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    Barbie Girls in Barbie Worlds “Can you guess who I am? I was born March 9th‚ 1959 in the United States of America. I am made of a very special material that never ages. I am 11 ½ inches tall and I weigh 6.4 ounces. I have long blonde hair and blue eyes. I am such a busy girl; you can find me just about anywhere! Even with such a busy schedule‚ I have always found the time to work. I am a baby doctor‚ a zoo doctor‚ a preschool teacher‚ a babysitter‚ a vet‚ a pizza and pastry chef‚ a racecar

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    Barbie Bad Influence

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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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    Barbie: The Ideal Woman

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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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    always been intriguing to me as they tend to shock or offend the audience or so cheeky the advertisement is almost a parody of real life itself. Other advertisements take classic images and reutilize them to fit the adverts. In this case it uses a style icon‚ a person forever memorialized for her beauty‚ sex appeal‚ and talent; Miss Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe has always been epitome of sex in media. Mystery and paparazzi have followed her since

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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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    “Girl” & Barbie Doll

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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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    Irony In Barbie Doll

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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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    Barbie Doll Syndrome

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    If the shoe doesn’t fit … “I call it ‘Barbie Doll Syndrome’– a 6 foot tall woman just doesn’t wear size 4 shoes. It’s abnormal‚ but we all want to look like Barbie‚” says fellowship trained orthopaedic foot surgeon Pam Davis‚ M.D.‚ Midwest Foot and Ankle Specialists‚ Davenport. “The typical problems I see are directly related to shoes that aren’t shaped like a person’s foot. Wearing shoes too small or those shaped in an unnatural way will cause deformities‚” she adds.   Pamela Davis‚ M.D

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    The Barbie doll‚ originally introduced in the year of 1959‚ has evolved throughout the years to adapt to the numerous trends in fashion‚ lifestyles and beliefs which were present in society. The popular doll‚ which was present in many young childhoods‚ has had multiple progressions in the appearance of the doll which has been influenced by the popular culture throughout the years. The Barbie doll enterprise now has developed to have a wide range of skin colours‚ hair styles and clothing. Throughout

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    Barbie Doll Sociology

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    The body is vital to identity. It is through the body that people first identify themselves and identify with each other‚ and Barbie‚ in most cases‚ facilitates the ideals of the body. Barbie is one of the most iconic toys portrayed as the conventional and quintessential female body image. I asked a friend to describe his portrayal of the body and the facets of Barbie and his characteristic of the doll included long‚ blonde hair‚ blue eyes‚ white skin‚ curvaceous‚ white-pearly smile‚ long legs

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