PHOTOS Couple spent $300K to look like Barbie and Ken dolls
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PHOTOS Couple spent $300K to look like Barbie and Ken dolls

ByEmily

A French couple that lives by the motto “plastic is fantastic” is on a joint mission to transform into real-life Barbie and Ken dolls. To date, Anastasia Reskoss and Quentin Dehar have spent $300,000 on cosmetic surgeries and plan to have more operations in the near future. They also want to legally change their names…

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Jian Yang, of Singapore, owns over 6,000 Barbie dolls, says it makes girlfriends insecure

ByStarcasm Staff

Jian Yang, 33, of Singapore, has one of the largest doll collections in the world. Of the 9,000 dolls he owns, 6,000 of them are Barbies. His obsession started when he was 13 and bought “Great Shape” Barbie, which first came out in 1983 and re-released for Toy Story 3. “Before I knew anything about social norms, I was a boy that watched this on TV, liked it and wasn’t allowed to have one,” he says in a clip from a British reality show. “As I grew older, got my own allowance, that’s where I started getting the freedom to buy whatever I wanted.”

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Artist creates Barbie doll with the shape of a real girl (Barbie’s finally got a booty!)

ByStarcasm Staff

We’re obsessed with the Barbie doll. Every generation of girls (and boys, both directly and indirectly) for the past five decades has grown up with her help, but the truth is she looks insane. She’s not shaped like any woman, even supermodels. (Valeria Lukyanova came close with the help of plastic surgery and other interventions.) Finally someone created a Barbie doll that looks like a real girl!

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Barbie finally goes without makeup!

ByStarcasm Staff

Barbie finally took off all that makeup and false eyelashes! An image circulating the web attributed to Eddi Aguirre has given a glimpse at the famous doll without all the glamour. While Barbie is often criticized for having unrealistic body proportions, it’s nice to have a different perspective on Barbie’s ever perfect face. Not only…

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Truth about Barbie’s body: Barbie proportions on a real woman’s body

ByStarcasm Staff

Almost all girls grow up on Barbie. It’s just part of the deal, and we all know she looks ridiculous. But still, it’s pretty weird to see Barbie’s dimensions drawn out on a real lady. Almost all girls grow up on Barbie. It’s just part of the deal, and we all know she looks ridiculous.

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PHOTOS Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen Barbie doll unveiled

ByAsa Hawks

Do you have a young daughter who’d rather run around in the woods shooting squirrels than play with a Barbie doll? Well now she can do both! See photos of Mattel’s collectible Hunger Games inspired Katniss Everdeen Barbie doll featuring the District 12 Tribute in her fighting gear, ready for battle. Also, see an exclusive photo of which Hunger Games character we think should be next in line for the Barbie treatment. (Nope, it’s not Effie Trinket!)

VIDEO – Barbie and Ken are back together! Dating again after seven year break

ByStarcasm Staff

Mattel’s Valentine’s Day gift to the word is getting Barbie and Ken back together after a long, difficult seven-year break (where Ken no doubt explored his sexuality and Barbie tried to excel in her 100,000 professional careers.) Barbie confirmed her romance via Facebook, changing her status to “in a relationship,” and posting this comment: Yes…

Barbie has her 125th occupation, and she no longer thinks math is hard!

Barbie has her 125th occupation, and she no longer thinks math is hard!

ByStarcasm Staff

Progress is upon us. Barbie and math are presumably cool now, as Mattel, through the overpowering influence of reddit, has decided that Barbie’s 125th occupation will be computer engineer! Her laptop may be pink, but she knows how to build and program that sucker! Mattel went to great lengths to make Computer Engineer Barbie authentic…