Commentary: Can dolls change your life? Barbie and Ken changed mine. I wouldn’t be a lawyer if it weren’t for them.
Can dolls change your life? Barbie and Ken changed mine. I wouldn’t be a lawyer if it weren’t for them.
At age 10, I wrote a complaint letter to Mattel — and got action. They sent me a new Ken head with blond plastic hair. By popping the heads on and off, my Barbie could have two boyfriends — a wise, balding older guy or a somewhat clueless but hunky surfer dude.That experience could have inspired me to be a bigamist. Instead, my successful complaint letter led me to consumer advocacy.
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