April 16th, 2009 by Chris Nelson

Looks like the American princess has fallen from her pedestal to grace the advertisement of a farm supply store:

barbie

There are just too many brilliant metaphors here. Do I prefer the juxtaposition of Barbie to Boot Scrubber? Or the not-so-subtle suggestion offered up by her proximity to duct tape? (Along with leather gloves, of course, to hide your fingerprints.) In a single shopping trip, you can purchase West Nile virus vaccine, barb wire, and Barbie.

Congratulations, terrifying vision of femininity, on maintaining your 39-21-33 inch measurements for a half-century.

Too bad you can’t even walk with those dimensions, let alone ride the horse in the ad with you.

2 Comments to “Barbie, Where She Belongs”

  1. Chris, I am typing on my new,tiny laptop computer. But that is another tale. The postioning of Barbie on a farm supply ad makes me long for the very next ad from Harbor Freight, a local tool outlet that brings us treasures from Peking. I love your description of the postioning of the other ads. When the mighty fall, it is huge. Dad

  2. can Ya pick us up sooomme d’em cattle panels?

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