Posts tagged ‘barbie’
2010.12.11 Loss of virtue in a linkspam is irretrievable (12th December, 2010) (3)
For the Linux geeks: Lyz discovers that Computer Engineer Barbie has a penguin oursin responds to “Why don’t you just hit him?” with another argument against: If this sort of thing happens within a social ...
Full Story »2010.10.12 Linkspam decided she liked math after all (5)
Desperate to own Computer Engineer Barbie? She’s now up for pre-order on Amazon.com, shipping December 15, 2010. Other places may have her as well (feel free to note any you find in the comments, especially ...
Full Story »2010.02.12 Barbie Becomes a Computer Engineer (22)
As many of you heard, Mattel had allowed internet voting to get help in choosing Barbie’s next career. The choice was announced: the girls wanted Barbie to be a news anchor. But that’s not the ...
Full Story »2010.02.12 Stompy Boots Linkspam, 12 February 2010 (8)
From the subverting stereotypes file: In an interview with Sherry Turkle, Christine Alvarado credits playing with My Little Pony for fostering her love for mathematics… (edit: was Christine, not Sherry as I originally published. oops, ...
Full Story »2010.01.13 A vindication of the rights of linkspam (13th January, 2010) (20)
Barbie.com – I Can Be: Vote for Barbie's next career: 'Computer Engineer' is one of the options. Let's make it happen! How objectification silences women – the male glance as a psychological muzzle: Ed Yong ...
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