by Deborah Quinn | Jan 8, 2012 | Children, Education, Feminism, Gender, Kids, legos, Politics, pop culture, ranting
A friend circulated this ad on facebook. Maybe you saw it as it made the rounds? The ad is from 1981, not a year particularly celebrated for female achievement (although it was the year Britney Spears was born, so I suppose that counts for something). I love legos and...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 4, 2010 | Children, Feminism, Gender, pop culture
Let’s face it. Barbie is eternal. From her early days of sky-blue eyeshadow and unbending legs, through her flirtation with the Swinging Sixties, to her attempts at corporate ladder-climbing, she is the toy that will not die; love her or hate her, she’s...