Lawrence Hall
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Let There be Barbies
Let the children have their night of
fun and laughter.
Let the gifts of Father Christmas
delight their play.
-Churchill, Christmas Eve radio
address, 1941
Some
young mothers ban Barbies and Santa Claus
And
all such trinkets and dolls and mummeries
Sacrificing
childhood to fashionable gossip -
In
obedience to the Holy Internet
A
toy Cochise must never ride again
Or
little plastic soldiers defend their forts
Or
Maid Marian roam with Robin Hood –
Barbie
must never be dressed for success
Little
children must now sit on the floor
On
Christmas morn to play with ideologies
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