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For a nice change I read a very postive article in The Sun newspaper today. After a campaign on Facebook, there could soon be a bald Barbie doll coming to our shelves. While a bald doll may not sound very appealing, the support of this doll would be beneficial to many.
A child who has lost her hair to cancer has to play with beautiful locks of hair on dolls, so why should there not be a doll who looks just like them?
What is harder for a child to accept? To acknowledge what cancer is or to sit back and watch their hair fall out? Not only are they robbed off health, they loose some identity, becoming bare. For people to stare at, to be pointed at?
Cancer has touched my family. It is a subject close to my own heart.
I personally would buy this doll. It also teaches our own children that just because another child may look different, they too are just as beautiful.
BARBIE could soon be getting her most dramatic makeover ever — by going BALD.
The hair-free doll is the idea of two women both affected by cancer who want to raise awareness for children with the disease.
Rebecca Sypin and Jane Bingham launched a Facebook page titled “Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let’s see if we can get it made” in December.
The online movement, which asks toy makers Mattel to create a new bald Barbie, now boasts over 83,000 fans.
Rebecca’s 12-year-old daughter Kin Inich lost her hair after getting chemotherapy to treat leukaemia.
Rebecca, 32, from California, admitted that the children she met during treatment often had a bad time with it. She said: “Most take the hair loss harder than the diagnosis.”
Jane, 41, from New Jersey, also lost her hair after being treated for lymphoma.
She described the emotional toll this had on her nine-year-old daughter, Belleliana, saying: “She would mimic me and she would try and wrap scarves on her head too.”
Mattel has not commented publicly on the doll proposal.
The women say they wrote to the company but Mattel replied that it does not accept ideas from outside sources.
It has also been suggested that a percentage of proceeds from the sale of the doll could go towards cancer research.
Would you buy this doll too?
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i hope they do !! i have never had cancer and i am lucky for it not have touched my family but i cannot imagen what it must be like i do so hope they make this doll im sure it would bring a smile to so many young faces xx
Aw, I really hope this goes ahead. I have seen the status’ on facebook about it in the past. I think it is a good idea and yes, I would buy it! xx
i think this is a fantastic idea.. i would deffinately buy this doll as the title explains it tesched other children too not judge just because someone looks different… amazing idea and i hope to see it on the shelves very soon! xx
I think this is a brill idea as childhood cancer has affected my family as well x
Id definatley buy one x
Id buy one xxxxx
I would definately buy it. This should have been made a long time ago. X
This is a brilliant idea I would defo buy it hope it goes ahead xx
I would buy this doll for my los and money should be donate to cancer charity
Great idea i think! Hopefully will go ahead! X
Brilliant idea. I haven’t thought about it but this is really terrific and supporting idea. I hope that it will be soon real!
Yes I would x
Its a great idea, just hope that the makers take heid and listen to what we’re saying!
Brilliant idea, i’d buy one
I would many one to share awareness to everyone that even if you are bald you are beautiful as well. My little girl would have one to show her that just because Barrie is bald she is beautiful and teach her it’s not all about looks. Xx
I think that is a great idea! Just like with balamory with them having penny in a wheelchair and spencer being coloured, it helps the children understand, i would buy one for my boys x x
I think this is a fantastic idea and i would definitely buy one x
I would buy 1 its raises awareness and shows children ppl r different xx
Brilliant idea, I’d buy one xx
I think it’s a great idea! Would deffo buy
I would so like to see this on our shelves. So many little girls could see their pretty little bald Barbie, and see that they are beautiful like her…
They should think about making a bald action man or something similat too for little boys… X
I this kits a brilliant idea, I hope they do as it will make so much difference to so many young girls going through cancer!!!
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This is an excellent superb idea! I would buy one, I can’t see what they haven’t already made and sold one?? It would make a lot of girls with cancer feel better about them selves! x
I would definitely buy one of these dolls. I think this an awesome idea, I just hope they take it on board! x
This is an amazing idea let’s hope they do make this doll. X
Great idea, i hope this does happen. It will help raise awareness and help those little princesses know that bald is beautiful too.
I think this is a fantastic idea and I would buy one for my little girl definitely.
Really hope this plan goes through
I think its a brilliant idea and does teach children that not all kids are the same iv told reanne b4 if she’s saw a child that looks a lil different or has something wron with them when she’s asked. And I say all little boys and girls are different in there own way but still children she don’t understand fully but at least she knows kind of everyone is different she’s at the age she wants to no whjyu someone looks different x
such a good idea. i would buy one. It helps teach children that not everyone is the same. I hope it goes ahead.
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I really do think that this is a fab idea, cancer is a very strong point for my family at the minute, lost a lot of family members thru cancer and still have family members sufferin, I support this all the way x x x
i think its a good idea, but on the scale of things, i personally dont think many mums would buy it, unless theyve been touched by cancer in some way them selfs, also children choosing one off the shelf would go for the ‘prettier’ looking ones in their eyes, which unforntualy comes down to their looks, and their hair. its such a shame many dont relise how important the meaning of it is, untill or if they are affected by it.
wat a fab idea… i think they should , n i’d buy one 4 my daughter xx
Good idea to do this, I have seen some bald dolls (bratz) and wanna by my daughter one. Not see a bald barbie yet tho
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