Women lobby for bald Barbie to help children with cancer
Barbie may be best known for her long blonde hair, but a new campaign that is gaining popularity is pressurising Mattel to manufacture hairless Barbie's on a commercial basis. A Facebook group called “Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Lets see if we can get it made” was created a few days before Christmas, and already has over 114,000 “likes”.
The online movement was launched by Rebecca Sypin and Jane Bingham. Rebecca’s 12 year old daughter lost her hair after undergoing chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia. Rebecca said that children undergoing this treatment “take the hair loss harder than the treatment”. Jane also lost her hair after being treated for lymphoma.
Both women wrote to Mattel about the idea but the company replied saying that it does not accept ideas from outside sources.
I hope that Mattel will eventually turn around. The doll would make younger generations of cancer patients feel less conscious about their hair loss. It would highlight the importance of beauty through difference because beauty comes in all forms, and the production of these dolls would cement this fact in our minds. It is a great campaign that will ultimately raise awareness for the disease. If it ever does happen, lets hope that 100% of the profits go to the charity.
I also hope this encourages Mattel to make a whole range of dolls with different coloured skin and hair.
If you would like to join the efforts of having a Beautiful and Bald Barbie made, please click on the link below to “like” the Facebook page and join the campaign.
Posted By: Ruth
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