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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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Showing posts with label mansion. Show all posts

Monday, May 9, 2011

What kind of Barbie accessories did you own?

"I had a lot of clothes, shoes, and brushes. I had a supermarket, too. But I played with that myself; I didn't have Barbies play. I wasn't interested in cars or the Dream House or stuff like that. I made all of my Barbie houses. The majority of my play consisted of fabricating their environment. I liked to dress them up, make their homes, imagine what kind of person they were. But I didn't act out scenes. Once I'd exhausted my imagined life for them-- I was done. I had to start over or do something else."


-Melinda, 23, multiracial (Hispanic/Caucasian), bisexual female from Indianapolis, IN, USA

Sunday, May 1, 2011

What occupation did your favorite Barbie doll have?

"I'm not sure but I LOVED my pink Barbie car and my Barbie mansion - so I guess my favorite Barbie was super rich or something."


-Nancy, 23, Caucasian, heterosexual, female from the United States