"I LOVED her. I also loved these other dolls I had (I think they were called Get Real Girls or Get Real Dolls?) that were all like soccer players or scuba divers. They were really muscular and came in a wider variety of body shapes and races than Barbie did."
-Maureen, 20, Caucasian, gay female from Oregon, USA
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Was there any particular Barbie you asked for specifically?
"I specifically remember wanting a Barbie that came out in...probably 1995 or 1996? A Barbie in a wheelchair. I wanted this Barbie very badly because, as a child, I was very concerned with having a widely diverse population of Barbies. However, my mom apparently thought I shouldn't have this Barbie because, even though I asked for it for my birthday AND Christmas and also showed it to my mother every time we were in the store, I never got it. (Of note, my mother also generally refused to buy me Barbies of color, even though I asked. I had to recruit friends and extended family members to get me these dolls.)"
-Glenda, 24, Caucasian, queer female from Connecticut, USA
-Glenda, 24, Caucasian, queer female from Connecticut, USA
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