Friday, January 06, 2006

Barbie website changed to appease conservatives: "Under pressure initiated by a variety of conservative groups, the Barbie website has been amended to no longer include 'I Don't Know' as a choice in addition to "Girl" and "Boy".

"Acknowledging that children are given a neutral or non-response option on all questions on their websites, Mattel spokeswoman Lauren Bruksh called such an option under gender, "just an innocent oversight."

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