Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards claim that “Barbie didn’t so much influence us as … she was a blank screen on which to project what what happening in our heads” (Manifesta, p. 196). Although I think they overstate the case, I am a selective Barbie booster. The cheerleader Barbie I could so without. But “Barbie for President” is ok by me.
-Bridget Crawford
