It must have been like some kind of not-so-silent auction. Eight-year-old girl starts whining, and Daddy tries to bribe her with a Barbie doll. Then something goes horribly wrong — the whining continues, so the father keeps reaching into his wallet.
When the smoke clears, the girl has $625 worth of stuff, including 20 Barbies. Then she’s quiet, and it’s Mom’s turn to be heard… Here’s the story:
Wingo Wong, a design student from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, displays a Barbie doll with a dragon tattoo running down her entire back, November 16, 2001. REUTERS/Kin Cheung
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