Oh no! Gasp! NAKED Barbies!

Oh yeah, that's right, NAKED Barbies.  Except this time, it's not because your kid brother was "exploring" the bumps on Barbies chest by taking off her clothes.  Instead, this time it's because students - Breno Cosa and Guiherme Souza of the Brother Ad School in Buenos Aires have taken pictures and made a Naked Barbie Calendar! 

Now believe it or not... Mattel, creator of the Barbie is all up in arms - they don't like their precious Barbie presented as a sex symbol and shown all naked and such.  Umm, really?  And why is this such a controversy.  I think it's pretty funny.  It's not like the Barbie is really all that hot - her body is less than a foot tall, made of plastic, her boobs are just bumps of plastic, and she's got no real holes in her - she's not even a good blow up doll substitute. Although, I have to admit, some of the pictures are kind of hot :)  You can see all the calender pictures here -->  http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matchbox-barbie-calendar

The authors/artists/creative directors/whatever you want to call them say...

Artists Costa and Souza claim the calender is a comment on how sex is used to sell everything in society. But Matell's European spokeswoman Dr Stephanie Wegener said: "We have nothing to do with these pictures. "We don't want Barbie portrayed in this way, especially with our logo. We will be taking legal action against the creators.