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** The idealistic portrayal with Barbie as a [[Mary Sue]] character was also criticised, and so does the stereotypically feminine aspects of her character as exemplified by her wardrobe and the 1992 Teen Talk Barbie doll with phrases "Will we ever have enough clothes?", "I love shopping!", "Wanna have a pizza party?" and the controversial "Math class is tough!". Mattel spared no expense redeeming their flagship doll character as an empowered, independent figure by portraying Barbie as taking on countless occupations and pursuits from a a doctor, a [[Spy Fiction|super-spy]], the President of the United States and a [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|babysitter]] through the "You Can Be Anything" campaign, but the quintessentialarchetypal [[Dumb Blonde]] doll stigma remains. Said negative influence concerns has also led to some countries especially in the Middle East to [[Banned in China|ban]] Barbie in favour of [[The Moral Substitute|Islam-friendly]] substitutes such as the "Fulla" line of Barbie-compatible dolls, though the "[[Once-Acceptable Targets|Jewish]]" Barbie brand is still available in other Muslim-majority countries including Egypt and Indonesia and is arguably more popular, not to mention that the ban on Barbie dolls in Saudi Arabia was lifted shortly after.