I stumbled upon a crazy barbie site this morning. Pages and pages of barbies. Many are obviously very expensive barbies. Some are kooky, like Butterface Barbie. Some are kinky, or downright weird. Some are painted beautifully by talented artists. There are some Mariel Claytons mixed in. Supposedly Margaux Lange jewelry is in there somewhere, but I was worn out by page 4. I had to bookmark the site because it would take forever to look at all those barbies.
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Bleh. I have never liked Barbies, but I LOVE what you do with them.
Um…I got curious and typed Butterface Barbie into the Great Google. This link provides high entertainment! My fave is the Positive Peter, one of Uncle Ronnie’s Super Aids! It goes on to describe BABY’S FIRST BEER – yes, that was going to be a toy! Whew, anyway after wading through all those funny failed toys I came to Butterface Barbie:
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/failed-childrens-toys.php
“BUTTERFACE BARBIE
by Mattel
This one never actually made it to the actual production stage, but several test models of the doll were produced. In the early ’00s, the Barbie manufacturers were being crucified in a myriad of magazine and news articles that decried the iconic toy line’s propagation of unattainable image stereotypes for young girls. So Mattel set out to experiment with ways to make Barbie more “normal.” A “plus-size” Barbie was developed, as was a shorter Barbie, but the funniest concept in the mix was one that tried to save money by simply giving Barbie a new head that could be placed on the existing Barbie body mold. This revamped head featured a more average-looking face and became known around the company as “Butterface Barbie.” The office joke spread and soon Butterface was given some unique accessories, like a ‘tramp stamp’ tattoo and a brown paper bag that could be placed on her head. The women who worked for Mattel did not find this as amusing as the men did, and eventually the entire concept was scrapped.”
Hey, I want a plus sized Barbie! And a short one! Where are they?
Yes, Butterface barbie caught my eye. I hadn’t heard the term butterface until about 10 years ago.