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22 Subversive Barbie Innovations

From Broken Barbie Marriages to Controversial Doll Set Ups

— August 14, 2012 — Naughty
These subversive Barbie innovations show the ways in which consumers and manufacturers have taken shots at the iconic and remarkably girly doll.

Often criticized for doll's appearance and ideals, Mattel, the maker of the toy, has been the center of much criticism. Instead of going the traditional route of complaining, many people have been more active and innovative in their approach to offsetting the damage done by Barbie, and made their own depictions of the doll that re-imagine the character as someone entirely different and better aligned with realistic expectations.

Though Barbie is sure to stick around in classic form for many years to come, it's good to see that those outside of toy companies are taking representation into their own hands with great creativity.
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Fake-n-Bake Barbies
Fake-n-Bake Barbies
The Patricia Krentcil-Inspired 'Tanorexic Doll' is Oompa Loompa-Colored
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Eerie Embalmed Dolls
Eerie Embalmed Dolls
Mummified Barbies by E.V. Day is a Quest for New Doll Creations
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Disturbing Mashup Figures
Disturbing Mashup Figures
Kristy Lynn Creates a DIY Human Centipede Doll
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Anti-Barbies
Anti-Barbies
Ghoulish Mezco 'Living Dead Dolls' Continue to Terrify With a New Collection
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Adorable Rapper Barbie Dolls
Adorable Rapper Barbie Dolls
The Nicki Minaj Barbie Doll by Mattel Will Benefit Charity
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Demented Plaything Photography
Demented Plaything Photography
The Hayden Wood Living Doll Series is Bewitching
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Barbie-Armed Jewelry
Barbie-Armed Jewelry
The 'Plastic Body Series' by Margaux Lange Uses Limbs
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Subverted Toy Installations
Subverted Toy Installations
The Ken Kagami 'TOYS'A'SS' Collection is Uber-Strange
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Daring Tattooed Dolls
Daring Tattooed Dolls
The tokidoki Barbie Doll is the First Ever Tattooed Barbie to Hit Shelves
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Rich Housewife Dolls
Rich Housewife Dolls
The Barbie Lounge is the Place to be for Sophisticated Dolls
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Cougar Barbies
Cougar Barbies
Video Makes Fun of Saggy-Boobed, Botox-Loving, 50-Year-Old Barbie
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Life-Sized Barbie Dolls
Life-Sized Barbie Dolls
Galia Slayen Builds Barbie for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
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'Kill Bill' Barbie
'Kill Bill' Barbie
Danny Choo Creates 'Mirai Dollfie,' a Manga-Inspired Murderess
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Celebrity Dolls
Celebrity Dolls
Amy Winehouse Barbie
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Digitally Aged Dolls
Digitally Aged Dolls
Barbie Gets Old, Complete With Wrinkles and Crow's Feet
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Broken Barbie Marriages
Broken Barbie Marriages
The Dina Goldstein ‘In The Dollhouse’ Series Sees More Than Me
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Demented Doll Installations
Demented Doll Installations
Barbie Gone Bad at the 7th Annual Altered Barbie Doll Exhibit
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Cut-Up Doll Depictions
Cut-Up Doll Depictions
Peihang Huang Paints Pictures of Brutally Injured Toy Figurines
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Controversial Doll Set-Ups
Controversial Doll Set-Ups
Mutated Barbie & Ken Figurines at the Altered Barbie Exhibition 2010
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Naughty Dollies
Naughty Dollies
What Goes On Behind Closed Doors in Dollhouses
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Iconic Doll Controversies
Iconic Doll Controversies
The Clothesless Matchbox Barbie Calendar Provokes Legal Problems
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Naughty Doll Photography
Naughty Doll Photography
Lauren Nieburg Captures 'BARBIE in Compromising Positions'
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