Is Barbie a negative female stereotype? Or is she a toy that encourages imagination? Countless artists have played with Barbie's image, sometimes defiling the doll as a form of commentary, and the Mattel company has at times responded with lawsuits.
For our ongoing series on American Icons, Studio 360's Leital Molad looks into how Barbie has endured and what her future may hold. (Produced with assistance from Sarah Birnbaum.)
Barbie is not a negative stereotype to women and although this debate will probably never end i think it is an outrage! Barbie is a child's toy of imagination and play. Its in the mind of over controlling "feminist" and other people of this sort who create there own problem.
Inspirational indeed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mareen/tags/karbieben/
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