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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 pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

What kind of Barbie accessories did you own?

"Your typical clothing, shoes, bags, etc. I did have the McDonalds workplace for one of them, so one of them at least worked. My favorite was a fuzzy large doll that I had traded a doll with my friend for, since she had more than one dog. I treasured it because it was a trade and because the brown fur of the toy reminded me of our own family pet."

-Scarlet, 25, Caucasian, heterosexual female from the United States 

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Did your Barbies have pets?

"Yes, but they weren't the Mattel pets, so the scale of them compared to Barbie was always odd. My mom still had these tiny dolls from when she was younger and I used their pets. I also used old Fisher Price farm animals as pets."


-Maureen, 20, Caucasian, gay female from Oregon, USA

Friday, May 13, 2011

Did your Barbies have pets?

"Yes, always. I can't live without my pets and neither could they."


-Maggie, 19, Caucasian, female from Toronto, Canada