Let There be Barbies
Let the children have their night of fun and laughter.
Let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play.
-Churchill, Christmas Eve radio address, 1941
Some young mothers ban Barbies and Santa Claus
And all such trinkets and dolls and mummeries
Sacrificing childhood to fashionable gossip -
In obedience to the Holy Internet
A toy Cochise must never ride again
Or little plastic soldiers defend their forts
Or Maid Marian roam with Robin Hood –
Barbie must never be dressed for success
Little children can now sit on the floor
On Christmas morn to play with ideologies
Dec 6, 2020
Dec 6, 2020 at 1:08 PM UTC
Let There be Barbies
Let the children have their night of fun and laughter.
Let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play.
-Churchill, Christmas Eve radio address, 1941
Some young mothers ban Barbies and Santa Claus
And all such trinkets and dolls and mummeries
Sacrificing childhood to fashionable gossip -
In obedience to the Holy Internet
A toy Cochise must never ride again
Or little plastic soldiers defend their forts
Or Maid Marian roam with Robin Hood –
Barbie must never be dressed for success
Little children can now sit on the floor
On Christmas morn to play with ideologies
A poem is itself.