Barbie

as Marge Piercy and Lucille Clifton reflect this movement in their writing. The poems by Marge Piercy “Barbie Doll” and by Lucille Clifton “homage to my hips” have very unusual viewpoints and attitudes in expressing their story on similar subjects. Both poems present the aspect of women rejection of society’s expectations concerning their physical appearance. In both Marge Piercy’s poem “Barbie Doll” and Lucille Clifton’s poem “homage to my hips,” each poet condemns the traditional feminine…

Barbie dolls have been criticized for portraying an unrealistic figure for females. My question means that how does society’s portrayal of unrealistic body standards affect among teenage girls. Throughout the entire research paper, the question will be further developed into more specific question for the following additional questions such as “Is this affecting how young girls view themselves?” and “Does Barbie dolls contribute to an increased risk of disordered eating and a lowered body…

idea of beauty: tall, blue eyes, blonde hair, thin, long legs. This woman is more commonly known as Barbie. She was created by Ruth Handler during the 1960’s: a time when women were meant to be just housewives, staying at home and taking care of children, unable to achieve or attain anything. Barbie’s unrealistic proportions, in addition to her being considered a mascot for beauty,…

girl than Barbie dolls do. Traditional Barbie dolls that most of us are familiar with reflect the image of a tall, slim, and flawless female. Mr. Lamm conducted extensive research on the average body size of young women today. The Lammily doll is designed to reflect the image of the average 19 year old woman, based off the findings of Lamm's research. It turns out today's average 19 year old female's body shape and size does not match the image demonstrated by the traditional Barbie dolls.…

whether or not Barbie’s appearance had any influence on the rising popularity of breast implants, Prager moved on. Her claim could be seen as credible if she had gathered statistics that showed that women who have had breast implant surgery owned Barbie dolls growing up or that they find Barbie’s out of proportion body type to be the epitome of womanly perfection. Seeing, however, that Prager disregarded the importance of the facts and did not…

description because the words empower each other. The usage of the word ‘maddeningly’ really strengthens the statement, and makes it very clear that Barbie’s chest is too firm to be real. Jackson also uses dark irony to further describe Barbie: ‘If we had given Barbie a social conscience and sensible shoes, she might have moldered away at the bottom of the toy bin.’ This irony sets the negative and cautious mood that was discussed in the previous paragraph of this comparative commentary. Since…

Ruth Handler along with Harold Matson. The partnership Mattel Creations started off in Southern California in a garage workshop. They started with picture frames and dollhouse furniture. Now Mattel is the world’s largest toy company and creators of Barbie, Hot Wheels and various other toys and products. Mattel is now a global company and their mission statement reflects that. Mattel Inc.’s slogan is “The World’s Mattel.” And mission “Our mission is to act with integrity in all that we do,…

In the United States, twenty million women and ten million men struggle with eating disorders (“Eating”). Society places high values on being thin, so it’s no wonder that men and women are pushing themselves to keep up with these ideals. People are resorting to vomiting, dieting, and starving themselves to fit in. The number of people with eating disorders has rapidly increased over the years as media has become a more prominent part of daily lives. Messages depicting “perfect” bodies are…

children playing with the products on the box that were available at the store. Barbie Dolls lacked a great deal of ethnic diversity in their aisle; Barbie essentially had Barbie Dolls of two colors, the two colors being white and black. I only saw two dolls that could be considered not white or black, which is shocking considering all the steps the Mattel company has taken to create a more ethnically diverse Barbie. One box included six…

details shown and expressions in people's faces. In stories, authors use imagery in their writing to create a mental image, similar to one in a movie to form a particular effect. In “Barbie-Q,” Cisneros uses imagery in a detailed way when talking about the Barbies in order to show how much the little girl desires to be a Barbie. Cisneros writes about how perfect these Barbies are to an extent from their clothing to their packaging to create a an effect on the reader. In “The Flowers,” Walker…