Well, I am bald from months of chemo and am struggling with returning to work with no hair, and my concern is more about freaking other people--look at the bald lady, mommy!  My oncology center is more like a shopping mall--its huge because there are so many patients.  Anything to normalize this would be most helpful.  And to be a little girl going through this horror, I just cannot imagine, as it has brought me to my knees.  It won't be a top seller, but every little bit helps. 

I sympathize with cancer victims, especially the children, but I think there is something wrong when people feel that they can or should coerce someone (or a business) into doing charity or something that should be done from the heart.  What is wrong with this country?  We should praise the people that do what we like and encourage that type of behavior, not coerce, shame or demonize someone into doing a selfless act.  That ruins it.  What if you had a warm coat you wanted to give to a homeless person (just out of the goodness of your heart), but before you could give it to him, he pulled a gun on you and demanded that you give it to him.  What's wrong with that?  The homeless guy got the coat you intended him to have, right?    Wrong... he did not just rob you of the coat; he robbed you of the ability to be kind.  That's a big deal.  We cannot and should not demand that anyone or any company do something that should be done out of kindness.  That demanding behavior will make everyone stop wanting to do nice things.  It does not make the world a better place.  If you think that bullying companies into doing nice things makes the world a better place, you are wrong.   

I say no... no bald barbie until they make a fat barbie for girls struggling with obesity... (and the list goes on....)

Not only should they make it, they should make it with its own set of wigs, add a dose of reality.

Better yet, how's about a bald transgender Barbie....?

To be fair, Barbie, and Ken, are already sexless, so I don't know how you would differentiate.

Wouldn't Trichotillomania Barbie have to pull her own hair out?

Wow these comments are unbelievable. I hope no one close to you ever has cancer.

My mother has had breast cancer, and my sister-in-law's mother currently has breast cancer, and I still think this is a stupid idea. Marketing has nothing to do with how I feel about someone having cancer, because that's all this is, marketing.

Thanks, that's nice of you.

Anyhoo, they could use the same mold for the Cancer Barbie, Sinead Barbie (circa 1988, not Crack Head Shudder Barbie of today), and the ever-popular and current Tank Girl barbie. 

First they need to make a dyke barbie.

On one hand they have a point, but scalping your own Barbie is one of the great joys of being a little girl.

I think we need to make one with a lazy eye so those googly-eyed kids don't feel left out.

Oh, and fat Barbie, too.

Oh, and don't forget lactose intolerant Barbie, complete with farting sounds and cheese accessory.

I don't think the motive behind the idea is stupid, but I think the idea itself kinda is.  We spend all this time telling kids Barbie shouldn't be what you model yourself after, then we give Barbie a shaved head and tell kids "See?  Barbie is beautiful with her chemotherapy treatment hair, too!"

Lets not forget dauchebag ken for you.

I'm sorry... I can only accept childish insults from people intelligent enough to spell them correctly.

Do you think no kid with Barbie dolls could have a mom with cancer?  Or be a kid with cancer?  Dolls aren't only about aspirations, but also the ability to incorporate real life and deal with it through imagination.  It's not about whether or not Barbie *ought* to be a role model.  Just the mere fact of a bald Barbie existing might help some kid cope with the idea of "Okay, losing your hair because of sickness happens.  It's part of the world.  But it's not the end of the world, and you still exist afterward."

You totally missed the point.  For years Barbie has been criticized for the unrealistic body image that the dolls create with girls.  We've spent years and years telling young girls they don't have to aspire to be Barbie.

Now, we're telling them "See?  Barbie is just like you!"  We either want dolls to be role models or we don't.  I personally do not and I don't think making a special Barbie is necessary for kids with cancer, amputee kids, or any other thing, that's all.

If Mattel wants to churn out pandering dolls for every disability a kid could have, that's totally fine, but that doesn't mean I have to accept it lest I be some monster who hates kids with cancer.

I completely agree with you. I've been seeing this crap on Facebook, and my only comment has been, kids need a better role model than Barbie, cancer or not. Plus, I am just tired of all this pink-washing regarding breast cancer, but that's another rant.

In an unrelated note, I had an Amputee Barbie as a child. Our dog chewed one of the legs off, but she continued to live a fulfilling life after the accident (but the Barbie Ferrari had to be modified with a hand brake).

Well, they already make Anorexically-Thin Barbie, so why not Cancer Barbie too? 

Male action figures are always tall and chiseled.