BARBIE Doll Creator's Perverted Sex Life Revealed In Upcoming Book - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 01-09-2009, 05:57 PM

This might be a surprise for some; others no.

Barbie Creator's Racy Sex Secrets Revealed

Jan 9th 2009
By Heather Muse

Admit it, you were one of those girls who put Barbie in some compromising positions when you were younger. It turns out that's just part of the doll's history: A new book says that the man who helped design Barbie was "a 'full-blown '70s-style swinger" with "a manic need for sexual gratification'" (as the New York Post so delicately puts it).

In the soon-to-be-released book "Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel," author Jerry Oppenheimer spills secrets about the sex life of toy designer Jack Ryan (no, not the Tom Clancy protagonist portrayed by Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Alec Baldwin onscreen).

Wild Life

According to one of Oppenheimer's sources, designer Ryan would talk about creating his masterpiece in creepy detail: "It was like listening to somebody talk about a sexual episode, almost like listening to a sexual pervert."

The book alleges that Ryan patronized prostitutes, threw orgies and sought out women who looked like Barbie.

Not the First Claim

Ryan's strange psychodynamics with the doll will be no surprise to those who know their toy history. Ryan always seemed to want Barbie to walk the line between sexy and skanky, and when the prototypes of the doll came back from Japan, he filed off the nipples because, according to The Telegraph, "the Japanese had not understood the subtleties of western sexual iconography."

He also was so enamored with Barbie's pull-string talk boxes that he had some fitted into the stone lions at his Bel Air mansion.

The eponymous Ken doll isn't scandal-free, either. The toy was named after the son of a Mattel founder. According to Oppenheimer, the real-life Ken grew up "humiliated" by the link, and became a closeted gay man who died of complications relating to AIDS.

http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/09/...rets-revealed/

Mikado · 01-09-2009, 09:45 PM

Actually, none of this is very surprising, the truth is that Barbie started off as a ripoff of a German sex doll named Lilli

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 01-10-2009, 02:21 AM

lol gross. I loved playing with Barbie's when I was a kid, little did I know...

catlover79 · 01-10-2009, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

lol gross. I loved playing with Barbie's when I was a kid, little did I know...

Me, too!!

Mikado · 01-11-2009, 02:06 AM

When i was a kid, a lot of bachelors had Lilly dolls hanging from their rearview mirrors

TripperFan · 01-11-2009, 02:44 AM

This is the first I've ever heard of some guy at Mattel designing Barbie. I've always understood is was a woman named Ruth Handler (I can even picture her - she was a blonde) who invented "Barbie" - she named the fashion doll after her daughter, Barbara and Mattel bought the license and distribution rights.

Mikado · 01-11-2009, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TripperFan

This is the first I've ever heard of some guy at Mattel designing Barbie. I've always understood is was a woman named Ruth Handler (I can even picture her - she was a blonde) who invented "Barbie" - she named the fashion doll after her daughter, Barbara and Mattel bought the license and distribution rights.

They probably mean the one who designed the later models Cathie....and yes, she named Barbie after her daughter, and Ken after her son (Dont ask me how i know this!

) Anyway, as I said, in truth, Barbie was an almost exact copy/ripoff of the German Lilli doll (Which was marketed to men only)

MonarC · 01-11-2009, 10:22 AM

No wonder kids these days are so screwed up. We got a 4 year old boy shooting babysitter, driving themselves to school and now I find out I played with a mini sex doll when I was growing up. I guess next your gonna tell me there's no Santa Clause.

TripperFan · 01-11-2009, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonarC

No wonder kids these days are so screwed up. We got a 4 year old boy shooting babysitter, driving themselves to school and now I find out I played with a mini sex doll when I was growing up. I guess next your gonna tell me there's no Santa Clause.

You ain't gonna believe who the Tooth Fairy really is either!!!

Well, it does explain why Barbie's measurements are impossible to live up to and my disappointment with Ken's reproductive area. He did skew my vision of guys for a few years there.....

JamesG · 01-11-2009, 07:29 PM

Meet Dominatrix BARBIE.

catlover79 · 01-11-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonarC

No wonder kids these days are so screwed up. We got a 4 year old boy shooting babysitter, driving themselves to school and now I find out I played with a mini sex doll when I was growing up. I guess next your gonna tell me there's no Santa Clause.

catlover79 · 01-11-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesG

Meet Dominatrix BARBIE.

