(Berlin, Germany) The Barbie Dreamhouse Experience theme park is open.
For some, it's a dream in pink. For others, it's a monument to misogyny. The Barbie Dreamhouse opened its doors in Berlin on Thursday, and demonstrators and journalists were out in force.
Femen also made an appearance -- to burn Barbie on the cross.
In front of the life-sized dollhouse, amid the FEMEN protesters, stood a giant, pink high-heeled shoe.
Since construction of the theme park is primarily canvas and plastic, it would easily burn.
[A]n activist with the women's rights group Femen climbed onto the gigantic shoe dressed only in a mini-skirt.
"They were standing at the fence and chanting 'Burn it down! Burn it down!'" one employee said. And then the Femen activist started running around with her burning cross. The employee said he thought she was going to light the building on fire.
The FEMEN protesters ostensibly achieved their goal by simply getting into the news. Arguably, most rational people will see their attacks on a child's toy as doing more harm than good.
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