Barbie

Girls play with Barbie dolls and boys play with monster trucks. Asians love Korean pop music and all Mexicans know the Taco Bell dog, right? As kids grow up, they are constantly surrounded by social media, television, celebrities, and other authoritative figures such as parents and grandparents. In this day in age, it is almost impossible not to judge a person based on how they look because of how media outlets characterize certain “types” of people. Michael Omi states in his writing, “In Living…

For my baby boomer interview, I decided to interview my grandmother, Carolyn Williams, the second oldest of six who was born in the year 1952 in Portland, Oregon. I started the interview with asking her, “What new technology came out during your childhood?”, she replied, “... we had cellphones, but they were like the size of a tv remote, but bigger”. She laughed and asked my aunt if she remembers what the cell phone looked like. My grandmother adds, “The cell phones that are out now are so…

legs, and perfect makeup on their faces. When girls are exposed to this at a young age they believe that this is the norm for girls bodies so when they get older they have low self-esteem, eating disorders, and depression. The way the founders of Barbie made her body is extremely unrealistic. An article on the Daily Mail went through Barbies measurements and described how she would be in real life compared to the average American women.. Starting from the top Barbies head would be two inches…

body that society has pushed onto not just teenagers but young kids as well. Is saddening. It doesn’t help that young girls have exposure to social media, magazines, and also look up to celebrity role models with the “ideal.” body. Even toys like Barbie dolls, have thin bodies. I feel as if kids are surrounded by these unrealistic standards. I believe…

with Barbie and Ken They had more than 15 procedures between them to like the dolls They still have several procedures lined up to continue their transformation A French couple reportedly spent more than $300,000 to look like Barbie and Ken and to live just like the dolls' lifestyles. The couple before their surgeries (Photo Credit: Gossip Rocks) The couple before their surgeries (Photo Credit: Gossip Rocks) Anastasia Reskoss, 20, and Quentin Dehar, 23, claimed they were obsessed with Barbie…

man. Sometimes, women are even better at completing tasks without a man than with one. But, it seems that many big companies are supporting this stereotype. For example, Mattel created a Barbie to be part their “I Can Be…” family that was a computer engineer. You would think that they would portray Barbie as an expert coder and programmer that can to everything herself. Well, they did the exact opposite and made her unable to code and break everything but, she was able to draw puppies.…

through popular tv shows, movies, music, and toys. For example most girls grew up playing with Barbie and Ken dolls, but as a little girl I was never allowed to get Barbies because they were too expensive. I was allowed to get Polly Pocket dolls, which were cheap, knock-offs, in my mind, because nothing compared to Barbie. Barbie, at the time, was tall, skinny and blonde; Barbie had a boyfriend named Ken; Barbie had a dream car. Recently, Mattel came out with a…

would you let her play with Barbie? Lots of people say that Barbie is bad and that you should not let your children play with her. Other say different that she is the very definition of imagination that children need. With that being we ask ourselves, does Barbie give young girls negative thoughts about their body image? How many kids play with Barbie? Barbie is an old doll that has been around for a long time, since 1959 to be exact. How many kids play with Barbie though is very…

Fisher-Price Brands, and Construction and Arts & Crafts Brands categories. On March 9 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman…

The Mattel Barbie Collector Edition Steppin Out ‘Great Fashions of the 20th Century’ doll is the epitome of the 1930s fashion. The 1930s style is possessed in this collector doll. This doll was released as the third edition in the series of ‘Great Fashions of the 20th Century.’ It became available in stores on January 1st, 1999. The fashions of the Barbie dolls in this collection highlight the biggest style influences of the 30s. This edition of the Barbie Is made specifically with collectors in…