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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 15:57:09 EST
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- From: "Thomas J. Lee" <tjl9@CUNIXF.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Barbie dolls
- Comments: To: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 24 Dec 1992 02:44:33 GMT
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- Aaron writes:
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- ALD>I'm still not sure why the phrase was so bad. Barbie dolls in
- ALD>general appeal to girls because they sort of identify with "her", or
- ALD>at least with what they hope to become as teens ....
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- ALD>I think those calling for the recall aren't giving the kids enough
- ALD>credit; if any little girl gets scared off of math for life because
- ALD>of something her doll says, then that kid's got some problems that
- ALD>no "neutral" doll is going to prevent from coming out eventually.
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- I think that Barbie's opponents fear that girls will look upon
- the plastic thing as a role model. If they're not like Barbie (i.e., if
- they're overweight, if their breasts aren't huge, if they do well in
- math), people won't like them, and they won't be "popular." Foes of
- Barbie don't want girls to be pressured in this way.
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- Not really involved,
- but I don't see why anybody would want one anyway,
- Tom Lee
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