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A Case of Age Discrimination

A Case of Age Discrimination? By Elton Camp She was first introduced in nineteen-fifty nine All through the years, her sales have been fine Because when the current model began to drag They pull another variation out of the toy bag In imitating movie stars they didn’t hold back One Barbie the company finally made black But the impossible figure has always been there On the far-too-skinny doll with the golden hair There’s a type of Barbie they’ve forgotten about And it’s about time they brought one of them out Perhaps “Old Barbie” would be a suitable name Long, gray hair could be the source of her fame I say a doll like this would be so extremely cute And help them avoid a costly class-action suit Against the aged, no longer they’ll discriminate You folks better take action before it’s too late

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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