Barbie exposure may limit girls’ career imagination:
▻http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/barbie-limits-girls-career-choices
Girls who played with dolls were then asked about future careers. Those who played with Barbie more likely to envision traditional pink-collar jobs than were girls who played with Mrs. Potato Head.
#sexism #education #Barbie
stephen ives: mr. dictator head
►http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/18536/stephen-ives-mr-dictator-head.html
’mr. dicator head’ by melbourne-based artist stephen ives is a series of sculptures that depicts
various dictator figures as the popular children’s toy, mr. potato head. characterized by multiple
removable parts, the collection includes well-known political characters such as stalin, saddam hussein,
and kim jong il. achieving striking resemblance through eyebrows, hair formation, and, in some cases,
the character-defining mustache, the plastic figurines juxtapose the dictators with an accessible and
endearing model form.