A collectable Barbie doll based on the comic book superhero Black Canary was previewed at the February 2008 New York Toy Fair.Newsarama Blog: Group Calls Black Canary Barbie ‘Filth’ (July 16, 2008) The doll has ignited a controversy due to her tight-fitting bodysuit and black fishnet tights. UK tabloid The Sun dubbed the doll "S&M Barbie," and the conservative religious group Christian Voice called it "filth."The Sun (UK): S&M Barbie Is Lashed by the Public (July 16, 2008)

Black Canary is a martial artist who immobilizes villains with her "Canary Cry" sonic scream. The DC character first appeared in comics in the 1940s as a member of the Justice Society of America. Her trademark tight black clothes and fishnet tights were changed to blue and black in the 1980s but went back to their origins thereafter.