The above image showed up in my Facebook feed today. I was surprised to find out (via the Google) that it’s actually a decade-old ad campaign that was dropped after Mattel filed a cease-and-desist.
Bummer for the campaign, but it’s clear that the spirit of it lives on!
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I’ve been thinking the same thing since yesterday when, one of my friends changed her profile picture to Ruby, I thought OMG GENIUS!! did some research and was shocked to see that this is an old campaign for The Body Shop… Too Bad Barbie was intimidated by a “Real” Woman… Ruby will live on, and I think she is getting a fresh new live in the world of social media :)
Lets hear it for Ruby!!!
Do you remember the plus size barbie that they tried introducing over 10 years ago? It was a big flop because no kid wanted it.
It was an interesting concept.