What is beauty? Why are barbies "more beautiful"? Don't they say "What's natural is the most beautiful?" So why do people go out of their way so create something so unnatural!
Not long ago, after reading Our Barbies Ourselves, a group of friends and I were engrossed in a discussion about barbie dolls at lunch. We search up so many of these people who wanted to look like a doll it not only freaked us out but made us utterly grossed out by people's values. Very famous human Ken said so himself: "As a kid, you play with Ken dolls and kind of assume that is what a handsome guy is supposed to look like." Just my opinions, but that is just mortifying.
These "dolls were essentially sex toys!"
Last night I reread Our Barbies Ourselves I felt like I was reading it on a totally different level. I could see where Prager was trying to elude her readers. So I thought to myself, why do people change themselves to start a new life as a SEX TOY!?
Standing of the same ground as Prager, I wonder if it's alright for young girls to be playing with such toys created by men? Is it alright for children to feel like it it's justified to be stripping Barbie of her clothing and to be playing with her body in that way?
Our Barbie Ourselves is very controversial, but it brings out why Barbie is a malicious doll, not just by criticizing her appearance but to criticize her even further: to criticize her very existence.
Man Jessie so critical. I remember a while ago I came across the real life Barbie on my journey through the vast pages of the interwebs... I didn't know there was a real life Ken, too. I don't know... They just look fake and expressionless. Can't believe they're real people, too. Good job with your post! You did a great job of backing up your claims.
ReplyDeleteI saw those people on social media a while ago and I couldn't believe it! The fact that they want to look like an inanimate object is just crazy. I also remember as a kid I didn't really play with dolls. I felt like they didn't really do anything and I didn't like making them move or talk. It shows how the Barbie can't function without society.
ReplyDeleteI saw that exact same picture on the web with my friends a while ago too! so creepy....I really liked how you pointed out the fact that people say "beauty is natural" but they still fix up their entire bodies and faces. I agree with you big time on how beauty is natural and I believe that beauty comes in a unique package for each individual. Nice job!!!
ReplyDeleteAn interesting thing most people don't notice is that Barbie was made in the 1950s. If you look up women from the 1950s, they look just like Barbie! I think it would be an interesting thing for you to check out Jessie (and others), before saying Barbie is unnatural. (No hate, just constructive criticism)
ReplyDeletesweet! thx! i live off of criticism! THX :)
DeleteIt is awesome that you incorporate real-life example into how Barbie shapes the lives of real people. Most people give hypothetical effects Barbie could have, but it strengthened piece by the addition of real life people. It's really sad to think that we let our children play with what came from a sex doll at such a young age. Nice work :)
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