Did your Barbies ever have sex? If so, how did you simulate sex?

"Yes. I just kind of bumped them together repeatedly though. I had a general idea of how sex worked, but the specifics were a total mystery to me."

-Maggie, 23, Caucasian pansexual female from The Bible Belt, USA

Were your Barbies ever in interracial relationships? What about same sex relationships? How did they act within these relationships?

"Yes and yes. I only had two boy Barbies so LESBIANS EVERYWHERE. I really didn't think anything of it at the time. I thought a lesbian was just someone who married their best friend and that sounded pretty cool."

-Maggie, 23, Caucasian pansexual female from the Bible Belt, USA

What kind of environment did your Barbies live in?

"Some lived in the half put together Dream House. One lived with the Power Rangers. One lived in the tub. Superhero Barbie lived up high on a shelf. Everyone else was either homeless or lived with the My Little Ponies" 

-Maggie, 23, Caucasian pansexual female from The Bible Belt, USA

Who did you play Barbie's with? How did you interact when you played?

"I only played Barbie when my friends came over, I was much more interested in the barbies. She was always the cooler barbie and I was a bit of a loser barbie."

-Erin, 19, Caucasian and Native American, heterosexual female from San Fransisco, USA

What careers did your Barbies have?

"I don't remember her having much of a career, she was mostly a teenager. I just really wanted to be a teenager at the time. It looked like lots of fun."

-Erin, 19, Caucasian and Native American, heterosexual female from San Fransisco, USA

What did your favorite Barbie clothes look like?

"I liked my weird clothes, like the skirt that turned my barbie into a mermaid or a fairy."

-Erin, 19, Caucasian and Native American, heterosexual female from San Fransisco, USA

How ethnically diverse were your barbies?

"Not very diverse. I only received barbies as gifts at birthday parties, I think when your parents invite over their friends to their 8-year-old's birthday party they just assume to get a white girl a white barbie."

-Erin, 19, Caucasian and Native American, heterosexual female from San Fransisco, USA

Did you ever cut your Barbie's hair?

"All the time. If a doll's hair got gross or I was bored I'd immediately grab the scissors. Initially I'd be happy with the results, but as time went on the buzzcut dolls got played with less and less."

-Nita, 23, Caucasian lesbian female from the United States

Tell us about your favorite Barbie dolls. What did they look like? What made them special?

"My favorite barbie had pink and blue hair, and sometimes fairy wings." 

-Erin, 19, Caucasian and Native American, heterosexual female from San Fransisco, USA

How did other people influence how you played Barbies?

"All of my friends but one enjoyed playing the "normal" way--having them run the supermarket or do stuff in the dream house. The one friend who didn't liked playing the same way I did--rough. Our Barbies cursed, insulted and fought each other until one doll ended up flying across the room."

-Nita, 23, Caucasian lesbian female from the United States

What occupation did your favorite Barbie doll have?

"My parents had bought me an airplane that came with a flight attendant Barbie but no pilot so I made her the pilot instead. Sometimes my Barbies were doctors, teachers, housewives or students." 

-Lorraine, 18, Hispanic heterosexual womyn from the United States

Would you buy Barbies for your children? Why or why not?

"I'd fight it a lot, but if my kids wanted them badly enough I suppose I'd have to give in. I think the best thing in that case would be to make sure my kids knew Barbies were toys, not role models."

-Nita, 23, Caucasian lesbian female from the United States

Did you ever cut your Barbie's hair?

"Always, except for my princess barbie, because I thought I could make them look edgy. But they just looked ugly." 

-Cynthia, 15, Caucasian gay female from the USA

Do you think Barbie is a good role model for children?

"No, I don't think children, and especially young girls, should grow up to believe that they should look anything like barbie."

-Christine, 15, straight female from Australia

Do you think Barbie is a good role model for children?

"Not really. Look at her body! A real woman couldn't live with her physical proportions. Also it's taken Mattel waaaaay too long to give her any professions that aren't gender-stereotypical."

-Nita, 23, Caucasian lesbian female from the United States 

Would you buy Barbies for your children? Why or why not?

"Yes. They are fun toys and allow imagination to grow."

-Liza, female from the United States

Did you ever cut your Barbie's hair?

"[Y]es, I thought it would look better because all the others had long hair. Then realized i should never cut hair."

-Tania, 13, Caucasian female from the United States

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

"Watching the Barbie movies is a fond memory I will always have and influenced me to start dancing." 

- Lenore, 17, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Australia

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

"[Y]es, because [the Barbie movie] A Fashion Fairytale  inspired me to design and make me believe in myself"

-Lorrie, 11, female from Japan 

When did you stop playing with Barbies? Why did you stop?

"12, Barbies weren't cool anymore"

-Tania, 13, Caucasian female from America 

Would you buy Barbies for your children? Why or why not?

"If my children wanted them, yes. I never had a barbie as a child as my mother could not afford them."

-Lenore, 17, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Australia