Beautiful and Bald Barbie? - "Many children have some difficulty accepting their mother, sister, aunt, grandparent or friend going from a long haired to a bald."

Today while watching News at Noon a story was developed about a team of people campaigning for a Barbie doll that is bald. This is to educate kids and young women about still being beautiful while dealing with terminal illness and cancer.  The campaigners Facebook page issued a statement saying, “We would like to see a Beautiful and Bald Barbie made to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Alopecia or Trichotillomania. Also, for young girls who are having trouble coping with their mother’s hair loss from chemo.”  

This is a great way to show young girls as well as the youth as a whole today, how to accept that there are different people, and different things that happen to all different people each and every day in our world.  I personally feel that using a toy to make light on a situation in this manner is tasteful and educational in that it opens the mind and eyes to something that some might be ignorant about.

The page continues on by saying… “Many children have some difficulty accepting their mother, sister, aunt, grandparent or friend going from a long haired to a bald.”

Toy company Mattell, who manufactures everyone’s favorite blonde haired, long legged, iconic doll says they do not take ideas from outside sources.

My reaction to that is… If Barbie can be pregnant and dressed way inappropriate as a teen, which we’ve seen as of late, than why can’t she be used for something more educational? Maybe Mattell should take this idea and be leaders rather than create a doll that fits and feeds into the conformity of a select population of people! Cancer affects everyone.  We all know, have heard of, or have been personally troubled by this horrid disease, so why not spread awareness and education to the younger generations.  It does a lot more than just open up the possibility of getting children used to seeing bald females.

I feel it lets kids see everyone is different, we are all not alike, it gets them asking questions like, “Mommy, why does that Barbie have no hair?”  This in the household can be where parents would be able to educate their youngings about such situations in life.  Plus, the doll’s revenue would also generate funds for cancer awareness organizations.  The page concludes by saying, “This would be a great coping mechanism for young girls dealing with hair loss themselves or a loved one. We would love to see a portion of proceeds go to childhood cancer research and treatment. Let’s get Mattell’s attention!”

I personally feel it is a win, win situation all the way around.  If you agree and want to support the campaign than you can direct your emails to baldbarbie@gmail.com or “LIKE” their Beautiful and Bald Barbie Facebook Page (by clicking the red underlined title).

I’ve taken part in numerous activities, charities, benefits, and events to educate, raise money and spread awareness for said conditions like cancer, and first hand have witnessed what it does to kids and families.  This is another passage way to open up awareness and education amongst people of all ages across our world.  What do you think?