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Gender-Neutral Dolls

Barbie and Ken, you can now step aside For Mattel's bringing new kids to town - "Creatable World," as the dolls will be called, In all skin tones from pale to dark brown. Each doll comes with wigs, both a short and a long And a wardrobe with skirt, shirt and pants, So when children are playing, all choices are fine And no one will be looking askance. For gender-neutrality now has a place In the market for fashion and toys And being inclusive, the experts agree, Curbs intolerance ere it destroys. Though researchers found much support for these dolls, Acceptance remains to be seen. I myself am confused but I guess they'll be loved By those children who feel in-between.

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Date: 10/6/2019 5:05:00 PM
Whatever will they come up with next! Makes me so glad I am 'sort of (lol' ) grown up and not going through childhood now, although i never played with any sort of dolls as a child. I think our lives were so less complicated! :-) Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 10/1/2019 9:32:00 PM
Ha, ha! Love that last stanza... I'm betting these dolls last about as long as hula hoops did in the late 1950's. Kids forge their identity through toys and play, so confusion is not going to sell, in my opinion. ~ Gershon
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Date: 9/29/2019 4:28:00 PM
Ilene I wish you would write the news! enjoyed your rhymes... great closing :)
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Date: 9/29/2019 4:27:00 PM
I guess they will be; there are few of them, but they will enjoy these dolls for sure!
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