Perfection In Society

The idea of perfection is a problem in society. Rooted in the human thought since the beginning of time, perfection has been a constant thought in the mind. When did this idea embed itself in your brain? At the beginning of your life. Ever since birth, when your mom sang you lullabies to sleep, or when you got your first barbie doll or toy soldier for Christmas. Children are taught from the moment they are born to strive for perfection. They are raised envying those who they think are perfect, and looking down on those they think are not. They place themselves on a society-created scale of perfection, and live based on where they think they are compared to everyone else. What encourages this idea in a child’s mind of perfection? Toys. Songs. Books. Movies. Anything that tries to portray an image of what someone should look …show more content…
This extremely disproportional, unrealistic doll is used by kids as a role model on how they should look and act. The idealistic toy provides children with the false idea that tall, thin, light-skinned blonde-haired, blue-eyed girls are superior and the most pretty. This encourages all girls that they are only as good as things such as their hair color. And it’s not just about her looks. Barbie has an unimportant office job and for fun throws parties and buys clothes. She relies on her husband, Ken, and she follows every gender stereotype there is. How could a little kid watching her show not be forced into believing that to be perfect, you have to fit directly into the standards of your gender? The creators of Barbie state that she is a fun doll that opens doors of imagination for kids; but really, she closes doors. She teaches young girls exactly where they should fit in society, and what things they shouldn’t do or be because it’s “unladylike”. The only thing perfect about Barbie is that she is the perfect example of the sexism that still exists here in