The title Barbie Doll suggests that the writer is about to discuss a child’s toy‚ maybe a little girl’s prized possession. After reading the poem‚ is apparent that the title is not about a toy but more about an image of perfection‚ society’s idea of perfection. I find the author’s comparisons of reality‚ to society’s image and the effect that it has on young girls very interesting. Barbie is the kind of doll that is given to almost every little girl at a very young age her and in mind she sees
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empowerment” like women using capitalism to cash in on female empowerment; otherwise known as the American Girl phenomenon. American Girl dolls came about in 1986 when a Midwestern woman sought to create a better female role model than the bodacious Barbie. The original American Girl dolls had a deep impact on the developmental years of thousands of young girls who grew up in the nineties. Samantha‚ Kirsten‚ and Molly were the original three dolls. Each doll was accompanied with its own historical story
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Barbie dolls and G.I. Joe dolls have been transforming. The Barbies have been becoming skinnier with bigger boobs and waists while the G.I. Joe dolls have been becoming more and more muscular. Children that play with these dolls are getting unrealistic body images that they want to obtain. In the article “Drugs‚ Sports‚ Body Image and G.I. Joe” written by Natalie Angier‚ she states how these dolls are influencing young people to go to unhealthy extremes to achieve this unrealistic body. Because children
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In the early 1990’s‚ it was reported that eleven million women in the United States suffer from various eating disorders. At the same time‚ at least ninety percent of people struggling with eating disorders are female (Stephens). Many researchers tried to figure out why so many women today were suffering from these terrible conditions that destroy people from the inside out. After thorough amounts of research were done‚ it was concluded that today’s society generates intense amounts of pressure on
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such as Novi Star‚ an alien girl‚ and Mattel ’s Monster High Dolls‚ who more closely resemble the villain in horror films than any domestic goddess. As an employee of Toys “R” Us‚ I have witnessed the change from girls wanting the newest‚ pinkest Barbie to the latest‚ scariest Monster High Doll. The boys ’ aisle is also making a change‚ namely Nerf Guns for girls‚ Easy Bake Ovens for boys‚ and a new branch of Legos called “Lego Friends” for girls. Although these changes would seem a move in the
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1) Why has the United States brewing industry become more concentrated over the last two decades? I think that there is a couple of reason for this trend in the United States. One thing is that the consumption of beer has been slowly declining‚ in order to raise in market share‚ companies are having to think of ways to take customers away from other companies. This would lead to the rise in market share for some companies and the decrease or closer of over companies. Another risen is advertisement
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set‚ yet I am one of the happiest teenagers in America. Some might ask‚ how is this possible? In response‚ I would say nothing more than “Imperfection is perfection.” It happens far too often that young girls open a magazine and see the unrealistic Barbie doll figures of supermodels and actors. As a result‚ a girl’s self-esteem can be dropped to such low levels that her views of herself are very atrocious; many women even hate their bodies. To solve this problem‚ real women should be what is displayed
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body type. In addition‚ many girls feel the need to fit into the mold instead of being there true unique selves. Single individuals are different in their own way‚ however the media has drilled it into every girls mind‚ and they must have a Barbie doll figure in order to be happy. In today’s world‚ young women are constantly under the impression that they have to fit the current definition in order to fit in with society so men can recognize them. The mass media establishes ideological standards
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example some people believe a young boy playing with Barbie’s can make him gay or feminine. And new “groundbreaking” commercials like the Moschino Barbie commercial with a young boy who is acting stereotypically feminine‚ can reinforce these stereotypes and scare people more. While there is nothing wrong with a boy being “feminine” and playing with a Barbie the commercial can terrify some conservative parents. This research is meant to find the reason why some parents can get extremely passionate about
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figures they play with; girls look to their Barbies and dolls to see how society mandates teens and young adults to be. Bratz dolls are also among those Barbie-type toys that girls are looking up to these days. Bratz dolls are similar to Barbie in form; however‚ Bratz are more fashionable and “hip” than the traditional blonde-haired‚ blue-eyed Barbie. In fact‚ the more fashionable and “hip” the dolls become‚ the more negative the image becomes that they exude. The outrageous clothing and makeup advertised
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