Do you remember any specific story lines used in your Barbie games?

"There are a few I remember pretty vividly, mostly were a lot of weddings and honeymoons. Most of my Barbies were fashion designers or models so there was also a lot of runway shows. I would also have a teen Barbie sneak out to meet her friends and party a lot. It seemed so risque to me at the time."


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

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

"We rarely played with family scenarios with our Barbies. Every once in a while there would be a wedding between one of the Kens and a Barbie, but we didn't have any of the little kid Barbies so they never had kids. If a friend brought a little kid Barbie over, it would be a little sister rather than a daughter. Our Barbies were usually single and busy doing various important jobs."


-Kathryn, 19, Caucasian, heterosexual female from Milwaukee, WI, USA

How did other people influence the way you played Barbies?

"Nobody influenced how I played with my Barbies. All I remember, is that I never had a Ken doll, so I would make my Barbies kiss each other, and have fashion shows and weddings with each other. It was incredibly homoerotic."


-Doreen, 18, Caucasian, lesbian female from Canada