I completely agree with Liz from Hull in the comments. I was reading this article, and the whole time, I was just thinking to myself, "Why does is matter? All little girls play with Barbie dolls and none of them want to look like her." Barbie is simply a doll. My little sister, Angie, loved Barbies and even had a "lifesize" Barbie doll that she played with all the time. Nothing is wrong with her psychologically because she wants to be like Barbie. Maybe other problems but none due to her playing with Barbie dolls.
People are constantly being influenced by the media and peers. Barbie's extremely thin frame may not seem like it would influence people, but eating disorders still flood America. Jack states that his sister is not influenced by barbies figure or phyical appearanec, but there are many nyoung girls who are die hard barbie fanatics. These girls probably dream about looking like barbie. Although most people do not aspire to be like barbie, many young girl are influenced by this iconic doll.
Why do people seem to constantly assume that younger generations are so impressionable? By playing with Barbie dolls, girls are not going to start tightening their belts and getting plastic surgery. The woman mentioned in this article has an extreme obsession with Barbie that borders on a physchological disorder. Most girls who grow up playing with Barbie dolls don't fantasize about one day having platinum blonde hair, huge breasts, and tiny waists. They are simply thought to be a pretty doll that can entertain any young girl for hours. As many comments on this article says, playing with dolls is something most girls do and does not commonly result in mental issues. Until a study proves otherwise, researchers can stop obsessing over Barbies and focus on things that matter.
I feel that this issue lacks enough proven research to draw a reasonable conclusion on whether Barbie's inaccurate proportions have an influence on the way children view what a "proper woman" should look like. This article provides an interesting argument for both sides of the debate. Although many people have stated their opinions on this subject, I have to say, quite frankly, that opinions are worthless in a matter such as this. This issue is either one side or the other, black or white (with some outliers of course). Until we can conduct a proper experiment that collects sufficient and reliable data on Barbie's influence, then this issue is stuck in the gray area, which leaves it unsuitable for debate. I think the take away point of this article is the fact that Barbie dolls are much more exaggerated and "westernized" (sexual) than the Sara and Dara dolls, which is a clashing point among Islamic middle east and American culture.
I believe that Barbie does have an influence on some of the younger women, but only in some very rare cases. It is more focused towards the enjoyment factor, a toy for fun. Unfortunately some people seem to get the impression that when a little girl sees a barbie toy, she wants to be just like that. I think that that happens, but more so on telivision for the teen level. Most little girls don't fantasize about having a skinny body and obsessing about their looks. It is the teenage girls that try to be what they are not, and that is not through barbie, it is through telivision, and internet.
I think that the article discusses 2 very important points. Barbie is a bad example for little girls that look up to her, because her measurments are completley unreal, there are very fue women that can have that body, and as it said in gthe article , the ones who have are not healthy. Second, most of the ltlle girls or women that choose to look like her, will most probably have eating disorders, and the US cant afford to have more eating disorder problems, they are one of the 3 countries with most obesity in the world. In conclusion, barbie is a bad example to follow for little girls.
I think that Barbie is a bad example and that to try to live like barbie would be unhealthy. So many girls beat themselves up because they can't look or act like barbie. Barbies life is unrealistic. I believe that this is one of the reasons that girls become anorexic.I also believe that if barbie were sized up (showed in the document) that men would not be attracted to her. Most men don't think it's attractive to look sickly.
I don't think that the media and reporters should be obsessing over this argument that Barbie cannot be scaled to life size. After 50 years, Mattel said they haven't even scaled Barbie to real life, so why all of the controversy now? Barbie is just a doll that most younger girls (or boys in some rare cases) play with for entertainment and fun. They aren't looking at her proportions at age four, they are just enjoying the doll's presence and having fun. Yes, in rare cases women such as Sarah Burge want to be a real life Barbie, but this definitely does not mean that all women and children dream to look like her. Some women may have looked up to Barbie as young children just because she is the ultimate girl with her unrealistic proportions and platinum blonde hair, but this does not mean that they stayed in that phase forever. Only few women are like this, which is why I believe that the issue shouldn't be so controversial. If women really do want to go through all of the time, effort, lack of food, and money, then let them be; they will realize in the end that it was not worth it and hopefully they can get some mental help.
I am really disappointed about how Americans girls are living a barbie like life style.I believe is really not smart to have ur body or face look exactly like a barbie which one day would lead to you dying. To have one is okay but to be like one is taking it too far..i think that people should think twice when they are thinking about being a barbie.
Barbie doesn't influence little girls. Barbie is a doctor one day, and a teacher the next. If anything, barbie is showing little girls that they can do anything a boy can do. So Barbie is a little on the thin side- its not going to make someone have an eating disorder. Eating disorders can happen to anyone- regardless of weather or not they play with a barbie doll.
