Barbie may not like being called a bimbo, but there isn't much she can do about it now. The Supreme Court declined Monday to reopen a trademark fight between Mattel, which makes the shapely doll with the plastic head, and MCA Records, which sold the 1997 dance hit, "Barbie Girl," which included the lyrics, "I'm a blonde bimbo in a fantasy world..." MCA's argument that the song was a parody and protected by the First Amendment was supported by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose ruling now stands.
Just a Bimbo
Barbie may not like being called a bimbo, but there isn't much she can do about it now. The Supreme Court declined Monday to reopen a trademark fight between Mattel, which makes the shapely doll with the plastic head, and MCA Records, which sold the 1997 dance hit, "Barbie Girl," which included the lyrics, "I'm a blonde bimbo in a fantasy world..." MCA's argument that the song was a parody and protected by the First Amendment was supported by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose ruling now stands.
