(This was in regard to the fat Barbie market research cap, in case anyone has no clue what I'm referring to) Well, I just found some things about it interesting, thas all -the kids had no problem with calling Barbie a fat fat to each other -they used euphemisms when speaking with adults This is about a doll, so it's not like the kids could hurt her feelings. And they weren't calling her lazy or selfish or stupid - they were calling her fat. This isn't about adults teaching kids to not make rude assumptions about people and saying them aloud (ie: someone has a stain on their shirt, so they must be a smelly slob), this is about adults teaching kids that certain objective physical descriptors are "mean". Even when it's just how things are. No one thinks twice about calling Barbie blonde. (formatting edits)