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polly7
May 2013
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I appreciate their efforts to make the world a slightly less stupid place...
nomorenomore08
Jun 2013
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patrice
(47,992 posts)1. Yep, feminism is being commercialized. We're seeing that here too.
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Warpy
(111,245 posts)2. Ugh! All that pink! Like walking through somebody's stomach!
That alone is worth protesting.
Still, little girls who love that sort of thing will likely love a pink plastic sexist extravaganza designed to get them to pester their parents for more Barbie crapola.
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Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)3. Schonheitswahn! great word.
In English it means one of the following:
.. cult of beauty
.. beauty mania
.. obsession with beauty
.. beauty craze
http://en.bab.la/dictionary/german-english/schoenheitswahn
That's the Barbie theme in a nutshell.
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(13,324 posts)4. I appreciate their efforts to make the world a slightly less stupid place...
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