Did you ever play with imperfect dolls?

"[I] specifically liked the damaged ones. if a leg was broken or something [I] would but a tissue and tape cast on it and make it fit with the story, me and my cousin would fight over the kelly with the broken leg"

-Sara, 18, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Long Island, NY, USA

Did you ever wish to look like Barbie?

"[I] didn't want to look like barbie, but [I] had a freckled kelly doll with a reddish-brown hair that [I] envied as a child"

-Sara, 18, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Long Island, NY, USA 

Do you remember doing anything violent to Barbie dolls?

"[I] occasionally deheaded them and de-legged them...just to see if [I]could but that was once [I] got older"

-Sara, 18, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Long Island, NY, USA 

Was there any particular Barbie you asked for specifically?

"[I] asked for the spice girls barbies (cause [I] love spice girls) and the Spanish speaking barbie because it was electronic, and a few others like the one that did gymnastics."

-Sara, 18, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Long Island, NY, USA 

Did you have Ken dolls? How did male dolls act in relation to female dolls?

"[Y]es [I] had ken dolls, in play they were always the one driving the car, the first one [I] dressed (because he went to work) and then not much was seen of him once he was at work."

-Sara, 18, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Long Island, NY

How did your parents feel about Barbie?

"[M]y mom loved that [I] played with barbies its all [I] ever wanted for every present"

-Sara, 18, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Long Island, NY, USA