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Skriven 2005-08-20 22:12:52 av ceri@twmba.net
Ärende: Hacker Barbie
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From: "Rai" <ceri@twmba.net>
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Hacker Barbie

   (LA, California) Mattel announces their new line of Barbie products, the 
"Hacker Barbie." These new dolls will be released next month. The aim of 
these dolls is to revert the stereotype that women are numerophobic, 
computer-illiterate, and academically challenged. 

   This new line of Barbie dolls comes equipped with Barbie's very own 
xterminal and UNIX documentation as well as ORA's "In a Nutshell" series. 
The Barbie is robed in a dirty button-up shirt and a pair of worn-out jeans 
with Casio all-purpose watches and thick glasses that can set ants on fire. 
Pocket protectors and HP calculators optional. The new Barbie has the 
incredible ability to stare at the screen without blinking her eyes and to 
go without eating or drinking for 12 hours straight. Her vocabulary mainly 
consists of technical terms such as "IP address," "TCP/IP," "kernel," 
"NP-complete," and "Alpha AXP's." 

   "We are very excited about this product," said John Olson, Marketing 
Executive, "and we hope that the Hacker Barbie will offset the damage 
incurred by the mathophobic Barbie." A year ago, Mattel released Barbie 
dolls that say, "Math is hard," with condescending companion Ken. The Hacker 
Barbie's Ken is an incompetent consultant who frequently asks Barbie for 
help. 

   The leading feminists are equally excited about this new line of Barbie 
dolls. Naomi Wolf says, "I believe that these new dolls will finally 
terminate the notion that women are inherently inferior when it comes to 
mathematics and the sciences. However, I feel that Ken's hierarchical 
superiority would simply reinforce the patriarchy and oppress the masses." 
Mattel made no comment. 

   Parents, however, are worried that they would become technologically 
behind by comparison to the children when the Hacker Barbie comes out. "My 
daughter Jenny plays with the prototype Hacker Barbie over yonder for two 
days," says Mrs. Mary Carlson of Oxford, Mississippi, "and as y'all know, 
she now pays my credit card bill. Ain't got no idea how she duz it, but she 
surely duz it. I jus don't wanna be looked upon as a dumb mama." Mattel will 
be offering free training courses for those who purchase the Hacker Barbie. 

   The future Hacker Barbie will include several variations to deal with the 
complex aspects of Barbie. "Hacker Barbie Goes to Jail" will teach computer 
ethics to youngsters, while "BARB1E R1TES L1KE B1FF!!!" will serve as an 
introduction to expository writing. 


Rai
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