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Very intriguing question!

artappraiser — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:23:43 +0000

In reply to Are you suggesting Blackface

Very intriguing question!

Are you suggesting Blackface

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:20:42 +0000

In reply to p.s. comes to mind that the

Are you suggesting Blackface Barbie? Come on, fess up - you and Joe just can't leave old times behind.

p.s. comes to mind that the

artappraiser — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:59:11 +0000

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p.s. comes to mind that the point of the original Barbie was to make money off of imagination. Like novels do. Most dolls wore the same clothes over and over and you got bored of them. With Barbie, there was something new: the kid with the most outfits and options for their Barbie won. It was about being able to change her into something else the next day, the next hour.. And they were fucking expensive (which also sent the message: better get some money, or you won't have as many options).They must have watched how a lot of us original Barbie kids eventually cut her hair because we got tired of it. They came out later with a model that you could pull the hair out of her head to make it longer, and shove it back in when you wanted it shorter. So in actuality, the wheelchair accessory is continuing the original marketing model. But skin color you can't change: not so much.

Hah. Do you have to take

artappraiser — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:44:21 +0000

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Hah. Do you have to take litmus tests to play with her? This one I did look at the replies. Some are pretty funny. I'm with this guy:

I never understood why it’s so important to some people to have a doll that represents a certain demographic. When I was a kid, I played with Ninja Turtles and Thundercats, and I never once thought “Damn, this turtle doesn’t look like me. I want a turtle that looks like me.”
— The Legendary SMYLZ (@LegendarySMYLZ) July 2, 2019

I played with my original Barbie like crazy, but I always thought her a handicapped mutant already. She had a weird body unlike any grown woman I ever saw, with knees that didn't bend, no nipples and could only walk on her tiptoes. I'm glad they finally got her a wheelchair accessory!

Seriously. I've been interested in the Barbie topic a long time. But first comment hit me with something new on it...imagination is lost on kids today... who the hell tells kids their toys are role models? You are supposed to use them to imagine things. Why do some kids even do that, look for role models in their toys?

Appropriation Olympics?

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 10:56:50 +0000

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Appropriation Olympics?

"I can’t even begin to express how happy I am."

Twitter applauds first black Barbie in a wheelchair: https://t.co/53jm0lLKIs
— ABC News (@ABC) July 2, 2019

But the term “neoliberal

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 07:33:51 +0000

In reply to Socialist says: cut the hyperbole, guys: Warren Is No Hillary. She’s Also No Bernie.

But the term “neoliberal identity politics” refers to the way the politics of identity can be — and often are — abused by those in power, to undermine the very politics of collectivity upon which the liberation of all oppressed groups depends