Life is plastic, it's fantastic - but there might be a murky side to Barbie that you didn't know about, until now.
Thanks to a new viral Twitter hashtag, many Barbie lovers will likely be unable to look at the iconic doll in the same way ever again, after laying eyes on her very X-rated 'dark secrets' that are now being exposed by cheeky social media users.
Using the trending hashtag #BarbiesDarkSecrets, users are weighing in with all manner of dubious scenes that contradict the doll's picture-perfect image.
Since 1959, Barbie has been a toy box staple for young children. However, now adults are enjoying the fun, revealing their own dark and macabre thoughts about what the plastic figurine might be getting up to when kids are asleep.
A tweet about Barbie with botched Botox gained traction after a Dutch user named posted it to the platform. Similarly, X-rated jokes were made about Barbie's fictional sex life and antics.
In a hilarious Photoshopped image, Barbie (real name Barbara Millicent Roberts) is seen in scenarios like sunbathing post-kids, tweeting from the toilet and on a bloody, killing spree.
While many users shared a glimpse into the Mattel doll's shady alter-ego, some people revealed their own 'dark secrets'.
'Confession: My parents don’t know that they live on an actual burial ground of all the barbies I beheaded and buried. That’s my Dark Barbie Secret,' a tweeter named Riot Girl revealed.
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Meanwhile, an Austin, Texas-based social media account said, 'Her head comes off but won't go back on. What? I'm talking about the doll. I was a tomboy and thought it was funny at the time.'
Many digs at the iconic toy were also fired. 'Barbie is definitely the type of rich widow, who’s ex husbands all died under mysterious circumstances,' read one.
Even in 2019, as the doll reaches her 60th anniversary, 30 Barbies are sold every hour in the United States.
The iconic toy hasn't come without controversy. In 2015, Mattel responded to decades of criticism and launched 'diverse' Barbies.
New body types (petite, tall, curvy), a wheelchair-using Barbie, a doll with a prosthetic limb, 'strong' Barbie with a smaller bust and more defined arms, as well as Barbies with different natural hair textures have all been debuted in recent years.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
