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Believe it or not children's toys have a lot to do when it comes to a child's way of thinking, so I believe that toy companies should have a moral obligation to consider the social impact of their toys. From an early age children are given toys or presented with toys based solely on their gender. When children see these toys they think they should only identify with them and can feel pressure if they would like something that toy companies are associating for the opposite gender. Girls are given…

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…

The Good the Bad and the Barbie shows the creation of the Barbie, and how it changed and how it reflects from what time it is from. Showing each Barbie from its time and how and why it was created, such as how each style and job occupations Barbie had was based on the views and standards of that time. This book, set in today, and the Barbie today. Though it does show the past of Barbie, and even Ruth Handler (the creator of Barbie) it is as an informative of its past or compared to today’s…

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…

An Analysis on Gendered Toys In western society we have a binary system for gender, we teach our kids about gender roles “society’s concept of how men and women are expected to look and how they should behave”, and expectations by the toys marketed toward them and parents buy them (OpenStax College 259). But how is it that the toys children play with enforce gender roles? The toys marketed to children have hidden aspects, demonstrating how we expect children to behave “based on norms, or…

For this assignment I went to the Walmart located 1650 TX-351 in Abilene Texas. I went on October 26th, at 2:30 in the afternoon. Right when I walked into the toy section I saw the pink glow of toys to my left and then the dull dark blue to my right. It was very obvious which isles were attended for girls and which isles were attended for boys. This was the case for all of the isles except for the infant toy aisle. The infant toy aisle was very gender neutral in the aspect that all of the toys…

Case study Manfold toy company: Corporate governance and ethics for directors and professionals Focus: conflict of interest Manfold Toy Company is a plastic bath and water toys manufacturer founded by Joseph Wan. It is also a plastic airbeds producer and has several lines of plastic exercise toys for use in swimming pools. Through years 1983 to 2005 the company did well, from 42 employees they grew to 900 only in 10 years. In 2001, the Manfold was listed in Hong Kong exchange. In 2005, the…

Annemarie and Ellen reunite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was a sunny day in Copenhagen Denmark. Annemarie and Kirsti were in the living room playing dolls. Mrs. Johansen was in the kitchen making tea, actual tea. World War Two was finally over and all of Denmark got all their resources back. “Why do you still wear that Jewish necklace? Your not Jewish,” Said Kirstie. “It’s all i have left of Ellen,” said Annemarie. It’s been 9 months since they’ve seen the Rosens. Kirstie…

United States Department of ART AND SCIENCE The Pencil of Castilian Silhouette Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Spain All copyrights reserved, USA STORY BOOK: The Pencil of Castilian Silhouette Characters: Mrs. Tulip Pineapple, Castilian Silhouette, Art, Melody, Camellia and Jolly Location: Bilbao, Spain and New York, NY Preface This elegant children manuscript is a non-fiction concept and true short story about a mother and daughter, who decide to travel to the Guggenheim Museum to research…