Culture & Society

Barbie Breaks The Glass Ceiling Over The Years

Since Barbie's doll’s inception in 1959, its body has incited controversy. The brand’s new line of dolls once again sheds light on its efforts, over the years, to be more illustrative of women’s body types because long, long back, Barbie was a strange alien lady that pushed the feminine bodies to be of a certain type

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Since Barbie's doll’s inception in 1959, its body has incited controversy. The brand’s new line of dolls once again sheds light on its efforts, over the years, to be more illustrative of women’s body types because long, long back, Barbie was a strange alien lady that pushed the feminine bodies to be of a certain type

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