Oh geez……get over it peeps. To the first commentor: The fairy Barbies had tatts too. And I guess since I have them, I’m such a sucky role model I may as well share my wine at dinner eh? Hate to burst your bubble on smoking and suicide though.
Bravo to the second 2 commentors~

She is beautiful!

Come people get the stick out of your butts, and join the rest of the world. So Barbie got tatted up, I like it. I see a beautiful doll that will teach our girls that it is more to just good looks. People come in all shapes, sizes, and looks, that we should not judge those who look different. I need to know where I can find one for both of my girls.

Oh my I need 2to please my brother is a tattoo artist and my nieces would just freaking love this gotcharoflmao@aol.com if anyone figures it out !!

I’ve got to say,I like it! It’s not bad at all.Im pretty sure most parents drink & smoke in front of their kids anyways! You are their biggest role models! Nothing is wrong at all about this.People who have tattoos aren’t bad.

I think it’s a great I dea, and if parents don’t want to teach their kids that pink hair and tattoos is OK then just don’t buy the damned thing…no one ever said that just cause a toy store puts it on a shelf that a parent HAS to buy it! I would buy it for my little girl…that is if I can even get her to look at a barbie sinc she’d rather play with cars and trucks. What’s wrong with living a different lifestyle!?

@Kellyk I don’t have a stick up my butt, but I think the idea of a tattooed Barbie is ridiculous. Let’s all be so accepting of everyone and sit around a fire singing Kumbya with each other. A tattoo is ungodly and the Bible says it is.Piercings are also spoken of and not Biblical. Everyone just does whatever “feels good” and doesn’t have any regard or what the Lord has to say about anything. Everyone is more than welcome to “follow their heart” , but when the time comes, we are all accountable to God for whatever we say AND whatever we do. I am definitely not a perfect person, noone is, but I try hard to follow what is acceptable in the Lord’s eyes. The toy companies will get you to spend your money on anything. Josette has a really good point.

U won’t let ur child have a doll like this but u prob let them wear them water tattoos in my book its the same thing !!!!

I won’t be buying this babie simply because I have 2 sons. If I had a daughter I probably still wouldn’t buy it simply because I’m sure it’s stupid expensive and like someone already commented Goodwill + sharpie= same effect!! I myself am a Christian and I have a tattoo and intend to add more. God is not going to send me to hell for having tattoos. The Barbie is intended more for collectors anyway. (or did you not read that part!) To say that tattoos and pink hair is “ungodly” is wrong. I know lots of very awesome Christian mommy’s that have tattoos and yes sometimes pink hair. Its what’s on the inside that counts!

Wow, this is unbelievable! I think this Barbie is fantastic. The comments and perceptions from some of these people are mind boggling. Talk about judgemental! I have tattoos all over my body and guess what, I’m a great person! I work full-time, attend Nursing school full-time, and have an amazingly wonderful 3 year old son. Tattoos don’t mean you are a bad person, disgusting, stupid, or anything of that nature. This is like judging someone for their race. Although tattoos are a choice and race is not, it does not define you. I’m pretty sure my cardiologist, one of the top in the country would agree, since he has tattoos as well. This Barbie is great, it shows not to judge and that regardless of what someone chooses to do with their skin, they are beautiful!! I am so tired of people without tattoos thinking they are better then someone who does have them. Get over yourself! All of my tattoos have a very deep and personal meaning and I will never regret them.

Kris-= not everyone believes in your “god” or your “bible”. My god and goddess have all sorts of tatts ;-)

I LOVE HER, Best barbie Ive seen created so far.

Don’t like it ? Don’t buy it.

I think she is very beautiful. What is wrong with showing young ladys that you can be yourself and not be some outcast. Way to teach people to hate others, you should be proud , because your so perfect, to be able to judge others.

I normally dont write on articles like this however the comment written about tattoos and piercings being “ungodly” really annoyed me. I am a CHRISTIAN, I am pentecostal, my husband is a preacher. However I have three peircings in one ear and four in the other and I have a tatto on my ankle. Because I have these I’m going to hell? Seriously this article is a bout a barbie doll, not about God and while I’m totally for witnessing, I believe you should do it in actual context with the bible. Instead of talking about the many rules of the old testament, why not talk about how man looks on the outward appearence but the Lord looks in the heart? However, this is an article about a barbie doll like I said. So, would I buy this for my daughter? I don’t feel either good or bad about it. It’s a doll. if it can teach girls to have better tolerance of others then I say go for it.

