barbie to be banned in west virginia?

[TheEclipse]

America's most popular doll, Barbie, is celebrating the big 5-0 today. Since her creation on March 9, 1959, she has experienced fifty years of dream houses, pink convertibles, romance ups and downs with Ken and testing the waters of every profession imaginable.
Unfortunately, Barbie's big day may not be celebrated in West Virginia. Matter of fact, Barbie will be nowhere to found in this Appalachian state - a local lawmaker is using his influence to pass a law banning Barbie dolls statewide.

Jeff Eldridge thinks the iconic Barbie doll places too much emphasis on physical beauty and is unhealthy for young girls "emotional and intellectual development." He thinks they send the message that “if you’re beautiful you don’t have to be smart.”

No word yet on whether or not the bill will pass, but he's giving it all he's got.

Not sure how we feel about this - many of us played with Barbie dolls as young girls and we turned out perfectly fine! What do you think? ps. what'd barbie look as a 50 year old barbie anyway?

when i was really really young, i had barbies but i never enjoyed them. since i was a little kid i was more of a tomboy. but my grandparents would buy me barbies and i remember having one that had underwear you couldnt take off.

I think there's far worse things than barbie dolls...

The whole concept of the "beautiful or bust" idea ravages society.
Young girls are taught that wearin' make up from young teenage years is the only way to look good. Personally, I find makeup repulsive at best. The last gf I had who wore makeup made me physically sick to get too close to all that chemical facepaint.

something that probably has to do with me being more of a tomboy, i never wear makeup. i've worn makeup all of one time, when my aunt asked if she could put makeup on me, do my hair, ect. one day while i was at her house and i said sure just to get her to stop bugging me about it.

I know but the little girls are usly near boys their age so not many little boys are pervs if I may say.

as a kid everyone my age i hung out with was a boy up until sixth grade. you might be surprised. boys at that age are a lot less perverted than boys in their teens, but yeah... then again it might just have been the guys i hung out with as a kid.