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Poll: Barbie and the West Virginian Politician
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Barbie is 50, but the Criticism Doesn’t Stop
Barbie celebrates her 50th birthday this month. Yes, the blonde fashion doll is half a century old this year. Making her debut in March 1959, Barbara Millicent Roberts has been criticized over the past decades as being a “bad influence” on girls. Ranging from her proportions (a “real life” Barbie would be about 5’9″ with [...]
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