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Podcast: Fabulous destinies
Episode: Barbie, the global triumph of a blue-eyed blonde
Description: Welcome to Fabulous Destinies! Fabrice narrates the story of a doll that revolutionized the world of children's toys. Blonde with blue eyes, slender body, and an entirely pink universe, she is an icon of global pop culture. Her name is Barbie. Between highly gendered stereotypes and a symbol of women's emancipation, discover her fabulous destiny.The Global Success of a DollOne evening in December 1956, in the display window of a Swiss store, young Barbara Handler sees a doll, unlike any she has seen before. Not a chubby little girl or a plastic baby, but...