Why don't they take it up with DC, then? It's okay in a comic, but not on a doll that's probably intended for collectors and not children?

So are we judging by the clothes Barbie wears rather than what she is?...Sounds like if you are to judge someone you should be ready to be judged to.

The Black Canary outfit isn't. to me, any more sexually suggestive than the little swimsuits Babs normally sports.

And give credit to Mattel here: This doll line has been dying out for years now because of competition with electronic games and other doll lines (such as Bratz, which is so gross btw). Mattel is desperately trying to cling to life with cross-promotions like this one and Harley ones ("oh noes! our little girls will go buy motorcycles on their way to the lingerie shop!").

Also the GA/BC book isn't even marketed to kids doll-age. It's a teen comic (or a 30+ y/o guy comic I guess since I read it).

First of all: Since when are fishnets kinky? I remember girls wearing them in elementary school.

Secondly: S&M is something you engage in behaviorally, not something you wear. Because let me tell you, when I was 13, my Barbies were into some pretty kinky shit and all I had to do was take their clothes OFF, no matter what they were originally wearing. (And for some reason, all of the friends I've talked with about this since and I all had one Barbie that was the "promiscuous one" and one that was the "bitch." No matter the stories we came up with, those Barbies were branded, and it had nothing to do with their original clothing.)

Finally: Black Canary info can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canary. Apparently the "tarting up" of recent years actually started back in 1947.

It's a silly protest since, as other commenters have pointed out, this is a collectors doll. It will be sold on barbiecollector.com (which has plenty of other dolls that little kids wouldn't have much interest in), not in Toys R Us. Most little girls won't even be aware that that the doll exists, although Christian Voice is doing a good job giving it a whole bunch of free publicity.

On top of all that, it's the Black Canary! It's an empowering super heroine from DC! Heaven forbid we let our daughters 1) trek into the world of comic books and 2) to use in their imaginations "martial-arts skills and her 'Canary Cry' — a high powered, sonic scream with the ability to shatter objects and incapacitate villains," as per BarbieCollector.com.

While I'm not the biggest fan of Black Canary, I wonder if the doll is wearing a wig? Curious!

As others have said, it's a collector's doll. Presumably, unless your daughter (or son!) is a hardcore collector, you probably have nothing to worry about.