The Barbie for Boys

To:  Mattel, Inc.

Dear Mattel,

We, the undersigned Barbie fans, are angry and slightly offended by the recent Barbie Girls world web site you’ve created.

The concept is cool and the site is cool. The only problem – what about the boys!

I’m sure you’re well aware of the fact that many young boys enjoy playing with Barbie as a kid. We feel that Mattel has made too much of an emphasis on Barbie girls. What about us Barbie boys?

Though, Barbie is a toy intended for girls, we feel that your marketing strategy for Barbie should be slightly altered to make boys feel a little better about playing with Barbie.

This may even result in better sales for Barbie! Since Barbie will no longer be for girls only, boys will feel better about buying dolls.

Not to mention, us Adult Male collectors! One of your most successful collector doll lines – The Model Muse/Best Model collection – is designed by Robert Best, who is a man.

And I’m sure if you look back at all the dolls you’ve made, you’d realize how many great doll lines men created! If they can create great dolls, why not make other boys feel better about buying them?

To put it simply – make Barbie for boys, too! Add Male characters to your Barbie Girls site and make Barbie more boy-friendly!

Please, Mattel, take this into consideration! We feel very strongly about this!

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The The Barbie for Boys Petition to Mattel, Inc. was created by and written by Steven Sanchez (xstevesx@sbcglobal.net).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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