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    the words Barbie Doll is spoken or read, the first thought that usually comes to everyone’s mind is the childhood toy of long, lean legs and arms, packaged in bright pink boxes on displays and collections on bedroom shelves. To embrace the image of the doll, teenage girls are situated on an extreme pressure to change who they are these days. The twenty-first century social media and clothing has promoted these skinny, size zero anorexic-looking body type. In the poem, “Barbie Doll,” written by…

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    Nickolay Lamm's Research

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    Nickolay Lamm designed the Lammily dolls in an effort to change the idea of a "perfect" female's body image. Nickolay Lamm believes the Lammily dolls provide more of a "realistic" image of the average 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…

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    Gorgeous Vintage Barbie

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    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.…

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    of “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years. Mattel received many criticisms about Barbie and the impact she has on young girls. In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy the title perfectly introduces the message of the poem. The Barbie doll is known to be the “idol” figure that all girls want to be. The toy symbolizes the need to have physical qualities that fit in, just as the poem implies. In short “Barbie Doll” is about a…

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    Killer dolls. Everyone probably dreams of them in their lifetime, especially after the infamous “Chucky” film, or finds them somewhat eerie. I however, have always loved dolls, especially barbies. I didn’t brush their hair or dress them up, or have them ride around my house in Barbie’s pink mustang convertible. Instead, I loved creating and playing stories with barbies, stories involving dragons, princes and princesses, kings and queens, and knights and villains. These stories often contained…

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    of differences and similarities they both use body movement and costumes to portray a specific effect. Their costumes are both casual and non-stereotypical to show that they are everyday people and their body language shows the people in the Barbie doll commercial are happy and those in the pads commercial use hand movements when imitating girls. Despite the fact they are…

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    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 and Ken dolls when they were young and after…

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    Barbie Doll Stereotypes

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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…

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    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…

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    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…

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