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Barbie with Jen Cownie

Sentimental Garbage

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The Fear of Barbie

In 1963, a focus group of mothers were disturbed by Barbie. The fear was that their daughters would not grow out of tomboyishness or find husbands. Now there's a ramp in her dream house for the wheelchair and it doesn't matter what she does everyone always hates her. We are all Barbie.

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