Article 2M5MG In 1982, Mattel fielded a teen-pregnancy Barbie toy

In 1982, Mattel fielded a teen-pregnancy Barbie toy

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Cory Doctorow
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Midge is a semi-disavowed character in the Barbieverse, created in 1963 to counter claims that Barbie was oversexualized; weirdly, in 1982, Mattel made the decision to release a version of the doll, who appeared to be a young teen, as a pregnant lady, with a detachable bump containing an articulated foetus. (more")

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