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• Assistant Majority Whip from District 19 in West Virginia, Jeff Eldridge, proposed a bill that would ban the sales of Barbie in his state on March 3, 2009. Eldridge said that he hates "the image that we give to our kids that if you're beautiful, you're beautiful, and you don't have to be smart." Mattel declined to comment.FOXNews.com: Barbie May Want to Steer Clear of West Virginia... (March 4, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: January 13, 1967
  2. Birthplace: Xeino, Ohio
  3. Is a Democratic DelegateMSNBC: Ditch the Doll? Lawmaker Out to Outlaw Barbie (March 4, 2009)
  4. Lawmaker from Lincoln County, West Virginia
  5. Has a 13-year-old sonYouTube Video: W.Va. lawmaker introduces "Barbie Ban" bill
  6. Proposed a bill to ban the sales of Barbie dolls and similar dollsMSNBC: Ditch the Doll? Lawmaker Out to Outlaw Barbie (March 4, 2009)
  7. Proposed the Barbie ban on March 3, 2009MSNBC: Ditch the Doll? Lawmaker Out to Outlaw Barbie (March 4, 2009)
  8. Bill was sent to the House Judiciary CommitteeMSNBC: Ditch the Doll? Lawmaker Out to Outlaw Barbie (March 4, 2009)
  9. Eldridge wants to ban Barbie to send a message to children and their parents that education is more important than beautyMSNBC: Ditch the Doll? Lawmaker Out to Outlaw Barbie (March 4, 2009)
  10. Barbie celebrates her 50th anniversary on March 9, 2009
  11. Critics of Barbie dolls say it promotes materialismMSNBC: Ditch the Doll? Lawmaker Out to Outlaw Barbie (March 4, 2009)
  12. According to FOX News, Barbie dolls have been banned in Montpelier, Vermont and the country Iran

• Barbie Ban West Virginia?

  On March 3, 2009, Eldridge proposed House Bill 2918, a law that would make selling Barbie dolls (and similar dolls) illegal. Eldridge says that the dolls stress the importance of physical appearance over "intellectual and emotional development."Charleston Daily Mail: W.va. Bill Would Make It Unlawful to Sell Barbie, Similar Dolls (March 3, 2009)

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