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SURVEY: Mothers, would you get a remodelled German sex doll for your daughter?

Over the course of six months, an advertising guru named Ernest Dichter studied the responses of girls and their mothers to Barbie. From his extensive research, Dichter concluded that instead of attempting to mitigate Barbie's mature qualities, Mattel should emphasize them. Since Barbie was well-dressed and attractive, mothers ought to consider her a tool for teaching their daughters about the importance of appearance and femininity. While some women would later take Barbie to task for imparting such lessons, the advertising tactic worked in the 1960s.

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Posted 4 months ago

PIX: 2 girls from India model their couture @audreyquay @jsylim


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Posted 4 months ago

Twitter Serendipity: Dangerous Girls

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Posted 8 months ago

Christian janitor died saving Muslim students - CNN.com

He is a national hero because he saved the life of many girls," said Shahbaz Bhatti, minister of minorities in the Pakistani government. "As a Christian, a person of minority, he stood in front of the Taliban to protect the university.

Was it worth it? I don't think he considered that question.

I think he just did what a man had to do in that situation.

A moving story that will bring on the tears.

Some find martyrdom while trying to kill innocents. Some find martyrdom while trying to save innocents.

Filed under  Christians   girls   International Islamic University   man   martyrs   Muslims   Pakistan   religion   Taliban   terrorism  
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Posted 8 months ago

Truth in Advertising: France to Adopt Photoshop Disclaimer?

The French government is debating a law requiring all Photoshopped images in advertising to come with disclaimers stating that said images have indeed been 'shopped.

This is to protect little girls from thinking that those impossibly beautiful women are actually real.

The law should also prove beneficial for adolescent males.

Filed under  ads   advertising   beauty   funny   girls   image   Photoshop   reality   truth   women  
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Posted 10 months ago