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Re: Mattel protest

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From: Mcinnes B T (Dr)
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 08:46
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jmorzins@grumpy.helios.nd.edu (jacob morzinski) writes:
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: A friend mailed me this message today.  I wasn't sure if it had been seen
: in this group yet, so I decided to post it just in case.
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: From reed@owlnet.rice.edu Sun Oct  4 17:21:34 1992
: Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 16:28:33 CDT
: From: Kevin Niles Reed <reed@owlnet.rice.edu>
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: I promise.  I called.  They really are making such a doll.
: PLEASE call and bring these people back to the real world.
: ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
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: Regarding the message below, I called the number given, and they con-
: firmed that a doll REALLY is being made which says "math class is tough"
: PLEASE, call and register your complaint.  They really do count.


Implicit in your outrage is the assumption that if Barbie finds math
class difficult, she will thereby be dissuaded from taking said class.
In short, Barbie is a wimp who is unable to meet a challenge. This whole
anti-Mattel campaign is an affront to the staying power of women
everywhere.
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From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (Mcinnes B T (Dr))
Subject: Re: Mattel protest
Message-ID: <1992Oct5.084600.26398@nuscc.nus.sg>
Organization: National University of Singapore
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