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1、OneofthesymbolsofAmericaHalfaCenturyBeautyChinesename：芭比娃娃Englishname：BarbieDollFullName：BarbaraMillicentRobertsBirthday：March,9th,1959Hight：11.5inchBWH胸围（bust）、腰围（waist）、臀围（hips）：39-18-33inchFamily：Fivesisters，Skipperò(思奇帕)inventedin1964，Tutti(图迪)twinsistersinventedin1966，Stac
2、ie(思坦茜)in1992，Kelly(凯莉)in1995andKrissy(克莱丝)in1999.Boyfriend：Kenyandoll(肯尼)，bornin1961Friends：BarbiehasmanyfriendsfromdifferentCountries.Christinawasherfirstblackfriend,bornin1968.TherearealsoEnglandbarbie、JapaneseBarbiePet：Morethan40，besidescatsanddogs,there’realsopandas,lions,
3、zebrasandgiraffe.Barbie’sfirstpetwasahorsenamedDancerInitiator：RuthHandler(露丝·汉德勒)Affilliatedcompany：MattelToys(美泰玩具公司)RuthHandlerTheBarbiedollwasinventedin1959byRuthHandler,whoseowndaughterwascalledBarbara.RuthHandler,creatoroftheBarbiedoll,diedonApril27th,aged85.THEBarbiedoll
4、is43thisyear,agreatageforatoy.Mosttoyshavecruellyshortlives.WhonowrememberstheCabbagePatchKids,TinyTears,Thunderbirds?Theyliediscardedinthetoycupboardsoftherichworld.Barbiehasoutlivedthemall.Noonehasbeenabletosaywhy,notevenRuthHandler,Barbie'screator.Longevityintoylandisasmucha
5、mysteryasitisinreallife.WhenpressedbyreporterswhyBarbiehaddonesowellMrsHandlersaid,smilingly,“Iwasamarketinggenius.”Perhapsshewas.ButnootherproductsbyMattel,thefirmshehelpedtofound,didaswell,andsomewereflops.Still,Americaishappytocelebratesuccess,whateveritsmystery,andBarbiegai
6、nedfamenotsimplyasaproductbutasanicon.AndyWarholproducedanimageofBarbie,tobeapplaudedalongsidethatofMarilynMonroe.AtonetimeyoucouldhardlyswitchontheradioinAmericawithouthearingthesong“BarbieGirl”,albeitbyaDanishgroup,Aqua:“Lifeinplastic/It'sfantastic.”ABarbiedollwasburiedinanAm
7、ericangovernmenttimecapsuleasrepresentativeoflifeinthe20thcentury.Barbiewassaidtobe“thearchetypalwoman”,amodernMonaLisa.OntelevisionfeministssaidBarbiewasabimboandbadforchildren.MrsHandlerretortedthatBarbieofferedchildrenchoicesofwhattobewhentheygrewup.AcademebentitsmindtotheBa
8、rbiephenomenon.Studentsonasociologycourseweresetthefol
