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000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production. So the question is Barbie dolls good or bad? Well in 1965 Mattel came out with a new “Slumber Party Barbie” that had a scale set to 110 pounds and a book entitled “How to Lose Weight.” Inside the book it had the advice specifically said “Don’t Eat.” After this doll came out Barbie’s sells drastically dropped! So Mattel came out and said that they would try to give Barbie a more realistic look, after that announcement the sales went…

expensive. I was allowed to get Polly Pocket dolls, which were cheap, knock-offs, in my mind, because nothing compared to Barbie. Barbie, at the time, was tall, skinny and blonde; Barbie had a boyfriend named Ken; Barbie had a dream car. Recently, Mattel came out with a…

images, you discover that every picture is a picture of a white Barbie. To find an African-American Barbie you have to scroll down to the bottom and click on at least page 3! Mattel only released an African-American doll after they recieved many complaints. The first African-American Barbie was released in 1997 when Mattel teamed up with "Nabasico" to create a Barbie doll to encourage young children to eat Oreos. How ironic! They released a Caucasian and African-American verison of this doll. It…

For well over fifty years now, Barbies have been at the disposal of young girls across the nation. Countless numbers of these young girls have treasured Barbies, so much so that some even collected dolls, clothes, houses and other items pertaining to Barbie. However, more and more of those young girls are beginning to perceive the Barbie doll to be the definition of beauty; craving to be blonde, tall, and skinny as well. Instead of striving to mold themselves, children should be shown that there…

Mattel Creations is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945, 71 years ago. The headquarters of the company are located in El Segundo, California. The company was founded by Harold Matson, Elliot Handler, and Ruth Handler. Harold Matson and Elliot Handler were the original founders, and Harold sold his share to Elliot because of poor health. Ruth Handler took over Harold’s roles. Elliot and Ruth Handler were married and developed other toys such as Barbie, Chatty Cathy…

Our Existential Crisis, Our Headache In Our Barbies, Ourselves, Emily Prager uses her own personal experiences to attempt at forging a connection between her and the portion of the audience who also believe Barbie’s design to be a damaging piece of work. Instead of acknowledging her audiences’ feelings Prager only takes hers into account and seems to forge ahead as though all her readers understand where she is coming from. Even as Prager forges ahead, flanked by the influence of pathos she…

This comparative commentary will discuss texts 1 and 2: ‘Gals and Dolls: The Moral Value of ‘Bad’ Toys’ and ‘Dolls Like Me’. Text 1 is an except from the essay ‘Gals and Dolls: The Moral Value of ‘Bad’ Toys’ written by Marni Jackson in 1991. Text B also discusses the theme of dolls as toys for kids. Text 2 is an advertisement from a toy retailer. The advertisement was published on www.dollslikeme.com in 2010. Both texts discuss dolls as toys for young children. This comparative will analyze the…

Females will do anything at all to make themselves look and have the appearance of perfection. From makeup to cosmetic surgery, their natural looks are being changed every day. Piercy makes the readers understand how society’s idea of judgment for women creates low self-esteem for those who do not fit that standard. Barbie plays an important part in building the character of a woman in society. Marge Piercy discusses society’s expectations from women, particularly girls. Society does presume…

The quote: "New Beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her circle of attendants" is very relevant to the specific events of chapter 3. In Chapter 3 Lily and Rosaleen are looking around town trying to survive and trying to find any hint of Lily's mother. Lily is trying to find out things about her mother, so first she is locating people that her mother once knew. This is like Lily being a new beekeeper and she is trying to find information and her way to…

Being a woman is already difficult enough for some of them. There are constant reminders everywhere of how they have to act and what they have to do. Sandra Cisneros’ short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories discusses the issues that most Chicana women go through in this country. Sandra Cisneros portrays the sense of otherness, fears, battles and worries Chicano women experience in their lives. The two barbies in the story “Barbie-Q” the little girls play with portray the…