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husbands. The “Barbie Doll” portrays the female body through gender roles and how society feels women should appear. The Barbie doll is not just a toy, but also an icon of the perfect feminine beauty and a given role in society. This doll causes many problems for young girls today trying to fit in and obey the standards that society has for them in regards to appearance and their roles. This is an ongoing problem that has led to many tragic events taking place which proves that this doll is only…

Barbie has become a household name brand over the past 57 years, though a new marketing campaign by the popular doll company seeks to disrupt the negative image of Barbies commonly held by the general public. The goal of the campaign attempts to shift the focus of how barbie is perceived by adults, onto how a child perceives Barbie. This campaign comes in response to negative criticism regarding barbie being a poor role model for young girls; Most commonly that Barbie promotes an unrealistic…

When someone refers to a doll collection, the first thing that comes to mind is typically a dusty shelf full of creepy porcelain children. If the cold, blank stare does not appeal to someone’s style, they may reach for other types of dolls. The easiest doll to attain would have to be a fashion doll, or more particularly, a Barbie doll. Barbie dolls have been around since 1959. Soon the toy company skyrocketed and barbies are now found in most basic store toy aisles, as well as big name toy…

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…

voice here, it seem almost to be a group of ideas, since none of the quotes or idea are the same, covering different viewpoints. Creating a nice broad look into Barbie. One example of an effective quote(s) was a women talking about how the body of the doll did not matter to her or her friend, yet it was the outfits. The girl would compete to see who had the most outfits not if they could look like Barbie or not. This quote was put alongside women commenting on the unrealistic body types of…

Pecola sat in her heatless home in silence playing with the doll she had put together out of twigs and shrubs. The doll’s hair was made of long wispy yellow stands from one of China’s old hand towels. She paired this with two blue beads that had rolled off of a little girl's greasy braid. She managed to bring it all together with a little bit of grass creating a recognizable blue-eyed doll. People played in one corner as Sammy played in the corner with his matchbox luring ants and setting them…

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…

A young child might like to have a styling head doll for their dress up or pretend play. They can pretend to be a hairdresser or stylist working on their customer's hair. They can create different styles and looks with their styling doll. Blonde Styling Doll Kid Connection's Beauty Salon - Blonde Styling Head Doll have shoulder length blonde hair that can be braided, combed and clipped into different styles. The styling head doll comes with a battery-operated hair dryer, a brush, comb, four…

I got my American Girl Doll when I was in L.A. I was about 7 years old when I got the doll. My dad got it because he promised me he was going to get it for Christmas. My American Girl Doll had carmel color hair green eyes and it came with a cute skate girls outfit. Her hair was so soft it felt like real hair and her hair was nice, long, and thick. It did not really have any smell . It was 18in. Her…

girl between the ages of 3-11 owns ten Barbie dolls. It is said that approximately two dolls are sold every second somewhere in the world (Turkel, 1998). Despite her popularity, Barbie has attracted a lot of criticism about the impact she has on young girls. Though Barbie primarily serves as a toy for children during play, a lot of attention has been generated by her secondary role as an artifact for female representation. Barbie is unlike any other doll; she mimics the female form and functions…