Barb(ie)aric

A team of British academics have recently concluded a study that discovered -- brace yourselves -- millions of little girls actually torture and mutilate their Barbie dolls.

AP details how researchers at the University of Bath quizzed 100 children about their views of Barbie and a slew of other toys.

"They found Barbie provoked the strongest reaction, with youngsters reporting 'rejection, hatred and violence,' [researcher Agnes] Nairn said.

"'The meaning of "Barbie" went beyond an expressed antipathy; actual physical violence and torture towards the doll was repeatedly reported, quite gleefully, across age, school and gender,' she said."














Oh, well. Girls will be girls. Besides, ripping the legs off a blue-eyed temptress is a small price to pay for ensuring freedom.