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Friday, February 1, 2013

NewBusters Publishes Questionable Cartoon Of Barbie With POW Uniform
Topic: NewsBusters

For some reason, NewsBusters has published an editorial cartoon of a "Combat Barbie" that includes a prisoner-of-war uniform as an accessory:

The cartoon was drawn by Gary Varvel of the Indianapolis Star. At the newspaper's website, readers have criticized the cartoon for being sexist.

Posted by Terry K. at 1:53 PM EST

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