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

"There was probably at least one family with a 'married' mother, father, children. At that time, I was familiar with divorce, single parents, and single parents with boyfriends/girlfriends. The only type of family I didn't really do was gay, since I was unfamiliar with that yet, and step families."


-Sarah, 20, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Boston, MA, USA 

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