No comment.

MonarC · 01-11-2009, 09:13 PM

Ewwwww! I don't think little girls should be playing with dolls like that.

catlover79 · 01-11-2009, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonarC

Ewwwww! I don't think little girls should be playing with dolls like that.

I wouldn't worry - I think those are solely designed for certain lonely men.

MonarC · 01-11-2009, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TripperFan

You ain't gonna believe who the Tooth Fairy really is either!!!

Well, it does explain why Barbie's measurements are impossible to live up to and my disappointment with Ken's reproductive area. He did skew my vision of guys for a few years there.....

^^^^

So Barbie was named after her daughter and Ken after her son. That's kinda gross when the Ken and Barbie were boyfriend and girlfriend as dolls. Ewww.

01-09-2009, 05:57 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,058	BARBIE Doll Creator's Perverted Sex Life Revealed In Upcoming Book This might be a surprise for some; others no. *Barbie Creator's Racy Sex Secrets Revealed* Jan 9th 2009 By Heather Muse Admit it, you were one of those girls who put Barbie in some compromising positions when you were younger. It turns out that's just part of the doll's history: A new book says that the man who helped design Barbie was "a 'full-blown '70s-style swinger" with "a manic need for sexual gratification'" (as the New York Post so delicately puts it). In the soon-to-be-released book "Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel," author Jerry Oppenheimer spills secrets about the sex life of toy designer Jack Ryan (no, not the Tom Clancy protagonist portrayed by Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Alec Baldwin onscreen). Wild Life According to one of Oppenheimer's sources, designer Ryan would talk about creating his masterpiece in creepy detail: "It was like listening to somebody talk about a sexual episode, almost like listening to a sexual pervert." The book alleges that Ryan patronized prostitutes, threw orgies and sought out women who looked like Barbie. Not the First Claim Ryan's strange psychodynamics with the doll will be no surprise to those who know their toy history. Ryan always seemed to want Barbie to walk the line between sexy and skanky, and when the prototypes of the doll came back from Japan, he filed off the nipples because, according to The Telegraph, "the Japanese had not understood the subtleties of western sexual iconography." He also was so enamored with Barbie's pull-string talk boxes that he had some fitted into the stone lions at his Bel Air mansion. The eponymous Ken doll isn't scandal-free, either. The toy was named after the son of a Mattel founder. According to Oppenheimer, the real-life Ken grew up "humiliated" by the link, and became a closeted gay man who died of complications relating to AIDS. http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/09/...rets-revealed/

01-09-2009, 09:45 PM	#2
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	Actually, none of this is very surprising, the truth is that Barbie started off as a ripoff of a German sex doll named Lilli Attached Images

01-10-2009, 02:21 AM	#3
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	lol gross. I loved playing with Barbie's when I was a kid, little did I know...
	__________________ my name is ashlee Welcome! Everything is fine.

01-11-2009, 02:44 AM	#6
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	This is the first I've ever heard of some guy at Mattel designing Barbie. I've always understood is was a woman named Ruth Handler (I can even picture her - she was a blonde) who invented "Barbie" - she named the fashion doll after her daughter, Barbara and Mattel bought the license and distribution rights.
	__________________ If I don't see you in this world, I'll meet you in the next one.....don't be late James Marshall Hendrix Voodoo Chile The Forum Legend formerly known as TripperFan "religion is for people who are afraid of hell--spirituality is for people who have been through hell"---anonymous

01-11-2009, 07:29 PM	#10
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,058	My Kind Of BARBIE Meet Dominatrix BARBIE.

01-11-2009, 02:06 AM	#5
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	When i was a kid, a lot of bachelors had Lilly dolls hanging from their rearview mirrors

01-11-2009, 10:22 AM	#8
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	No wonder kids these days are so screwed up. We got a 4 year old boy shooting babysitter, driving themselves to school and now I find out I played with a mini sex doll when I was growing up. I guess next your gonna tell me there's no Santa Clause.

01-11-2009, 09:13 PM	#13
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	Ewwwww! I don't think little girls should be playing with dolls like that.