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Elizabeth Sweet Theory Summary
Elizabeth Sweet, author of the December 9th, 2014 article Toys Are More Divided by Gender Now Than They Were 50 Years Ago, explains why most of society are complacent with obvious gender divisions; consequently many girls are subjected to unrealistic body expectations as well as lowered job goals. Sweet vocalizes "Girls can be anything-as long as it's passive and beauty focused" and dolls such as Bratz and Barbie, with newcomers Monster and Ever After High on the rise, are two of the most popular examples of Sweet theory (Sweet). With Barbie at the forefront, these dolls are more than markedly anatomically disproportionate with extremely small waists and large bust they promote young girls to believe they should look a certain way. Many girls
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