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How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher's journey back to Barbie

  • Written by Carol Hay, Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
imageThe film's cast includes lesbian icon Kate McKinnon.Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage via Getty Images

As a mama trying to raise a daughter free from the gendered stereotypes of my own childhood, I steered her clear of Barbie dolls.

I felt compelled to nudge my now 11-year-old away from the Mattel mainstay for the same reasons I tried to avoid the shallow...

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