for years there have been arguements about the "infamous" barbie. her sleek physique and superficial lifestyle have a big influence on children especially little girls. barbie is introduced to most girls and some boys at a very young age, i think i got my first barbie when i was about 3 years old. from that moment on we begin to idolise barbie...we want to have clothes like her, we want to be grown like her, we want the malibu beach house and pink corvette, we want the body like hers, we want it all! but it goes much deeper than the physical but it touches emotional aspects as well. have you noticed that there weren't any black barbies or asian barbies or hispanic barbies until about 40 years ago. and even still they aren't so common. most barbies look the same peach skin, blond hair, blue eyes, slim waist and full figured...and that subliminally gives these young girls the perseption that this is how they should look, like a BARBIE....this article really opened my eyes on this subject and made me take a look at my own experience with barbie as a little girl!
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