I remember getting my mother’s old Barbie dolls and wondering why her long blonde hair was different. Since Barbie’s were created there has been several different versions of these dolls. Controversies came in an uproar about the skinny, white, long blonde haired Barbie. So, the Barbie company created African-American or brunette and men Barbie dolls. Other issues people had with the dolls were this mistreatment of the dolls. For an example, “Malibu Barbie, shimmery and golden. My parents couldn't afford the Dream house, so my doll lived in a pinewood box. I hand-sewed her bed and sofa with jagged, tangled stitches. I gifted her hand puppets and sock dresses, then chopped her hair into uneven patches. I grew a year older and gave her up to my brother and his friends, who ripped off her head and crammed her body with firecrackers. Her limbs, caked with black soot, scattered in the front yard, discovered by the dog weeks later.” (Ibarra, 34) Personally I don’t think they way children treat their toys should be a huge controversial issue. Children are going to do whatever they want with their toys. Some kids may throw their Barbie’s around or they may treat them like their “Babies”. (Omni, 16, 76.) Omni made an article about a lady named Barbara Bell who had some different view toward her responses from the disrespect of the Barbie’s. “Hearing of her experience, Bell's colleagues suggested she channel Barbie. So, Bell started the Barbie Channeling Newsletter. For $3, she sends readers Barbie's answer to a personal query along with a copy of the newsletter. “"I go into a light trance," says Bell, 44, whose nickname is also Barbie, "”and the words come flying out. There are 700 million Barbie dolls in the world with no voice that's real." Do Barbie’s or dolls in general have a mind of their own to show
I remember getting my mother’s old Barbie dolls and wondering why her long blonde hair was different. Since Barbie’s were created there has been several different versions of these dolls. Controversies came in an uproar about the skinny, white, long blonde haired Barbie. So, the Barbie company created African-American or brunette and men Barbie dolls. Other issues people had with the dolls were this mistreatment of the dolls. For an example, “Malibu Barbie, shimmery and golden. My parents couldn't afford the Dream house, so my doll lived in a pinewood box. I hand-sewed her bed and sofa with jagged, tangled stitches. I gifted her hand puppets and sock dresses, then chopped her hair into uneven patches. I grew a year older and gave her up to my brother and his friends, who ripped off her head and crammed her body with firecrackers. Her limbs, caked with black soot, scattered in the front yard, discovered by the dog weeks later.” (Ibarra, 34) Personally I don’t think they way children treat their toys should be a huge controversial issue. Children are going to do whatever they want with their toys. Some kids may throw their Barbie’s around or they may treat them like their “Babies”. (Omni, 16, 76.) Omni made an article about a lady named Barbara Bell who had some different view toward her responses from the disrespect of the Barbie’s. “Hearing of her experience, Bell's colleagues suggested she channel Barbie. So, Bell started the Barbie Channeling Newsletter. For $3, she sends readers Barbie's answer to a personal query along with a copy of the newsletter. “"I go into a light trance," says Bell, 44, whose nickname is also Barbie, "”and the words come flying out. There are 700 million Barbie dolls in the world with no voice that's real." Do Barbie’s or dolls in general have a mind of their own to show