Barbie still profit babe 50 years on January 30‚ 2010-02-03 In light of the recent global economic downturn‚ countless corporations were forced to reconsider their strategic plan so that they could survive the economic conditions and mitigate their risks of failure. With over half a century of experience Mattel Inc.‚ the biggest name in the toy industry‚ is one name that is synonymous with longevity. Barbie‚ Mattel’s flagship product has survived decade after decade; through extreme social change
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Outline To inform the audience about Barbie Doll March 27‚ 2014 I. Introduction: A. She has had more than 80 careers in her lifetime‚ from a Rock Star to a paleontologist‚ to a Presidential candidate. Many of you in this room have probably either purchased or owned one…she is Barbie!! B. With her good looks‚ charm‚ and charisma‚ she won audiences over in record time. C. Preview of Main Points: 1. First‚ I will discuss the Origination of Barbie. 2. Second‚ I will discuss her growing
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skinny and beautiful as Barbie? Children go through a stage in their life when they are constantly worrying about what they look like‚ how much they weigh compared to others. Barbie helped sustain this negative attitude with the boys and girls. Young girls look up to the barbie doll wanting to be her when they were older and not realizing that she is not a realistic image. The children suffering or who has suffered down this path could be avoiding this path. You don’t need barbie as a toy at any point
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The Barbie Doll was first patented in 1958 by a young woman from California named Ruth Handler. The Barbie doll is well know for her long legs‚ her tiny waist‚ blonde hair and blue eyes‚ and her huge chest. This “perfect” plastic body has had multiple positive and negative affects around the world for the past fifty years; Barbie was based off of a German prostitute comic strip character named Lili. She was meant to be a steady outlet for young girls dreams and an constant changing reflection of
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The Negative Impacts of Barbie on Young Girls Barbie dolls are a common toy among many girls around the world. As girls age‚ Barbie plays a key role in their self—image. Girls desire to be just like the Barbie doll which can lead to unhealthy ways of living. One might object that Barbie leads to unhealthy ways of living‚ but many young girls that play with a Barbie doll are shown to having a eating disorder as they grow up. Barbie dolls are bad influences because they lead to eating disorders‚ false
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the last summer of her “childhood” playing with Barbie dolls with her little sister‚ Jennie. I think little girls playing with Barbie dolls are trying to grow up‚ because Barbie is a young adult and has a fully developed body‚ wears makeup‚ and drives. She also engages in many different careers‚ making her a role model to young girls. I think Nichole playing with Barbie dolls symbolizes her growing up‚ as ironic as that is. Barbie’s Debut Barbie was introduced in 1959 at the American Toy Fair
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The short story Barbie Q explains that a Barbie is the ideal woman. The Barbie is an example of what women believe to be perfect. The quote “So what if we didn’t Get our new bendable legs Barbie in nice clean boxes and had to buy them on Maxwell street all water soaked and sooty”(Cisneros). This quote means that anyone would buy a Barbie for a cheaper price because they didn’t have the money at the time and who would care if the dolls were wet or smoked. For example the barbie with the melted leg
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Gender Roles in Toy Story 3: To Barbie or Not To Barbie Gender is not biological‚ only the sex of a person is. One’s gender is determinate upon who they are in their mind and soul. In Toy Story 3‚ the sex does not exactly match each toy’s gender. There is a question of boy’s toys versus girl’s toys. For example‚ just because Jesse is a girl‚ doesn’t necessarily mean she is a girl’s toy. The same goes for Ken‚ who is in fact a girl’s toy‚ even though he is a boy. The characters exemplify how
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popular Barbie doll created by Mattel‚ the idealized image of a woman in our patriarchal society is one who takes care of the home and is flawlessly beautiful with perfect skin‚ long legs‚ small waist‚ and slender figure. The Barbie doll is used as a tool for patriarchy in that it reinforces the notion that women should be domestic workers and maintain a feminine outer appearance. Also‚ patriarchal values affect girls starting at a young age as they unconsciously begin to believe that Barbie is what
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In the poem “Barbie Doll”‚ by Marge Piercy‚ the use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony expresses a tragic‚ cruel society that emphasizes appearance above personality and unrealistic beauty ideals above health and happiness. Throughout the poem a young girl is raised and bullied to believe that her appearance is the most important aspect of her self. Her self worth is torn apart until she dies. The use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony works to deliver a heartbreaking message about the flawed society
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