were you messing with your Barbie dolls growing up? be honest
Devin Baker says she can’t remember a time where she didn’t have Barbies as a child. She’d do all the expected activities with her dolls: Dress them in fun outfits, create the stories of their lives and give them the occasional haircut.
But it turns out Baker is far from alone. TODAY.com heard from nearly a dozen former Barbie lovers who all shared stories of doll destruction. The “Barbie” movie even acknowledges the doll’s private, gruesome history with the character “Weird Barbie,” a doll played by Kate McKinnon that sports a razor-sharp, obviously hand-cut bob, and glittery, zig-zag makeup all over her face — the result of having been played with “too hard.” She lives out her days in exile from the other Barbies in her “Weird House.”
Przybyla adds playing with dolls is the ultimate place for self-expression as a child, whether it’s living out their dreams or working through real-life problems. “My Barbies, there were no rules,” Ray says. “I think to some extent, my mom wanted me to have that freedom — like my Barbie world was the only place where as a young girl I had full control. I was the judge and the jury — I was Barbie’s God.Ashley Ray on playing with Barbies
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