This Exists: News Anchor Barbie

by Hillary Busis | 12:14 pm, September 23rd, 2010

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Badly-dressed lady journalists can now look to a new style icon for inspiration: News Anchor Barbie, a doll that comes with her own microphone, news folder, and a “powerful pink and black ensemble.” Right—because obviously, when we think of Barbie, the first thing that comes to mind is female empowerment.

The “inspiring” play set also comes with “a special code that unlocks career-themed content online, for even more digital play!” Does that mean News Anchor Barbie is secretly a blogger? If so, how come she’s so dressed up?

This toy is the latest iteration of Mattel’s career-themed “I Can Be…” line. To put things in perspective, other occupations to which the toy company thinks girls should aspire include Computer Engineer, Newborn Baby Doctor, Rock Star, Dentist, and… Babysitter. Some of these things are not like the others!

Barbie, female journalists, News Anchor Barbie

Moderate

Here comes the Fox News Jokes. News anchors are hired for their looks but what gripes me is they only complain when they are let go because they lost their looks.
dcmediasux

god bless cnn for this…no joke. (it was really the truth under Ted )

nbc, cbs, fox…they only hire beauties.

its sexist and somehow only fox gets called out on this.

wonder why……
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Messersmith/1393957862 Chris Messersmith

I was afraid they were going to have little Anchor Baby Barbies.
The_Reasonable_Lib

So it’s a Megyn Kelly action figure?
ice queen

And this also exists, from 1965 a very badly dressed Reporter Ken Doll:
http://www.manbehindthedoll.com/1417.htm
stoogedudes

What’s next? A former Governor of Alaska Caribou Barbie?
sarainitaly

http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/j/J/2/caribou-barbie.jpg

http://sharprightturn.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/descriptionteapartybarbie-k-lo.jpg
Orion Antares

dcmediasux said:
god bless cnn for this…no joke. (it was really the truth under Ted )

nbc, cbs, fox…they only hire beauties.

its sexist and somehow only fox gets called out on this.

wonder why……

I blame the FOX and Friends producers and Gretchen Carlson. That woman seriously needs to stop ACTing below her level of intelligence.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-McMillin/603854428 Rob McMillin

What they really need.
jk76

I was over barbie when I found out the carpet didn’t match the drapes