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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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    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…

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    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…

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