Barbie doesn't sexualize herself — you do

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Robbie argues that Barbie is an inanimate plastic toy incapable of intent, so any 'sexuality' projected onto her comes entirely from the viewer's mind. The complaint about Barbie promoting stereotypes reveals more about the critics' anxieties than about the doll itself. People keep seeing their own assumptions reflected back at them.

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