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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.



Monday, May 9, 2011

How did your parents feel about Barbie?

"Don't have a dad, mom thought they were wonderful because they kept me occupied for hours. I adored my Barbies and my mom neither encouraged nor discouraged my play with them. She was happy as long as I was..."


-Louella, 16, Multiracial (Caucasian/Hispanic), questioning female from Berkeley, CA, USA

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