Love this. My daughter is still young enough that I’m still telling myself I wont be buying any barbies at all (we’ll see if I change my tune in two years or so) but I second the point on any step towards a more diverse representation of womanhood is an awesome advancement for mattel. As a classic child of the 90′s, I decided I was ever so into grunge before I outgrew barbie, and I still have a slew of barbies covered in sharpie tattoos and buzzcuts to show for it. Judging by the fact that my not quite two year old responded to my partner’s new tattoo last month by colouring in the empty spots on mommy’s arms to match daddy’s arms, I’m sure she’ll someday love this too. I just wanted to say, in response to the woman who stated that piercings and tattoos are ungodly, I am one relieved liberal, agnostic, pansexual, living in sin, pierced, tattooed, young mother. My first thought was ‘finally! someone gets their bible thumping right!’. Nothing makes me angrier than a homophobe (or some other ‘phobe’) wagging their finger at an ungodly act while waltzing around covered in tattoos. Either believe that god wants us to love our neighbour, respect all that he created in his image, and question that which we see as unjust, or don’t believe it. But please don’t pick and choose which abominations you see fit to condemn to justify your political and ethical views. So thank you, previous poster, for some equal opportunity bible thumping.

I think the pink hair and tattoos are fine. The objectionable things about Barbie are the tiny feet and gigantic fake boobs.

BTW I SOOOO want her! She is gorgeous and being a collector myself I would love to have such a wonderful addition.

What ever happened to playing with sticks and rocks? Kids these days are so spoiled and adults these days have no morals.

Okay so I don’t do drugs, I’ve never been arrested or gotten a ticket, but after tonight i’m going to have tattoo number six. I also have a tongue piercing and a belly button ring. I don’t have children of my own, but i do have a nephew. He knows about tattoos and piercings, and if he wants them when he is 18, that is perfectly fine with both his mother and me. Tattoos are artwork, with meanings behind them. I’m a business woman at a car dealership, and i cover my tattoos up for my job to be more professional, but they don’t make me a bad person or a bad employee. You people who are against this barbie are so close-minded it is ridiculous.

To the parents “outraged” by this doll, or thinking that any parent who allows their child to play with this doll shouldnt be a parent, what kind of parent are YOU??? Sticking up your nose at girls who look different and basically sending that message to your child that its ok. I am a proud parent of a gorgeous, smart, 3 year old (and a damn good one) and I happen to HAVE pink hair and tattoos. Im not a troublemaker. I just like to express myself, and I would MUCH rather my daughter play with a doll that sends the same message instead of a “classic” barbie that sends the complete opposite message…. “This is what perfect is. This is what every girl should look like”. The majority of highschool girls strive to be miss perfect and im sure A LOT of it has to do with parenting like yours.

Why don’t I have tattoos? Would you put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari?

Goddess: I was not aware that this was a quotation. It was just something I have heard. Thank you for the insight, though it still holds true.

I am really bothered by the comments on here. Talking about giving her a rope for a suicide doll or giving her a beer and cigarette. So what you’re saying is you’re trash if you have tattoos. I have two and am a wonderful mother and I am classy. Just because you have tattoos doesn’t make you a hellraiser. And no it doesn’t make you a non Christian to have tattoos. God also doesn’t like judgemental people. He is the only judge. So all of you prudes need to get off you’re high horse all of you think you’re perfect because you don’t have anything on your skin. What a load of bull. You’re hearts don’t seem to be very big or caring.

Really Joe? I’ve only ever had sex with my husband- and we’ve been married over 26 years now, LOL! How many people have YOU had sex with? Troll…..

I LOVE this doll! It will be added to my daughters collection! Ohh and my daughter is 2! Hate on that!

All i say is this is about time they made something like this!

I thought for one second it might be a cool Barbie doll, but she just looks like a pink haired Lohan.

I’d buy her. She’s cool & very modern. People w/ tatts aren’t all bad. Most just symbolize art & what we believe n. We shouldn’t just criticize anymore. That’s the message I c! =)

lol so much bigotry over something as trivial as a doll. XD my mom has tatts and piercings, and she has done an excellent job in raising me and my sisters. we all graduated and went to college. we were taught to never judge a person by appearances alone. we grew up with barbies and you know what we did with them? we cut their hair and died it different colors. we had gay and straight couples. we had them give birth and start a family. we had one doll be a drug addict and get help. we played with them like they were REAL people with REAL issues and lives. i now have a daughter of my own and you know what!? i plan to buy her that doll because it’ll be like playing with a doll version of her grandmother, and i don’t see anything wrong with what she looks like. i see a beautiful doll ho just happens to have tattoos and pink hair.

