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What my children are learning through playing with the new diverse Barbies

I used to love playing with my Barbies when I was a child. I had several Barbies and a few Kens too, and remember most of them being the stereotypical blond, blue-eyed Barbie - just like Margot Robbie in Barbie film . Seeing that film reminded me of my love for Barbies... Now, as my children are at that doll-playing age I've embraced the Barbie dolls again and love seeing my children play with Barbie toys .  When I was a child most of the Barbie dolls were white, blond and had blue-eyes. However, one of my most favourite Barbie was a brunette, just like me. That's one reason why I have loved seeing the evolution of Barbies to be more unique, and to be more representative of all kinds of children.  Now there are so many more Barbies with different ethnicities and skin tones, physical abilities, and body types. That variety enables children to find Barbie dolls that look like them and that represent them, which is incredibly important for children that typically have little repre

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