since the first Barbie was born. Almost every girl in the world has had at least one Barbie in their life. Statistics show that every second at least 2 Barbies are sold around the world! Yet how is this perfect doll impacting millions of teenage girls and women’s around the world? While researching this topic I stumbled upon a very disturbing picture‚ this teenage girl was holding a Barbie and was comparing the doll to her body. What kind of messages are we sending to young girls that this is how
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It amuses me how girls feel flattered when someone calls them a Barbie doll. I was “stalking” someone on Facebook and came across her wedding album; her friend had commented “Mashallah‚ you look beautiful‚ like a Barbie doll”. She had replied “thank you dear”. Let’s get into the logic of this comment. A standard Barbie doll is 11.5 inches tall‚ giving a height of 5 feet 9 inches in human terms. Barbie’s vital statistics as a human would be visibly distorted. She would look deformed and her chest
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Putnam‚ Matt Williams‚ Xing Shen‚ Muhammad Alif Nizam 1. Why was Barbie popular in both France and Middle East? One of the reasons why Barbie was so popular in both France and Middle East is because most people living in those countries are able to afford such a high priced doll for their little kids. It also acts as a status symbol for a parent who could buy such an expensive doll for their kids. The representation of Barbie as a pretty little doll make every kids want to be like her and this
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1. Why has Barbie been so successful? According to Professor Paul Burns‚ The answer lies in innovative marketing and product extension. Barbie’s appealing design‚ high quality manufacturing‚ and detailed features are what distinguishes this doll from all the others and has lead Barbie to thrive for more than half a century. Another important business strategy for Barbie has been the bringing in of accessories for each Barbie doll. Every year‚ different Barbie dolls are introduced‚ with new
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MINH TRAN – DMA # 1 Barbie-Q By Sandra Cisneros Cisneros opens her tale with a possessive pronoun: “yours”‚ which confounds readers and draw their immediate attention. Without delay‚ they are then brought into the world of Barbie Dolls: “yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” and “mine is the one with bubble hair”. Here‚ we are overwhelmed with details of the dolls’ costumes - “Red Flair”‚ “sophisticated A-line coatdress with a Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat”‚ “white gloves”‚ etc. - listed
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What is the true inspiration behind “Barbie Doll”? The moment a reader puts down the intriguing poem “Barbie Doll” they are immediately fascinated by the thought that society can be so shallow. The question that rang in my mind however a rather simple question to ask but the answer was is far more complicated; what could have been the motivation behind Percy’s famous poem? For instance one must take into account the time period in which the author was writing; the early 1970s or as many refer
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has everything anyone could ever ask for? (Pause for 2 seconds) If you are thinking of Barbie‚ then you are correct. Barbie was my favorite toy as a child and it still is for many little girls today. Today‚ I am going to talk about how Barbie was designed‚ how she has changed over the years‚ and how Barbie affects American culture. Here is Barbie’s story. In 1930‚ a young girl fell in love with a boy. The girl had high hopes of going off to college to become a success woman with a real job in
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The Barbie Effect As a parent‚ giving your little girl the Barbie doll that she has always wanted for her fifth birthday seems like a harmless gesture at the time‚ but what most parents don’t realize is that Barbie often effects the way a young girl perceives her body. What many parents don’t think about is that when these young girls are playing with their brand new Barbie doll‚ their brain is registering everything about that doll. How popular and perfect she is‚ so naturally
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Does Barbie Help Keep Little Girls Oppressed? It is plastic‚ it is just a toy‚ it is a doll‚ a non-human item‚ and it is called Barbie. A popular toy to see little girls holding‚ adoring‚ and idolizing. Can this tiny “Pink” American icon‚ really be responsible for all this negativity? Can she really be helping to impose negative stereotypical gender roles‚ while also influencing girls into developing a negative body image‚ and helping to keep oppressing girls? That is a lot to blame on one doll‚
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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 popularity. 3.
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