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3、appealisthatshehasbecome,accordingtoChristopherVaraste,ahistorianofBarbie,"thefaceoftheAmericandream"。Barbieisnotameretoy,norproductcategory:sheisanicon.QuitehowshebecameoneishotlydebatedamongtheBarbiesorority.Somethinksheanswersaninnategirlishdesireforfantasy,role
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7、onearlierthisyeardisplayed"SuicideBomberBarbie/ZbySimonTyszko,aBritishartist.Herhairwasblondefherhairribbonred,andaroundherslenderwaistwaswrappedabeltofexplosiveszattachedtoadetonatorhelddaintilyinherhand.Barbiehasnotcolonisedgirls*imaginationsbyaccident.Mattelhasd
8、edicateditselftopromotingBarbieaslifestyle,notjustatoy"。Inadditiontosellingthedolls，MattellicensesBarbiein30differentproductcategories,fromfurnit
