Ruth Handler

The Barbie Anomaly The success of Barbie as a meme in owed to her creator Ruth Handler. She was married to the co-owner of renowned toy company Mattel, and avid in the business and brought many ideas of success to her husband’s desk. Her greatest idea began when she saw her daughter Barbara playing with a paper doll. She decided that a three-dimensional plastic doll with an adult body would much more enjoyable for kids. Her idea was put on hold, though, because her husband and his partner…

1. I think this is the new challenges and a big try to Meg Whitman. When she has joined in the company of eBay, she is the successful on the traditional company world in her life, operation a segment of a major toys maker. Before she joined the company of eBay, she is the one who make toys to all of the kids to make the kids in a happy mood. She saw a tiny internet company which is under the conventional. Meg Whitman makes eBay begin with a tiny internet company that similar with the garage sale…

Mattel’s new line misinterprets a real-life woman’s body. Firstly, when you think of a Barbie you probably think, tall, skinny, nice make-up, and blonde hair, and that is exactly what original Barbie is. However, Mattel has come out with three new Barbie’s, curvy, petite, and tall, to join original Barbie. There is lots of controversy about whether or not curvy Barbie is realistic to a real woman’s body. To compare curvy Barbie to a real life body of a woman you can use the "play scale" a ratio…

Barbie, an epitome of popular culture. With her debut in 1959, Barbie has evolved to become one of the most influential icons in our culture. A pop culture icon is someone who demonstrates the three main characteristics; longevity, attraction (how popular), and the impact left on society. Barbie deserves to be in the charter round of inductees for the Pop Culture Icon Museum because let’s face it, who else can compete with Barbie? The Bratz Dolls, Polly Pockets, and the American Girl Dolls have…

Gorgeous Vintage Barbie Original #3 or #4 Ponytail Blonde Barbie Solid body and all joints are tight, hair is original set slip knot ponytail. Nail polish is good, no toenail polish. No green ear or neck splits. Barbie is marked #5 on the left cheek and Barbie Pats Pend MCMIVIII By Mattel Inc on the right cheek. Marked Japan on her right foot. The Barbie does have very small pin holes on both her left and right breasts. Red lips light brown eyebrows, blue eyes and light blue eye shadow.…

MATTEL, INC., incorporated was born on March 6, 1968, designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of toy products around the world, which are sold to its customers and directly to consumers. The company operates through three segments: North America, which consists of the United States and Canada, International, and American Girl. The North America and International segments sells products in the Mattel Girls & Boys Brands, Fisher-Price Brands, and Construction and Arts & Crafts Brands…

To Barbie or Not to Barbie Why does Barbie spark such an interest in younger girls if she has caused so much controversy over the years? There are many arguments that Barbie has a fully negative effect on little girl’s minds, but what about all the positive ones? Throughout the years Barbie has taken on more than 150 careers such as a CEO, Zookeeper, Racetrack Driver; you name it Barbie’s done it. “As an astronaut, she went to the moon 4 years before Neil Armstrong” according to the article…

The Conversation, a UK newspaper company, reports that over 40 % of women have been recorded to be dissatisfied with the way their bodies look. Also Girls as young as five report weight concerns and express a desire to be thinner. Body image has consistently appeared in the top three issues of concern in the Mission Australia Survey of Young Women from 2006 to 2013. The doll Barbie has been an iconic figure in many younger girls lives since her daybue on March 9th,1959 at the annul toy fair in…

While researching popular toys, games and entertainment in the 1930’s I found that Monopoly is one of the most popular games during this time. Marry Hoyer Dolls weir the dolls of the century. Entertainment was a big time thing because of the Radio from Space and the Frankenstein Monster which was one the most popular films from the 1930’s. These historical events are still interpreted in today’s time. In the 1930’s the Parker Brothers was the first to permit the use of Monopoly. The Parker…

As the hard winds of New York City hit my face, I looked up in adornment at the giant gold letters reading, “American Girl Place” for the first time. I faced my father, his giant frame proceeding over my small nine-year-old one, looking into his eyes waiting for the signal that meant I could go in. He smiled at me, took my hand, and led me inside. A burst of excitement filled up inside of me as I walked in and saw the arrangement of dolls lined up inside a glass case. Learning from the helpful…