parents whether or not their little girl has a Barbie doll or not? Where do you get the idea that it's your job to remove parental responsibility in the uprearing of their children? Don't you think that's it's the job of parents to ensure that their children grow up with realistic attitudes about themselves, and not to get caught up in the "beauty is everything" trap? Oh, wait - you don't, otherwise you wouldn't have proposed such an idiotic bill.
Way to waste tax payer dollars, you moron.
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