Letter: Barbie effect

Wednesday 18 December 1996 00:02 GMT

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Sir: It must be Christmas because Suzanne Moore is writing the annual article about Barbie dolls (13 December).

For several years my daughter enacted gender roles with Barbie and Ken.

Now aged 18, my daughter is reading women's studies at Lancaster and her preferred role model is Jo Brand.

ROSE MEADE

Ashford, Kent

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