A spoof Barbie commercial which sees the blonde doll adopt an unlikely “black metal” look is making the rounds online.
Donning a face full of KISS-esque make-up, leather jackets, and band-tees with the sleeves cut off, Barbie’s new look is accompanied with bright, sing-song lyrics suggesting such fun, wholesome activities as “Let’s go to the forest as the sunlight dies … let’s do the Windmill as we throw up the claw”.
The ad ends with a disclaimer that “sacrificial sheep are not included” with the black metal doll’s purchase.
Despite only going viral now, the 90-second video was first uploaded in late 2017.
Artist Gwenmarie White released premiered “Black Metal Barbie ~ or ~ Daughters of Northern Darkness” at the California Institute of the Arts in November 2017.
