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We really need to step back for a minute and stop letting the government attempt to raise our kids. A politician from the great state of West Virginia is pushing to ban the sale of Barbie and other dolls like her because he says dolls influence girls to place too much importance on physical beauty, at the expense of their intellectual and emotional development.

This comes at the same time that people are up in arms over the newest Barbie doll coming tattoo ready. I thought tattoos were being looked at more as art that body disfigurement? Unless those calling for the Tattoo Barbie ban are still stuck in 1955.

Back to the original point of contention; If Barbie, after 50 years is promoting a poor body image for little girls. Let’s ban size 0 super models, and movie stars from being in the public view. The youth of our country and our planet is going to hell not because of a Barbie Doll. But instead, because more and more are relying on the government at large or worse yet, Video Morphine itself, TV,  being the parents and setting all the rules. If I grew up in the era of Time-Outs and “Use your indoor voice”, I’d be a much bigger mess than I already am.

Take an active role in your childs development instead of relying on the next greatest fad of childcare experts telling you what you “should” do or what you have to do. Stop expecting others to dole out the discipline and show your kids whats right and wrong. More often than not, that psychobabble BS of so called experts is what leads kids to be social deviants who can’t tie their shoes without either getting depressed beyond repair or wanting to start a fight with the nearest fire hydrant. It’s pathetic and sad and unfortunately, not likely to change anytime soon.

Oh, and by the way … Happy 50th Birthday, Barbie.

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