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    Sad Barbie

    Posted Friday, March 06, 2009 9:46 AM | By Hanna Rosin
    Photograph of Barbie by Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images.Of all the Barbie-at-50 stories, I found the one in today's New York Times "Antiques" column the most poignant. Here is Barbie robbed of her role as a spark for feminist rage, and turned into a series of federal agency acronyms "OSS" (original swimsuit) or "NRFB" (never removed from box). Her expression in that box—placid and sardonic—reminded me of a great essay by Margaret Talbot on Bettie Page, another pinup reduced to kitsch.

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