Goddess your comment was right on!!! Now to everyone else…. ITS A DOLL, A TOY, SOMETHING YOU DON’T HAVE TO BUY OR EVEN LOOK AT!! Everyone is entitle to thier religous preferences and ideals but this uproar has overstpped into insanity. Cristians may see this as encouraging harm to God’s temple but other religions would consider it adornment. This is the USA wehave a little thing called freedom of religion. And the fact that this has nothing to do with religion should be pushed to the forefront. It looks more like that average 20 something than any other Barbie has in the past, it shows a little less negative stereotype and it helps foster acceptance of people who may appear different. I am not a collector, my children are almost grown and I usually have negative feeling about Barbies to be honest…but I will probably buy this doll. I have tatoos, my daughter has pink hair and wants to be a tatoo artist, it fits into our CHOSEN lifestyle, I applaud Mattel for being more open minded and acceptting than other people out there. BTW I am a professional, I have been a teacher, grew up a Christian, and I am a productive part of society although I have 15 tattoos.:)

Some of these people are very insulting. I played with the doctor Barbie, guess what? I am not a doctor. I am a professional, have never tried any drug in my life, and I do have 6 tattoos and my husband has about 30(also works professionally for and international company) I don’t have pink hair but my daughters 9 and 11 want pink highlights. Not cause of a doll, I live in a very nice suburban area with a really good school district and their friends have them. I also have 3 sons. One did get a tattoo in memory of his grandfather when he turned 18. The 19 year old doesn’t want one. The 16 year old wants to be a navy seal so he will choose when he learns what’s acceptable in the navy. The 11 year old girl doesn’t want one at all she has stated in the past while discussing my latest one with her 9 year old sister who does want one.
As long as you are teaching your kids good morals and to be good people, that you don’t just get handed things in life and you need to study and work hard to be successful, they will ALWAYS choose there own styles! I have never won an argument with my 11 year old about what shirt matches what pants but I also have never had to ask her to do homework, or study or do her chores. These parents that think a Barbie is such a threat to their children’s morals, probably dont have the time to put into raising their kids themselves with morals and are looking for the toy companies to do their jobs for them. By the way, we have 5 Harley Davidson barbies too.

I see no problem with this, if anything, it teaches girls to appreciate the differences in others and still find the beauty in it. Besides, this particular Barbie doll was made for the collectors, who are considerably older than most children who actually play w/dolls in general. This isn’t the first time that Barbie has put out a tattooed doll. People need to stop getting bent out of shape about these things. Barbie is a toy, and most kids will never see or be truly influenced by what the adults want to read into it. As with all things, there should always be a balance, and if you don’t want to get this doll, then don’t buy it for your daughter. Chances are, she’s never gonna see this one anyway.

Since kids are going to see more and more tattoos out there anyway I don’t see the issue. When I was a kid the only people who had tattoos were military vets or bikers, now everyone from a CEO to the cashier at my grocery store have them. Some are more noticeable than others but kids are going to be exposed. This doesn’t teach that tattoos are cool, just not abnormal.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE HER…WHERE CAN I GET ONE FOR MYSELF AND MY 2 GIRLS?!?…THEY WOULD LOVE THEM!..MY 2YEAR OLD IS ALWAYS ADORNED WITH THE TEMP TATTOOS AND THAT DOESNT MAKE HER OR MYSELF ANY LESS OF A PERSON!…SO GET OVER IT…ITS REALLY NOT THAT SERIOUS!

Are you kidding me?! I’m covered in tattoos from head to toe. I have 12 peircings in “unconventional” places, and my hair has been every color I could get my hands on since I was 16 years old. I’m a preschool teacher with a degree and a published book on the subject. I love my job and promote non-bias thinking and creativity. All of the other amazing people I work with have tattoos or peircings or colorful hair. Our parents love it, and they love the message it gives their children and many of our parents who are doctors and laywers and other respectable members of socity also have tatoos. I dont exactly believe in Barbie’s unnatural porportions but the fact that someone can’t accept the way some one else looks is also unnatural and sad. Look beyond your tiny mind, do you think your “god” would approve of your thinking lesser of fellow man, how do you feel about the homeless or people who are mentally ill? Are they also menace upon our planet?

