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Barbie doll collectors experienced a wake-up call over the revelation that the iconic Mattel toy had a legitimate identity after a photo was posted on Twitter commemorating National Siblings Day.
Suddenly, everyone's favorite plastic doll that inspired many facelifts became more of a person with news of her full name.
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing: The Roberts Sisters!
Happy #SiblingsDay, from the Roberts sisters! 💕 https://t.co/T36XEvcPSC— Barbie (@Barbie) 1523394009.0
Wait, what? Barbie is Ms. Roberts as well? Who knew? Apparently, it's common knowledge.
Others would disagree that Barbie had a surname at all since it's nowhere to be found on the toy's packaging.
@BuzzFeed I never knew! I got my first Barbie in 1960 and my Mom collected Barbies! This is not common knowledge.— Beth G (@Beth G) 1524353249.0
It was a shocker for many fans.
@Barbie Roberts???!!??? https://t.co/1d2qqgaqgg— Troy McClure (@Troy McClure) 1523649260.0
But for those who've collected the dolls for years, they weren't privy to the fact that there was an extension to her name at all. It was jarring.
@Barbie Barbie, you got a last name? https://t.co/wGRyKFYuLd— BreRose 🌙 (@BreRose 🌙) 1523464840.0
True fans would know better if they've seen a Barbie movie.
@BuzzFeed people who don’t know this are fake fans, they even say her full name in a movie— sophia colavecchia (@sophia colavecchia) 1524352874.0
Dropping the last name cemented the fashion doll's place in pop culture for decades. If Madonna and Cher could do it, then Barbie - whom Mattel Inc. launched in 1959 - was a single-moniker pioneer.
But there was another bombshell revelation. Barbie had a middle name as well! How much of a Barbie fan are you?
@BuzzFeed The real question is do they know her MIDDLE name???? 🤔— Queen B (@Queen B) 1524341810.0
Prepare to be woke.
@BuzzFeed I thought everyone knew Barbie was named Barbara Millicent Roberts ? Well then— Zu (@Zu) 1524346704.0
@Barbie Barbara Millicent Roberts — get with it people!— Lillee Jean (@Lillee Jean) 1523468332.0
Some people didn't clue in to the fact that Barbie is a common nickname for Barbara.
@BuzzFeed I didn't even know Barbie was short for Barbara nvm that she has a last name 🙄🤔😮— steddyness (@steddyness) 1524344153.0
Minds were blown and shattered this fan's innocence over the news.
@BuzzFeed I'm not convinced Barbie n her siblings have the same parents and I'm appalled my whole childhood has bee… https://t.co/kST5WXRX6S— Spicy Caribbean Vegan (@Spicy Caribbean Vegan) 1524340650.0
There's always one person who undermines hysteria. Let's get real.
@BuzzFeed #Barbie’s last name is “Doll”— Cindy J. Lau-Evans (@Cindy J. Lau-Evans) 1524341065.0
@BuzzFeed WTH I DIDNT EVEN KNOW AND I HAD LIKE FIVE MILLION OF THEM— Hayden (@Hayden) 1524340456.0
But this is high stakes.
Barbie's last name was always Roberts, I am disapointed in the ignorance of people, THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE TEA… https://t.co/GFumTbJXb7— 👻VEGA IS A SPOOKY GIRL👻 (@👻VEGA IS A SPOOKY GIRL👻) 1524218317.0
Let's not even go here. Because knowing about Ken "Carson" would just be overkill.
.@Barbie has a last name, and it's not the same as Ken's. https://t.co/YIaDwig2VH https://t.co/m5Hc5sVy0Y— InStyle (@InStyle) 1524326402.0