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I completely agree with Liz from Hull in the comments. I was reading this article, and the whole time, I was just thinking to myself, "Why does is matter? All little girls play with Barbie dolls and none of them want to look like her." Barbie is simply a doll. My little sister, Angie, loved Barbies and even had a "lifesize" Barbie doll that she played with all the time. Nothing is wrong with her psychologically because she wants to be like Barbie. Maybe other problems but none due to her playing with Barbie dolls.
People are constantly being influenced by the media and peers. Barbie's extremely thin frame may not seem like it would influence people, but eating disorders still flood America. Jack states that his sister is not influenced by barbies figure or phyical appearanec, but there are many nyoung girls who are die hard barbie fanatics. These girls probably dream about looking like barbie. Although most people do not aspire to be like barbie, many young girl are influenced by this iconic doll.
Why do people seem to constantly assume that younger generations are so impressionable? By playing with Barbie dolls, girls are not going to start tightening their belts and getting plastic surgery. The woman mentioned in this article has an extreme obsession with Barbie that borders on a physchological disorder. Most girls who grow up playing with Barbie dolls don't fantasize about one day having platinum blonde hair, huge breasts, and tiny waists. They are simply thought to be a pretty doll that can entertain any young girl for hours. As many comments on this article says, playing with dolls is something most girls do and does not commonly result in mental issues. Until a study proves otherwise, researchers can stop obsessing over Barbies and focus on things that matter.
I feel that this issue lacks enough proven research to draw a reasonable conclusion on whether Barbie's inaccurate proportions have an influence on the way children view what a "proper woman" should look like. This article provides an interesting argument for both sides of the debate. Although many people have stated their opinions on this subject, I have to say, quite frankly, that opinions are worthless in a matter such as this. This issue is either one side or the other, black or white (with some outliers of course). Until we can conduct a proper experiment that collects sufficient and reliable data on Barbie's influence, then this issue is stuck in the gray area, which leaves it unsuitable for debate. I think the take away point of this article is the fact that Barbie dolls are much more exaggerated and "westernized" (sexual) than the Sara and Dara dolls, which is a clashing point among Islamic middle east and American culture.
I believe that Barbie does have an influence on some of the younger women, but only in some very rare cases. It is more focused towards the enjoyment factor, a toy for fun. Unfortunately some people seem to get the impression that when a little girl sees a barbie toy, she wants to be just like that. I think that that happens, but more so on telivision for the teen level. Most little girls don't fantasize about having a skinny body and obsessing about their looks. It is the teenage girls that try to be what they are not, and that is not through barbie, it is through telivision, and internet.
I think that the article discusses 2 very important points. Barbie is a bad example for little girls that look up to her, because her measurments are completley unreal, there are very fue women that can have that body, and as it said in gthe article , the ones who have are not healthy. Second, most of the ltlle girls or women that choose to look like her, will most probably have eating disorders, and the US cant afford to have more eating disorder problems, they are one of the 3 countries with most obesity in the world.
In conclusion, barbie is a bad example to follow for little girls.
I think that Barbie is a bad example and that to try to live like barbie would be unhealthy. So many girls beat themselves up because they can't look or act like barbie. Barbies life is unrealistic. I believe that this is one of the reasons that girls become anorexic.I also believe that if barbie were sized up (showed in the document) that men would not be attracted to her. Most men don't think it's attractive to look sickly.
I don't think that the media and reporters should be obsessing over this argument that Barbie cannot be scaled to life size. After 50 years, Mattel said they haven't even scaled Barbie to real life, so why all of the controversy now? Barbie is just a doll that most younger girls (or boys in some rare cases) play with for entertainment and fun. They aren't looking at her proportions at age four, they are just enjoying the doll's presence and having fun. Yes, in rare cases women such as Sarah Burge want to be a real life Barbie, but this definitely does not mean that all women and children dream to look like her. Some women may have looked up to Barbie as young children just because she is the ultimate girl with her unrealistic proportions and platinum blonde hair, but this does not mean that they stayed in that phase forever. Only few women are like this, which is why I believe that the issue shouldn't be so controversial. If women really do want to go through all of the time, effort, lack of food, and money, then let them be; they will realize in the end that it was not worth it and hopefully they can get some mental help.
I am really disappointed about how Americans girls are living a barbie like life style.I believe is really not smart to have ur body or face look exactly like a barbie which one day would lead to you dying. To have one is okay but to be like one is taking it too far..i think that people should think twice when they are thinking about being a barbie.
Barbie doesn't influence little girls. Barbie is a doctor one day, and a teacher the next. If anything, barbie is showing little girls that they can do anything a boy can do. So Barbie is a little on the thin side- its not going to make someone have an eating disorder. Eating disorders can happen to anyone- regardless of weather or not they play with a barbie doll.
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