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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.



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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

How often did you play with your Barbies in family scenarios?

"Rarely. Usually, I selected a Barbie and she was single and ready to mingle. Or had a boyfriend/girlfriend...or multiple. On few occasions did I make Barbie families, and they only ever had one child. For some reason, the dad was usually a divorcee."


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