I’ve bought 21 Barbie’s this month.  My collection is well on its way.  I have no where to display them at the moment, but I’m moving this summer and plan on designating a bookshelf to my collection.  I’ve had a rough time defending my collection.  My room mate thinks it’s weird that I have never stopped collecting toys and I’m 25.  Visitors think that it is bizarre that I have the collection because I’m a pretty vocal feminist and they associate many negative ideas with Barbie.  My defense is: that it is a toy that I loved as a child. Barbie didn’t give my an unrealistic body image to model after.  She didn’t give me the idea that I need to be a housewife, or have only a traditionally female career.  She was the center of this beautifully creative world.  Barbie allowed me to be an Architect, a Fashion Designer, an Interior Designer, and a Movie Director.