A Beautiful and Bald Barbie? What's Your Take?

A Facebook page aimed to encourage Mattel to create a Bald and Beautiful Barbie to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Alopecia or Trichotillomania now has more fans than the toymaker's own social media page and worldwide support for the cause continues to grow by the minute.

The "Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let's see if we can get it made" page was launched in late December and in just a few weeks has already earned more than 51,000 Facebook fans, surpassing Mattel's own page which had close to 49,700 fans as of Thursday mid-afternooon.

"The goal of this "Barbie" is that all children know that bald is beautiful and deal with their own hair loss or a loved one's," the page administrator's stated in a news release posted on their page on Jan. 7. "The hope is a portion of proceeds from this doll would go to a pediatric Cancer research facility. This movement is becoming quite large on Facebook and we are only a small percentage of the people who are behind this cause. With numbers and publicity, we think this goal can happen."

The page's creators Rebecca Sypin, 32, is a special-education teacher living in Lancaster, Calif. and Jane Bingham, 42, a photographer from Sewell, N.J., were also brought together by cancer, according to an article written for Mother Nature Network.

Bingham lost her hair due to chemotherapy treatments to treat lymphoma, while Sypin's 12-year-old daughter also lost her hair during her own battle with leukemia, the article stated.

Besides the doll, these women hope the toy company will also create accessories like scarves and hats to help young girls dealing with their own hair loss or that of a loved one.

"We would love to see a portion of proceeds go to childhood cancer research and treatment," the organizers stated on the page.

The incredbile groundswell of support for this movement is evident in the enormity of comments posted on the Facebook wall. 

"It's a huge benefit to children battling cancer! Let's make bald look beautiful ♥," said one commenter. 

Some supporters are even asking for a similar Ken doll to be made to help young boys experiencing these same struggles.

"This is the coolest ever. If they do it, I'd like to see a Bald, Handsome Ken doll...my son is being treated for Leukemia and lost his hair last year (4 years old). Wish Matel [sic] would get on board!," another commenter wrote.

Sypin and Bingham told the Mother Nature Network that they have contacted Mattel through some general form letters but received word back from Mattel that the company doesn't accept ideas from outside sources. 

The toy company launched the Barbie line in 1959 and has since created different versions and themes of the doll, including Malibu Barbie, Vintage Barbie, and dolls of different races and ethnicities. The line also features some of Barbie's family and friends.

If you would like more information on this movement, visit the official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BeautifulandBaldBarbie or email baldbarbie@gmail.com. 

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