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Barbara Oppenheimer - a retired Boston University professor and grandmother of five based in Newton, Massachusetts - has had quite the summer amid this year’s “Barbenheimer” frenzy.
In an interview with Slate, Oppenheimer revealed that numerous people thought she was joking when she would say her name outloud. The retiree recalled a specifically confusing moment during a recent vacation, saying: “When I checked in at the hotel, I said, ‘Barbie Oppenheimer!’ The guy said, ‘Are you pulling my leg?’”
Oh and how about using your influence with Hasbro to get them to make a Professor Barbie Oppenheimer doll with the proceeds going to support disadvantaged girls get into STEM subjects.
But they already exist, and their existance is one of the main theme of the movie…
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/05/1024888880/mattels-barbie-turns-women-of-science-including-a-covid-vaccine-developer-into-d
Indeed and now there’s a chance to add another one to the group.