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Do girls in 2010 need Barbie to tell them they can be anything they want to be?
...lowering girls' self-esteem, contributing to eating disorders and sexualizing girls too early. "The Mattel people have tried over the years to fight back on this and say Barbie can be...
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Mattel and Facebook Team to Recommend Toys
Fisher-Price, a division of Mattel, began an app for Facebook that is best described as a social scrapbook mashed up with a smart toy catalog. Designed by Manhattan-based Big Fuel...
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Celebrity Watch: Well, take that, Take That
...One Up Then, Sincerely, Good Luck With The Next Log You Have To Fall Off, Dear, Award, and presents it to Mattel, the makers of Barbie. To celebrate the rapidly legending appeal of the US...
Women computer workers review IT Barbie
The world of Barbie always has been more about make-believe and let's-pretend than reality, however, and Mattel sees computer engineer Barbie as a way to "inspire girls to explore...
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...another famous woman - Barbie - how did that come about and is it anymore difficult to create small designs? Mattel were asking different designers to do a Barbie back in the 90s and...
"The Mattel people have tried over the years to fight back on this and say Barbie can be a good role model," said Alison Hayford, a professor in the University of Regina's sociology department. "There's always been this tension between what sells with Barbie - which is, quite frankly, the doll with all her clothes, long hair and glamour - and the attempt to say that she can be a good role model."
Do girls in 2010 need Barbie to tell them they can be anything they want to be? National Post | 1 day ago
Bauer recalls 13 brands of junior and youth sticks because of high lead paint levels
It's certainly not on the same scale as the massive Mattel toy recall three years ago, but Bauer Hockey has been put in an embarrassing and potentially expensive predicament for the same...
Mattel launches 'I Can Be' Barbie
Kolkata, Mar 16 : Leading toymakers Mattel has announced the launch of its Barbie I Can Be range. With more than 124 careers already on her resume spanning from nurse to rock star,...
Mattel Announces Collection of 'Mad Men' Dolls
...they will not come with "cigarettes, ashtrays, martini glasses or cocktail shakers." Mattel says they will make 7-10k copies of each doll, which will be sold in specialty shops...
Mad Men's Betty And Don Draper Are The Newest Barbie and Ken
...Sterling, and Joan Holloway -- the infamous characters of Mad Men-- will soon become Barbie and Ken dolls. Mattel recently obtained licensing rights from Lionsgate, the studio behind...
'Mad Men' All Dolled Up Via Mattel and Barbie
Don Draper doesn't mind calling a woman a doll. Now, he is one. AMC and Mattel Wednesday announced plans to launch a "Mad Men" series of Barbie dolls featuring four characters from the...
Dear Mattel, I'll Take Your Entire Stock Of Anderson Cooper Dolls
...is unmistakable. For just $75, the price of 2 martinis in Manhattan, you can own your very own Mad Men doll. Mattel is putting out a Joan, Roger, Don and Betty doll in July to...
