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To Save Barbie, They Had to Change Her

Build For Tomorrow

CHAPTER

The Origins of Earring Magic Ken

The origin of earing magic ken is pretty interesting, and also a nice set up for the changes you'll hear about barby later. Two buttel didn't set out to make a gay doll, but that's pasically what they did. The culture at large had a full blown moral panic over it, and mottel ultimately pulled toys from shelves. If we can find these moments even in history, even when we perceive things to be very much black and white, this or that, whele, we can say, well, it's actualy litle more complicated than that. That actually gives me a lot of hope for the future.

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