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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.



Showing posts with label United States. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United States. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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

Friday, February 10, 2012

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