Barbie: Should the Doll be Modified? Jordan Sidebottom ENGL 1302 Professor Baggaley February 3‚ 2014 Sidebottom 1 Jordan Sidebottom ENGL 1302 Professor Baggaley February 3‚ 2014 Barbie: Should the Doll be Modified? Since Barbie was first launched by Mattel in 1959 over 10 million have been sold. “Somewhere in the world‚ a Barbie is sold ever half-second”(Dittmar‚ Halliwell‚ and Ive). Out of all Mattel profits‚ Barbie makes up approximately
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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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when she came across Bild Lilli‚ a doll that‚ unlike popular baby dolls at the time‚ had long‚ shapely legs and wore heavy makeup. Lilli‚ in fact‚ was based on a prostitute in a postwar German cartoon‚ but Handler was inspired. She bought three Lilli dolls‚ returned to California and in 1959 created the world ’s first Barbie doll (Lowen). Since her debut in 1959‚ over one billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries (Seare). A Barbie doll is probably one of the most famous
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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 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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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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Barbra Millicent Roberts‚ better known as Barbie‚ was first introduced in 1959. This new doll sold for $3.00‚ and became the new toy that every little girl (or boy) wanted. Two years after Barbie was introduced‚ Ken Carson was introduced to the doll family in 1961. Barbie & Ken may be a fun toy to have‚ but are highly judged for not being reality. Today I will talk about Barbie & Ken’s history and their history as a couple. Barbie is a fashion doll who is manufactured by the American toy-company
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the classical study in your own words. Bandura‚ A.‚ Ross‚ D.‚ & Ross‚ S.A. (1961) Transmission of Aggression through Imitation of Aggressive Models. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology‚ 63. 575-582. This study‚ famously known as the “Bobo doll experiment” set out to examine four main hypotheses: 1) that children who observed an adult model acting aggressively would imitate these aggressive acts even in the absence of the model‚ 2) observation of a non-aggressive adult model would inhibit
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particularly the doll house and the lamp‚ to reveal these themes. The doll house is symbolic of the upper class people in this society‚ such as the Burnell’s. The Burnell’s are undoubtedly content with their position in society and with the lifestyle they live. When the doll house is dropped off in their courtyard‚ they become immediately proud of it‚ just like how they are of themselves. " But perfect‚ perfect little house! Who could possibly mind the smell?" The doll house may indeed
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Dangers of Barbie Girl Toys started out as children’s entertainment‚ but have toys always just been for entertainment? Or can they affect the way a child develops‚ or interprets the world around them? The toys you play with as a child send messages that can influence your idea of what is socially acceptable. Toys teach you how to become who you are because of the roles they play. Media plays a major role in that‚ if you have a certain toy that comes out in a TV series‚ you play with the toy the
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