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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:15:04 EST
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- From: Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Barbie dolls
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
- In-Reply-To: <9212231335.AA08316@cbis.ECE.Drexel.EDU>; from "Aaron L Dickey"
- at Dec 23, 92 5:35 am
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- > Besides, when you get right down to it, math class *is* tough. Being male
- > or female has little to do with it, unless you want to get into one of
- > those "all teaching is biased against everyone who's not a white male"
- > arguments. Torching Barbie dolls isn't the answer (though I'd love to see
-
- Math class may be tough for both Ken and Barbie, Aaron, but it was only
- Barbie who admitted it. I agree that the recall is a silly idea, but hope
- the controversy prompts the Barbie-dialogue writers to pay more attention
- while writing her lines in future.
-
- > PS-- Anyone know where I can get a copy of "Heather Has Two Mommies" in
- > time for Christmas, so I can scare the shit of my straightlaced 1-year-old
- > cousin's family?
-
- The local Border's had a copy, last time I checked. I'd guess that any decent
- sized bookstore in NYC probably has a copy.
-
- -rashmi
-