The Barbie for Boys

Dear Mattel,

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

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

Im sure youre 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 Im sure if you look back at all the dolls youve made, youd 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!