#barbie talk

[0king-of-the-rats0]

the barbie movie is the matrix for girlypops

[dat2ndaccount97]

Obsessed Barbie Doll Fan/Collector talks about their doll free childhood:

With the Barbie Movie now out, me spending the past week exclusively playing with my dolls + engaging with doll related social media, and seeing people talk about their childhood Barbies/other dolls and sharing stories, has me thinking about my doll free childhood.

For those who may not know, despite how OBSESSED I am with dolls and barbie in particular. I didn't grow up with dolls or play with dolls as a kid, because of the ol' "boys can't play with dolls" gender roles BS, and also because I didn't realize I was into dolls for a long time. And both of those things kinda played into each other.

My earliest Doll related memory (that I have shared many times already) is when I was 3-5 Years old (in the early 00s), My mother took me to the KB Toys Outlet by our house which she regularly did. for whatever reason I didn't want another Batman action figure I wanted a Barbie. She was a Brunette Princess Barbie in a purple-ish dress IIRC. My mom said no, I threw I fit, My mom tried to calm me down and entice me with boy toys, I continued fitting, she caved and got her for me. Soon as we got home Doll was taken from me, I was not allowed to have her. This Memory stuck with me for years to come.

I have another memory of having a doll of Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls (with molded on hair), and I have a vague memory of hearing the adults discuss if it was ok for me to have her. After that it's many close calls/short encounters with barbies and other dolls, where I was interested but couldn't really articulate why nor say I was interested because I was a boy, and dolls are for girls.

But I do remember distinctly playing with my girl cousin's fisher price (?) doll house at my aunts house, and a vague (possibly fake?) memory of me being at said aunt's place for the weekend while my cousins were away and my aunt saying i could play with their toys, which I didn't.

Between all of that and when I started secretly playing with my moms old dolls in middle school it was just seeing Doll Commercials on TV, and eventually discovering some photo site called Flickr and looking at doll pictures on there. But looking back on all of this and other vague memories and who I was as a kid, I'm now fairly sure I would've loved to play with Barbies and/or similar fashion dolls if I was allowed.

But because of those darn gender roles, I never really got chance/choice, to be able to even consider the possibility of me, a boy, being able to play with toys "For girls" without getting weird looks or being asked why (or possibly getting scolded or maybe even snapped or yelled at). It was something I kinda kept to myself until My parents found out I was playing with my mom's broken and ratty old barbie dolls in secret. Which they were ok with... for about a month and they said to put them away. Granted at 13/14 I couldn't really articulate into words why I liked dolls so much so they probably got the wrong idea.

And Because of the way my parents acted every time they found out about my dolls I kept it to myself for many years even as I got active on social media in the mid 2010s. But as I slowly came out about it, I realized it was really just my weird boomer parents who hated it. Literally everyone else i've told in my life that I collect barbies has been super cool/chill about it, and/or think it's really cool actually.

I'm also glad to see people are more and more accepting to the idea of boys playing with dolls, and you even see boys playing with barbies in some commercials and catalogue photos and etc. And maybe, just maybe, there's some kid out there like me with a bin of Batman action figures who suddenly wants a barbie from the toy store but unlike me actually gets to keep her and play with her and cherish her because his parents are cool.

[dellcomics]

Barbie and Ken No.4

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[222barbie]

APHRODITEAPPRENTICEE DEACTIVATED ??2?2 NOOOOOO OH MY GOD

[softestbarbie]

hey everyone, there's a bunch of asks that i should answer but sadly tumblr's being weird rn and isn't letting me post. i can still recieve asks though !

if this hopefully goes through i just want to say thank you again for all of your support. it means a lot to me and the girls right now.

and also very important, this community ISN'T over with. we're still growing and growing. just because two blogs that had weirdos behind them got called out doesn't mean that the world is ending y'all.

so many blogs are here that have helped SO many people and i'm proud to be here and also post when i have time. whether it's answering an ask, reblogging a helpful post, or just posting information myself.

manifestation is still very real, success stories are still very real, and all of you are still very limitless and capable of manifesting your desires and reaching your dreams - whether they are big or small. don't give up and don't let this moment of realization about this person rain on your parade too hard, okay ? don't let your faith waver. dreams do come true and you can do it ! the law of assumption won't fail you if you use it correctly - trust me on that.

i appreciate all of the people that have sent me such heartwarming messages and asks, as well as some coming out and telling me about speculations they had. it's really relieving. and i also appreciate the girls that helped me make this post, i don't think i would've gotten through those difficult times without them. <3

again, thank you all so much. have a great day / week.

love, barbie. ♡

[222barbie]

Y’ALL. the day i decide to build a boy and manifest my sp will be hell on EARTHHJHH IM SO INDECISIVE WHEN IT COMES TO HOT PEOPLE HELPPPP

my anime boyfriends … MY BOOK BOYFRIENDS ?:?3?3? EVEN WORSE IT WILL BE THE HUNGER GAMES !!!!!!

[222barbie]

i need eren yeager so bad

[222barbie]

happy new year !!!`