The argument over whether Barbie dolls are a good role model for little girls is not a new one. There have been many different versions, some saying she is because she’s just a doll; just a plaything for little girls. A woman named Justina Sharp says that “adult issues should not be put on a toy or little girl”. But they are wrong. Barbie is teaching little girls that being skinny and “well proportioned” in some bodily areas is how to get a good life. Barbie toys teach that little girls just need to pretty and skinny to get a good house and a husband, they don’t need to work for anything. And worst of all, Barbie has lead to many females becoming anorexic so they can be “perfect” just like her. While Barbie is just a plastic doll, she’s also
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According to website www.rehabs.com,”... 42% of girls first through third grade say they wish to be thinner, and half the girls age 9-10 say they feel better about themselves when they’re dieting” In our society about 1 out of every 10 people have an eating disorder. That’s sad and shocking. But what’s sadder is out of all people with eating disorders, 90% of them are women between the ages 12 and 25. Little girls that aren’t even living their life yet are putting it on the line to be skinny. The Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders found that in order to be like Barbie, “a woman would have to grow two feet taller, extend their neck length by 3.2 inches, gain 5 inches in chest size, and lose 6 inches in waist circumference.” No woman would be able to survive that transformation completely. Also, if Barbie were a real person, she would not be able to move like a normal human. She would have to walk on all fours with her head hanging down because none of her essential measurements are enough to support her other measurements. Her neck is too skinny and long to support the weight of her head, her wrists are too small to allow her to pick up anything heavier than a child’s spoon, and her ankles and feet are too small to support her body weight. And many girls were taught through Barbie and the media that they needed to be just like her. What a
According to website www.rehabs.com,”... 42% of girls first through third grade say they wish to be thinner, and half the girls age 9-10 say they feel better about themselves when they’re dieting” In our society about 1 out of every 10 people have an eating disorder. That’s sad and shocking. But what’s sadder is out of all people with eating disorders, 90% of them are women between the ages 12 and 25. Little girls that aren’t even living their life yet are putting it on the line to be skinny. The Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders found that in order to be like Barbie, “a woman would have to grow two feet taller, extend their neck length by 3.2 inches, gain 5 inches in chest size, and lose 6 inches in waist circumference.” No woman would be able to survive that transformation completely. Also, if Barbie were a real person, she would not be able to move like a normal human. She would have to walk on all fours with her head hanging down because none of her essential measurements are enough to support her other measurements. Her neck is too skinny and long to support the weight of her head, her wrists are too small to allow her to pick up anything heavier than a child’s spoon, and her ankles and feet are too small to support her body weight. And many girls were taught through Barbie and the media that they needed to be just like her. What a