"I never played with imperfect dolls because I took extremely good care of my dolls. The only time I had an issue with that is when a friend of mine, out of jealousy, chewed the feet off of one of my dolls. I swapped our matching dolls (besides the feet) so that I had the one with the good feet."
-Sarah, 20, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Boston, MA, USA
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Did you ever play with imperfect dolls?
"I continued to play with my imperfect dolls. Several Barbies' feet fell victim to my teething puppy, a Ken lost an arm at a sleepover, and one unfortunate Barbie was tragically decapitated. I worked my Barbies' various disabilities into my play narratives, except for the headless Barbie. (I did, however, keep her head and play with her around Halloween.)"
-Glenda, 24, Caucasian, queer female from Connecticut, USA
-Glenda, 24, Caucasian, queer female from Connecticut, USA
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Did you ever play with imperfect dolls?
"We had several Barbies with dog-chewed hands and feet and glued on heads that couldn't turn anymore. We played with them just as if they weren't damaged. One couldn't wear the shoes because of how the foot was chewed, but we would just pretend she had shoes on. A broken doll was a small tragedy, but she would get carefully repaired by our dad as much as possible and cherished once more."
-Kathryn, 19, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Milwaukee, WI, USA
-Kathryn, 19, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Milwaukee, WI, USA
Did you ever wish to look like Barbie?
"I don't have any specific memories of wanting to look like Barbie, except for a period of time when I was slightly obsessed with Barbie's feet. I took ballet as a child so I had plenty of experience pointing my toes, and I am pretty sure I believed that I would need to develop permanently pointy feet in order to wear high heels."
-Glenda, 24, Caucasian, queer female from Connecticut, USA
-Glenda, 24, Caucasian, queer female from Connecticut, USA
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Do you think Barbie is a good role model for children?
"No. She's all legs, and hips and hair. Also her feet are moulded for high heels, that is so wrong. She's teaching girls that you needed to be moulded and uniform and cookie-cutter."
-Roxanne, 17, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Canada
-Roxanne, 17, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Canada
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