KSU Students Petition for Bald Barbie

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars at announced on its Facebook page that it collected more than 400 signatures Thursday to petition for a "Beautiful and Bald Barbie."

The Kennesaw students join a larger movement of people calling for Mattel to create a bald barbie in support of young cancer patients, and other young girls who suffer from hair loss.

The petition formally asks Mattel to create and sell a Beautiful and Bald Barbie with accessories such as wigs, head wraps, scarves and hats. The petition currently has more than 30,000 signatures.

"Young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Alopecia or Trichotillomania often feel that the loss of their hair makes them less beautiful and less like a princess," the petition states. "A bald Barbie would show these little girls that she can be both bald AND beautiful."

You can view and sign the petition here. More than 149,000 people currently "like" the petition's Facebook page.

Do you think Mattel should make a bald Barbie? How have you or a loved one been affected by cancer or another disease? Tell us in the comments.

 

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