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Kavulla and his team had placed a parody ad for the Fulla doll, a Barbie alternative popular throughout the Islamic world for its “Muslim Values,” on the back page, taking some liberties with the “Muslim Values” claim. “And She Really Talks!” the fake ad boasts, listing some (also fake) programmed phrases: “Yes, Husband,” “Human Rights? That’s silly,” and “Let’s push Israel into...
Kavulla, who is also a Crimson editor and a former Crimson editorial executive, answered Ismail’s concerns on the Crimson’s Editorial page the next day. The back page, he explained in an editorial, was a parody designed to critique the Fulla doll’s proud endorsement of Muslim values. “The Salient’s back page is a parody premised on the seemingly absurd yet real attempt to turn licentious, Western Barbie into an equivalent befitting the Arab world, where a number of states are dominated by radical Islamic values...
Let’s suppose that Barbie, in her role as avatar of American pre-teen consumerism, has her mirror image in Fulla, the Syrian-created doll with “Muslim values” today being marketed throughout the Middle East.Barbie, for her part, has become the most grotesque form of our materialistic culture. She is a doll whose disproportionate features, skimpy clothing, and overemphasized fondness for acquiring accessories make her an exponent of a decadent Western culture that holds regrettable sway over young girls.Suppose Fulla was hijacked by radical elements of the Islamic world. Suppose they...
...push Israel into the sea.” This is the prevalent image of Muslim women in today’s Western society—an image that was prominently portrayed in last week’s Salient as an “advertisement” for the Fulla doll (the Middle East’s version of Barbie). After the Salient printed its ad, I was approached (as a Muslim woman) by many students with the same question: “Does this doll really exist?” So, for the record: yes, the doll exists...
...Casey B. Weinstein ‘02 fancies himself a freestyler. “I go to school / but it ain’t cool” he said, adding “Pack a / backpack / fulla / books.” Later, inspired by Ludacris’s “Area Codes,” Weinstein kicked out this magical couplet: “3-1-3 / B-I-G.” Representatives from Will Smith have already approached Weinstein about guesting on the Fresh Prince’s upcoming album, Jagged Little Will...