Barbie as a Real Woman is Anatomically Impossible Essays -- Female Ide

Millions of girls around the world are training their Barbie dolls in skimpy designer outfits and high heel shoes, and slide her sharp legs into a bright pink convertible next to her male counterpart, Ken. These resembling girls go forth gaze into the mirror, staring at their thighs and hair, and attempt to balance themselves in a pair of their mothers high heel shoes. They go away wonder why they do not look like Barbie. They will wonder today, just as I wondered geezerhood ago. As the years of make-believe with the American plastic icon of girlhood nostalgia passed, I ascertained Barbies hidden effects. Although Barbie lent herself to fond memories of childhood, she also influenced my early model image of the female body. As I began to realize Barbies turned representation of a real woman, I dis...