Why trade natural skin for plastic? Marge Piercy addresses this issue‚ though indirectly‚ in her poem "Barbie Doll". Piercy presents an innocent young girl‚ but conveys that she has fat legs and a big nose. Piercy explains that the child was a normal kid‚ not bad looking‚ not in bad shape‚ but simply does not meet the expectation of not having fat legs and a big nose. She is encouraged strongly to do this‚ and encouraged strongly to do that‚ but she can not fix herself up; The pressure is too
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In Marge Piercy’s poem‚ Barbie Doll‚ the “girl-child” is always looking to others or the outside world to tell her how to look and feel‚ “a classmate said: You have got a great big nose and fat legs” (323). The character is portrayed as a girl who has everything going in her life; good grades‚ very healthy/strong‚ and an abundant sexual drive – even though she has the big nose and legs. She works her whole life to be better and for people to realize that she is beautiful‚ until the day she cuts of
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the Barbie Doll in 1959 for her daughter‚ Barbara‚ to play with‚ and it spun into huge proportions. Handler’s action of creating Barbie has influenced the way girl’s play and children’s perceptions of womanhood and femininity. However‚ some groups believe that these perceptions have been altered for the worse‚ and have retaliated. There have been consequences such as gender role stereotyping‚ "Barbie Backlash"‚ and economic consequences. Before Barbie‚ little girls were given baby dolls to play
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formaTo: From: Date: March 15‚ 2012 Subject: Proposal for a report on the effects of Barbie doll toys on young girls and their self-image. PURPOSE: For my research paper I propose to research and write a report on the negative effects that Barbie dolls have on the young girls’ self-image. Young girls are overwhelmed by toys that affect their self-image; for example‚ Barbie dolls. The idea of being unrealistically thin can be detrimental to the self- image of young girls. This can lead
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At the age of 41‚ Barbie is one of the longest living toys in America. While she may not be the face of America‚ she has a well-known American face that not only created the doll industry but also set the standard. Her many faces‚ hairstyles‚ careers‚ and even wardrobe luxuries are seen nearly everywhere you go. Barbara Millicent Roberts‚ better known as Barbie‚ made her debut at the America Toy Fair in New York City in the winter of 1959. Barbie has continued to evolve with the changing
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com/od/bstartinventions/a/The-History-Of-Barbie-Dolls.htm 1.Barbie’s "real" measurements are 5 inches (bust)‚ 3 ¼ inches (waist)‚ 5 3/16 inches (hips) 2.Her weight is 7 ¼ ounces‚ and her height is 11.5 inches tall. 3.The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel)‚ whose own daughter was called Barbara. 4.Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. 5.The Ken doll was named after Ruth’s son and was introduced two years after Barbie in 1961. http://xroads
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“Barbie Doll” The title “Barbie Doll” suggests that the poem advocates a perfect physique; however‚ it is a satire concerning human’s emphasis upon physical attraction. The title generates a satirical piece through the language used in the poem. The words and phrases in the poem express how young girls are influenced to acquire a perfect body that is often unachievable. A “Barbie Doll” is a play toy meant for young girls. A doll is thought of as a young girl’s sweet and innocent toy that
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revision Who is Barbie? What does she stand for? Do all younger girls envy her? Emily Prager is a columnist for the New York Times and a fiction writer who has written many books. She reads an article in the New York Times about a man’s death‚ Jack Ryan. He was an inventor and designer‚ a man with many accomplishments. As Prager reads on‚ to her astonishment‚ she discovers that one of Ryan’s accomplishments was designing Barbie. “Of course‚” she thought. Why would a woman make Barbie with a “39 inch
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wonder why in toys stores‚ they separate the girl’s toys from the boys? Or why they have certain kind of toys for girls and boys?. We don’t think about those things. However‚ we see that dolls are for the girls because how we grew up. Also what society establishes show us‚ that girls are suppose to play with dolls because when they grow up‚ they would have to become mothers or housewife‚ be delicates and more feminine. Therefore this type of mentality was created in girls since they were little and
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Barbie®: Mattel Corporation ‘I’m a blonde bimbo girl‚ in a fantasy world.....Life in plastic. It’s fantastic.’ (Aqua) Barbie was born in 1959 but she has never aged because she is a doll. To date over 1 billion Barbies have been sold by the US company that own her - Mattel Corporation. Ruth Handler‚ who founded the company along with her husband‚ Elliot‚ modelled the doll on an 11½ inch plastic German toy called Lilli sold to adult men. She named the adapted doll after her daughter‚ Barbara
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