The History of Barbie Essay

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    So who is Barbie? Barbie is a fashion doll produced by the toy company Mattel inc. Since March 9, 1959. Baebie has been an enormous part of dool history. In Baebie Dol by arge Pircy. the mai character suffers from tryig to fit the image of a perfect body. When she goes unnoticed for her inner beauty she commits suisice. In todays socity has he popularity of Barbie and other media cause [· · ·] taking extreme measures like cosmetic surgery and eatin disorers in order to become the perfect image. Barbie

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    that creates toys for children. The most famous product of Mattel is BARBIE. Barbie is a doll manufactured by Mattel and was launched in March 1959. An American lady named Ruth Handler is given credit for this creation alongside a German doll called Bild Lilli, which was her inspiration. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years and has been the subject of many controversies. History An American business lady named Ruth Handler always enjoyed watching

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    Barbie Body Image Essay

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    so does her self worth. The leading cause for this issue is the unrealistic body image that Barbie models to girls. Why is this happening in our society and how can we help? This is happening because we give our children dolls that are thin, tall, blonde, and very unrealistic; we give our children Barbies. We are giving our children figures as role models, but those models are impossible to attain. Barbie lives a in a perfect happy world, where she has everything she wants and can be whatever she

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    expectations and the pressures put on women through gender roles and stereotyping. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” is no exception, “Barbie Doll” is the story of a young girl who try’s endlessly for society’s version of perfection, but she dies trying to reach the unrealistic expectations that she is being force fed. Marge Piercy published “Barbie Doll” in 1971, during the time of second-wave feminism. The history and dedication that many women contributed during this time affected the way our society is today

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    The Plastic Life Launched on March 1959, the Barbie doll is a toy that was first put on display in New York. It quickly garnered a lot of attention with the target audience of the creators, young girls. This doll was different than its previous dolls because it was a doll that was an ideal representation of a woman. Thus allowing young girls to use their imagination to create and act-out what this doll’s life is like and what their future would potentially be. To successfully understand this toy

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    pushing towards the ideal state of living throughout most of history. People had used symbols and ideas to get points across to help push and fix where society has holes to further integrate the perfect principles that will then replace social norms, and break through what once was a flawed belief system. the social rights activist Malcom X was one of these icons who fought to create a better world for African Americans. The child 's toy Barbie, was a symbol towards women and pushed the idea of that women

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    Barbie Harris is a 50 year old female who came into our shelter this morning. In our initial intake and interview this writer can see that Barbie has brought her only belongs: some clothes, blankets, hygiene products, and her prescriptions. Barbie states that most nights she tries to stay at one of her 3 close friends house, however they have families so she does not stay long (Summers, 2012, p. 245). Other than those nights Barbie states she travels from shelter to shelter, at times sleeping on

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    young girls. Ruth Handler, designer of Barbie states her creation was inspired by her daughter, Barbara, during a trip to Switzerland. On this trip, Handler noticed her daughter’s fascination with the doll “Bild Lilli. From that incident, Handler knew that girls enjoyed playing with dolls that resembled adults rather than dolls that resembled babies. Girls wanted the opportunity to create a world that allowed them to be anything that they wanted to be and Barbie created that outlet. Because of this

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    Barbie Research Paper

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    Barbie is one of the most popular toys, cherished by young girls across the globe. Individuals are so quick to judge Barbies influence on young girls without realizing that young girls view the world in a totally different way than women do. Throughout time, Barbie has taken a lot of heat for damaging women's body images, or at least being a symbol for it. Because of this, it has been stated by many that Barbie is a negative role model for young girls.  Having been on the receiving side of body shaming

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    larger question that the story raises is whether or not there is negative or positive effects on girls who play with dolls. Dolls have been around for a long time, but no one knows how dolls were created or their main purpose. Some research found that Barbie were created for various reasons. In addition, dolls also started many controversies among parents and scientists. There have been various studies conducted concerning the role of dolls on various aspects of a girl’s life. Some of the studies conducted

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