She’s drab, she’s dumpy, she’s nothing to write home about, and she’s going to make the girls of America feel like beauty queens. On the cover of today’s The Onion was the story: “New Homely Doll to Improve Young Girls Self-Image.” This mock-article suggests that Mattel, the long-time manufacturer of Barbie, is trying to compensate [...]
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Ugly Barbie
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged barbie, Beauty Standards, The Onion on June 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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