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The Barbie Interviews Project intends to start a discussion about how gender roles and societal structures are taught to children through user-submitted anecdotes about Mattel's iconic doll.



Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Has playing with Barbies as a child affected who you are today?

"I am still a storyteller. In a lot of ways it is an extension of that child that I was. I think barbie was just a conduit for that. However, I think the doll gave me unrealistic expectations about my own body from the start. Having suffered from anorexia, I know that pop culture can have a very negative impact."


-Anna, 33, Caucasian, heterosexual female from the USA

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