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Women Lobby for Bald Barbie for Girls with Cancer | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Posted on the 04 April 2012 by Dotpattern

Women lobby for bald Barbie for girls with cancer Mattel and Bratz answer the call

Women lobby for Bald Barbie for girls with cancer | MNN - Mother Nature Network

A group formed on facebook to petition Mattel to create this new Barbie for girls suffering hair loss from cancer treatments. Now the dolls are shipping to stores in June of 2012. The idea of these dolls I find particularly moving and just super cool.
Women lobby for Bald Barbie for girls with cancer | MNN - Mother Nature Network

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Women lobby for Bald Barbie for girls with cancer | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Add for those who say, "Just shave the hair off a Barbie"

G.I. Joe has a similar campaign
bald G.I. Joe Cancer awareness doll

Mattel To Make Cancer Patient Barbie (lezgetreal.com)
Bald Barbie to comfort kids with cancer (rt.com)
Barbie's Friend Will Soon Be Bald and Beautiful [Bald Barbie] (jezebel.com)
Bald Barbie to Debut after Viral Campaign (VIDEO) (blippitt.com)
Should Mattel Make A Bald Barbie? (gothamist.com)

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