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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 grandmother. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grandmother. Show all posts

Friday, May 6, 2011

Do you remember doing anything violent to a Barbie doll?

"My grandmother gave me ONE Barbie doll, against my parents' will. My brothers and I tore it limb from limb and tied its head to a piece of string to use as a toy for the family dog."


-Leah, 17, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Australia 

Monday, May 2, 2011

How did your parents feel about Barbie?

"They were against the whole Barbie doll phenomenon. In fact, in my entire childhood, I had one Barbie doll, given to me by my grandmother against my parents' will."


-Leah, 17, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Australia