"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."
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Did your Barbies ever have sex? If so, how did you simulate sex?
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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."
Saturday, February 18, 2012
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"
Friday, February 17, 2012
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."
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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."
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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."
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."
Monday, February 13, 2012
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."
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."
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
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."
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."
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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."
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."
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."
Friday, February 10, 2012
Would you buy Barbies for your children? Why or why not?
"Yes. They are fun toys and allow imagination to grow."
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."
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."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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"
When did you stop playing with Barbies? Why did you stop?
"12, Barbies weren't cool anymore"
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
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