Sunday
Mar292009
Because God Said So
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 01:02AM
This is a little redundant in light of yesterday's post, but I had to share.
Overheard at my house.
"Daddy, I want a Barbie."
"No."
"But I love her."
"N., I don't like Barbies."
"IIII like them."
"Well. I don't. And I'm not buying one for you."
"But, but, but, I LOVE HER!! I WANT ONE!"
"NO. "
"BUT, DADDY, NOOOO, I WANT...WHY?!!!!"
"Because...because... Because BARBIE IS NOT A GOOD MUSLIM."
Overheard at my house.
"Daddy, I want a Barbie."
"No."
"But I love her."
"N., I don't like Barbies."
"IIII like them."
"Well. I don't. And I'm not buying one for you."
"But, but, but, I LOVE HER!! I WANT ONE!"
"NO. "
"BUT, DADDY, NOOOO, I WANT...WHY?!!!!"
"Because...because... Because BARBIE IS NOT A GOOD MUSLIM."
tagged Islam, barbie, body image in Spirituality
Islam, barbie, body image in Spirituality
Reader Comments (21)
... but she is a homeowner. And she drives an American car.
And she's an astronaut.
If you're looking for good Muslim role-model toys, I'm afraid you're going to have to pony up and buy a Fast-through-Ramadan-with-Me Elmo.
She's not? Are you sure? If I compare her to a few of the Muslims I know, she's snooty and entitled and that seems pretty on the nose.
:D Heh.
Well, I hear God is THE authority on such things. If that argument worked, let me know. I live in fear that one day I too will produce Barbie-loving daughters.
Awwww....get the girl a Barbie! Tell her that Barbie is Catholic and you have to convert her.
J.
Wooooow.
What was her response? Did your daughter have one? :)
I would never have thought to pull religion into the Barbie debate. But I loved the final answer.
Wow. That is way better than some of the authoritarian BS answers I came up with for MY kids. hehehehe
OMG!! There IS a Muslim Barbie!
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/22/international/middleeast/22doll.html?_r=1
(Thanks to Sahar for the link... or should I say thanks from N.?"
Shiny, that's a great idea. Here's my plan:
I will buy one Fast-with-me-through-Ramadan-Elmo and one Barbie. Then I will have the Elmo pray with us everyday and have Barbie sit in the corner and watch us in jealousy (you know since she will be excluded from family events). Then in due time I will have N marry Barbie and Elmo thereby converting her and making it ok to own a Barbie. Now I just need to figure out how to make money out of this whole process! :)
Oh. My. God.
I knew I liked you, Tariq. That's genius!
Muslim Barbie! Haha!
Get her one. She can convert her, herself! Just make sure to videotape it, so we can all watch the inevitable hilariousness!!
Why don't we like Barbie? Other than the fact that the bitch has everything of course....
Years ago a friend's 16-year-old son had many questions about his younger sister's Barbie. Like why did Barbie have so many "careers." His theory was that these "careers" were just role-playing for her real career -- the one that enabled her to afford the house, the cars, the horse...
If he was right, then Barbie is going to need a lot of help in converting.
whhhhhaaaaatttt? really ? really ? dag yo.
his answer is better than, "because barbie is a whore."
We just got Barbie as a gift for her fourth birthday.
It took me three hours to clean the bits of my wife's exploded head off the walls.
Maybe N can teach Barbie how to be a good Muslim. If not Barbie, maybe Skipper?
you guys are kinda rockstar parents, AND you make me laugh. highfive!
PS: my sister had a barbie doll when she was little. one day, she dyed barbie's hairS green. then, deciding barbie's hairstyle needed a bit more help than that, she chopped off barbie's hair. sadly enough, much to her consternation, barbie's hairS never gew back.
I, too, am not a good Muslim. Damn. And yet he seemed to like me just fine at Adam's party!
:D
@shiny: I hear he contributes to a negative body image that can only be attained through extreme nutritional deprivation.
@Avitable: DUDE. I am not entitled.
@Stacey: It didn't work. Most likely, because I burst our laughing which shot the credibility of the argument completely.
@HoosierGirl: Actually, I think he's be OK with a Catholic Barbie.
@Robin: Her response was, "Yes SHE IS, Allah loves Barbie." Or something similar.
@Jason: He was grasping. He's so cute when he has no idea what he's doing.
@Nanna: Might be better, but I bet you were more effective!!
@tariq: You need help. Now.
@Avitable: Don't encourage him. Besides I thought you were AGAINST arranged marriages??!
@Sybil Law: Yeah, that's what I need is a fundamentalist daughter.
@Sheila (Charm School Reject): You ever see Barbie wear sweatpants? Now, you know who to blame for my neuroses.
@Kailyn: Heh. Then Taliban Ken would have to stone her. Ooops, that's not funny. Well, it is, sort of.
@Komal: It's true.
@hello haha narf: HAHAHAHAHA!
@SciFi Dad: This brings up a serious point that I've been thinking about... do you tell people that there are certain toys that you don't want as gifts? It would be futile with my parents, they just do what they want, anyway.
@Finn: Skipper is cool. I like Skipper. I think she's a good Muslim.
@yasmine: Wait doesn't everyone do that to Barbie's hair? I did!!
@Poppy: You're totally *are* a good Muslim. Trust me. ;)