I’m a Mom and I have tattoos! I think this Barbie reflects the current fashion trends, just as Barbie has ALWAYS done. The only thing I find odd about this doll is the cactus… From the photo, it appears that she has a dog dressed as a cactus… I’ve never personally seen a dog dressed as a cactus, but to each his own! lol

Am I the only one who thinks that looks like Quinn Fabray from the beginning of season 3 of Glee? Because if kids think that too, then there’s a problem, since she drank and smoked when she looked like that.

I am still in awe at the bizarre idea that dolls are role models. Children are not stupid and it is insulting that adults think they are. I never once thought my body should look like barbie any more than I thought my body should look like a cabbage patch doll, or my little pony. Seriously, do you think little pioneer girls that played with corn-husk dolls thought they should have bodies like corn-husks?

When children play with dolls it helps them process what they are learning from their family and society and it is reflected in the story-line and activities that they have their doll perform. It doesn’t really matter what the doll looks like. Pay attention when your child is playing with dolls of any kind because they will tell you exactly what they have learned or experienced from their ACTUAL role models.

Self-esteem and a healthy body image do not come from dolls, it comes from positive surroundings and an environment that fosters acceptance. Anyone that thinks they can blame a doll for societies problems is truly blinded by ignorance.

i dont see anything wrong with a tattooed barbie

I think everyone who is criticizing this doll is in some way ignorant. Be realistic barbies are intended for the younger audience once your child is of age to be able to get a tattoo there barbie playing days are well over. Allowing your child to watch television where these celebrities discuss sex,drugs, dress like clowns if dressed at all,and advertise their bodies full of tattooes is just as bad as purchasing this amazing tattooed barbie. Open your eyes to the amount of diversity around you and remeber its your job as a parent to raise your child with a good head on their shoulders.

This barbie is AWESOME, I would totally buy this for my daughter, IMO who says barbie HAS to be little miss perfect perky blonde babe? Why cant they have tattoos? or peircings? I think adults throwing fits about it should go back to the 50′s where their more comfortable…

I say that someone that teaches their kids about tattoos dont deserve kids…. IS IGNORANT on the highest level. I have 8 tattoos and probably way more class and respect for myself than the person writing this. I will gladly find a gun to hand you along with a rope if you promise to put it to use. I am tired of people pushing their perfect ways on everyone else…. I dont go around telling people… “go get a tattoo, its the only right thing to do. You will go to hell if you dont…. go get a tattoo.” Its art get over it!!! self expression is running out in the world today, we need things like this. Suck it up cupcake!!!

I think if your having issues with a doll you DONT HAVE TO BUY. Then you have a lot more concerning issues in yourself to worry about.

Hey first of all why you complaining about this! Aint your barbie ! They can make barbies however they want cause THEY INVENTED THEM. So stop talking about all this bullsh!t and grow the fuuck up.

Some of the nicest people I know have tatts!! Since mama has purple hair & tattoos, & daddy not only has them, but is a tattoo artist, our daughters would love this =)

If there were more dolls that showed actual diversity, maybe kids would not be so drawn to the ones that show unrealistic notions of how women are supposed to look and act.
To anyone who thinks tattooed Barbie is bad…you’re gonna really hate this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj_BebVgQb0

lol.. i fell head to toes when i first saw this barbie. it’s super awesome. and i don’t think that every kids that see barbie will be like barbie. maybe some, if they don’t get good influenced from their surrounding. i grew up and once played barbie, i just enjoyed to make her prettier and it didn’t affect how i dress. i’m chubby for my mom, fyi, so yeah, that’s a big no no. i prefer my mom treated me better over concerning a doll that probably will be forgotten after you know the world more, or probably boys.. lol..

Giggles *** Before I read this I thought it was P!nk, so it’s not but the doll is so cool I would bye this for my girls, nothing wrong with it.

So she has tattoos. Big deal. People equating tattoos with suicide and alcohol and drugs……really guys?? There is nothing wrong with tattoos. I have some and they all symbolise very important things for me. It is a means to creatively commemorate special things in my life. So why do people have an issue with this? It is inclusive and so much better than the bimbo image of earlier barbies. Mattel…….good job!