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Dijker, Anton J.M. (March 1, 2008). "Why Barbie feels heavier than Ken: The influence of size-based expectancies and social cues on the illusory perception of weight". Cognition. 106 (3): 1109–1125. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2007.05.009. ISSN 0010-0277. PMID 17599820. S2CID 26233026. Ziobro, "Mattel to Add Curvy, Petite, Tall Barbies: Sales of the doll have fallen at double-digit rate for past eight quarters". The Wall Street Journal. January 28, 2016. As with modern Barbie dolls, it's also very sought-after for vintage Barbie dolls to be untouched and to be in their original box. That can have a massive effect on the value. Anschutz, Doeschka J.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E. (November 1, 2010). "The Effects of Playing with Thin Dolls on Body Image and Food Intake in Young Girls". Sex Roles. 63 (9): 621–630. doi: 10.1007/s11199-010-9871-6. ISSN 1573-2762. PMC 2991547. PMID 21212808. Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors. [4]

In July 1992, Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie, which spoke a number of phrases including "Will we ever have enough clothes?", "I love shopping!", and "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so that no two given dolls were likely to be the same (the number of possible combinations is 270!/(266!4!) = 216,546,345). One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!", which led to criticism from the American Association of University Women; about 1.5% of all the dolls sold said the phrase. The doll was often erroneously misattributed in the media as having said "Math is hard!" [59] [60] In October 1992, Mattel announced that Teen Talk Barbie would no longer say "Math class is tough!", and offered a swap to anyone who owned a doll that did. [61] Mattel Sues Nissan Over TV Commercial". The New York Times. September 20, 1997 . Retrieved March 3, 2012. Created by Mattel co-owner Ruth Handler, the inspiration for Barbie was born when Handler saw her daughter play with paper dolls and realized that there was a need for more physical dolls. The idea was that young girls would be able to see themselves in the dolls, which wasn’t as easy with a two-dimensional doll. With a three-dimensional doll, you can feel it, hug it, and brush its hair, and the user gets a better attachment to it. Professor Emilie Rose Aguilo-Perez argued that over time, Mattel shifted from ambiguous Hispanic presentations in their dolls to one that is more assertive in its "Latinx" marketing and product labeling. [77] Gerber, Robin (2009). Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her. Collins Business. ISBN 978-0-06-134131-1.In Latin America, notable controversies include a 2018 legal dispute involving the Panama-based Frida Kahlo Corporation's allegations that Frida Kahlo's great-niece in Mexico had wrongly licensed the Frida Kahlo trademark for the "Frida Kahlo Barbie" doll. [103] Mattel breaks up with Asia Pulp and Paper after Greenpeace's Barbie-based campaign". October 5, 2011 . Retrieved August 29, 2013. Forman-Brunell, Miriam. "Barbie in" LIFE": The Life of Barbie." Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth 2#3 (2009): 303-311. online Anderson, Mae (August 3, 2009). "Bratz maker introduces new doll line". Associated Press . Retrieved October 29, 2009. Imagine 1000`s of Freshers, multiple venues, multiple nightclubs, epic drink promos, one mile and one epic party!

Meet Lilli, the High-end German Call Girl Who Became America's Iconic Barbie Doll". Messy Nessy. January 29, 2016 . Retrieved February 10, 2018. Aqua Barbie Girl lyrics". Purelyrics.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved May 23, 2011. Firestone, David (December 31, 1993). "While Barbie Talks Tough, G. I. Joe Goes Shopping". The New York Times . Retrieved April 26, 2010.a b c "Barbie | Role Models | Inspiring Women | You Can Be Anything". Barbie.com by Mattel. 2018 . Retrieved March 8, 2018.

Ducille, Ann (1994). "Dyes and Dolls: Multicultural Barbie and the merchandising of difference". Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies. 6: 46.In an interview with Mary G. Lord, the author of Forever Barbie, Ruth Handler said that she saw the doll in Lucerne, Switzerland. However, the book points out that on other occasions Handler said that she saw the doll in Zurich or Vienna.

Barbie's Disabled Friend Can't Fit". EL SEGUNDO, Calif.: University of Washington. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010 . Retrieved November 6, 2010. Glowka; etal. (2001). "Among the New Words". American Speech. Project MUSE. 76 (1): 79–96. doi: 10.1215/00031283-76-1-79. Barbie® Makes Music in Mattel Television's New Animated Movie". Mattel Television (Press release). Mattel. August 1, 2020. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020 . Retrieved November 2, 2020.Published on Friday November 8, 2002 00:00 (November 8, 2002). "The Scotsman". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007 . Retrieved March 3, 2012. In 1999, Canadian nude model Barbie Doll Benson was involved in a trademark infringement case over her domain name, BarbieBenson.com. [117] We have turbo charged our line up with even better line up including a taylor swit and Barbie twist to our freshers ball! Analysts expected the doll to perform poorly due to her adult appearance and widespread assumptions about consumer preferences at the time. Ruth Handler believed it was important for Barbie to have an adult appearance, but early market research showed that some parents were unhappy about the doll's chest, which had distinct breasts. [11]