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Barbie’s in a Burqa and She’s Up for Auction
Want to know if the latest incarnation of Barbie has a figure as impossible as her forebears? You’ll have to check under the burqa.
Barbie has been covered head to toe in bright colors with just a bit of white mesh where her face should be as part of an auction meant to help Sotheby’s raise money for Save the Children.
The 500-doll auction will also feature a Barbie dressed in the relatively more revealing hijab favored by women of the Islamic faith who only show their face to the world. According to the Daily Mail, the dolls are being dressed by Italian designer Eliana Lorena, but Mattel is fully behind the new design.
Save the Children will use the money for its Rewrite the Future project, helping kids in places of conflict around the world. Which is certainly a much more worthwhile concern than the flab on Barbie’s ankles.
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