The Evolution Of Barbie Dolls

I’m surprised that the idea of the “ideal” women has not really changed much since the 1960s. Collins talks about how when the barbie dolls first came out, the image of the perfect body began to surface into men and women’s minds. “Even for grown-ups, beauty ideal in 1960 was a Barbie-like woman with a small waist and large, firm breasts - the kind of figure that was difficult to achieve without a great deal of reinforcement” (Collins 30). This unrealistic representation of a woman’s body continues into 2017 when the media portrays women as sexual beings, but only if you weigh 120 pounds. The barbie doll was just the beginning of an era surrounded around the looks of a woman. Unfortunately, men are setting these perfect standards for a women, but they do not hold themselves to any such standards. I think that sexualizing little girls and teenagers is disgusting, though it is becoming more and more prevalent in our society. Every year premature adolescence becomes earlier and earlier and that all began with inappropriate advertisements for young girls’ dresses. “In the fall of 1960, an ad in the New York Times for little girls’ dresses was headlined: ‘She Too Can Join the Man-Trap Set’” (Collins 33). Those dresses were for girls younger than their teen years. They were young girls who
There are certain attributes that come along with being a good wife, and one of the most important is culinary skills. “The idea of being a good cook was intertwined with being a good wife” (Collins 50). It humors me how much this has changed. I have noticed that men really enjoy cooking and even take pride in grilling up a good steak for their friends. I come from a family where both my parents cook as well as my older brother who loves cooking. I on the other hand am terrible at cooking and do not enjoy it. Being a good cook, in my opinion, in no way determines if you are a good