Tokidoki Barbie

Barbie has always caused controversy but this time parents, who wouldn't allow their children to play with Barbies anyway, are REALLY upset. Why? Because Barbie teamed up with tokidoki (one of my utmost favourite designers) to produce this fantastic edgy Barbie, aptly named tokidoki Barbie. Take a look:

As you can see, she has pale pink hair, sports tokidoki leopard print leggings, a tokidoki tshirt, tokidoki purse (my absolute fav!!!), several tokidoki jewelry pieces, an annoyed looking cactus pup and yes... lots and lots of ink. Something that is note worthy is that this particular Barbie is aimed towards adult collectors and NOT CHILDREN!!! The fact that only 7400 were made and that they've already sold out on the tokidoki website shows that kids won't be picking this Barbie up at their local "Toys R Us" anytime soon. 

So why such a fuss? Well these anal retentive parents are worried that their children might play with these Barbies and get ideas in their heads to get tattoos. I have to laugh because unless these parents bought the doll the day it came out, or are willing to pay upwards to $400 on eBay to get this doll, their kids wouldn't get the chance to play with her anyway. I'm not sure really why this is such a big deal considering this isn't the first time Barbie has sported ink. Mattel has released two other Barbies with ink before tokidoki Barbie.

In 2009, Totally Stylin' Tattoos Barbie with 40 small tattoo stickers was released. There are even tattoos for your child too, but let's be honest, this Barbie doesn't have pink hair, so she must be okay for my child to play with. 

Then in 2008, Mattel collaborated with Harley Davidson and created a Barbie with inked giant wings on her back, take a look:
This doll just like the tokidoki Barbie is also geared towards adults. 


I honestly don't see what the deal is, and am personally loving this doll! I rate her 5/5 for being so amazingly awesome! I'm a huge tokidoki fanatic and this is the best collaboration since "tokidoki x Hello Kitty", but more on that later.

So what do you think? Is this Barbie a cause for alarm or is it safe to say children won't be influenced by Barbie to get tattoos.