The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

In Syria, they have a doll named Fulla similar to the Barbie, but this one wears a black abaya and matching head scarf. It seems that young girls there are obsessed with Fulla, who has her own prayer rug, and parents are hoping this doll will instill valuable morals and career goals in their children. It is expected that the Fulla doll will soon come in the form of a Doctor and Teacher, which are two respected careers for women.

Fulla sells for about $16 US, which seems pretty steep for a country who's average household income is around $100 per month. For girls, and many parents, "it has to be Fulla".

Sounds a lot like North American children, "I want, I want, I want" must be a global phrase.

I wonder if they'll ever consider coming out with a G.I. Jihad to date and do it with Fulla. I also wonder if the boys there do what the boys here did to Barbie and rip off Fulla's head and melt her body.

For me, it's good to know that a somewhat similar version of Barbie exists. It's depressing to see girls miss out on all the learning they could be doing with their Barbies because they are too busy escaping into the mind numbing, pathetic video game drone.

Ya, sure, you're going to claim that games teach kids this and that, but how much can they actually learn when they are just running/jumping, running/jumping, running/jumping repeatedly. It's so boring to watch kids play that s**t because there's nothing important about the games.