1. Female Body Image A) Bratz dolls are a line of fashion dolls in the United States manufactured by MGA Entertainment. The price of the dolls ranges from $10-$20 depending on the size and style of doll that is being purchased. They also have additional accessories for the dolls for sale as well. I remember Bratz dolls becoming popular during my elementary school years and I bought them, ditching my Barbies and Polly Pockets for these hip, new girls. These dolls became even more of a phenomenon
At some point or another, most people have seen or heard of Bratz dolls. Popularized in the last decade or so, with advertisements centered on the rather cliché passions of woman: shopping, friendship and boys, Bratz has found a strong footing in the toy market. In terms of “selling feminism,” one could argue that this advertisement has opened the floodgates of female sexuality by depicting provocative clothing choices that display confidence and individuality and the embracement of race, in that
billboards. Teens are bombarded with these kinds of images each day and what many don’t realize is that the images of the models and celebrities we see have a whole crew working to make them look that way. The influence of the media starts early with Bratz and Barbie dolls,
Sales of MGA Bratz Dolls (Update3). Retrieved February 16, 2011 from http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.ZaD149jqSk&refer=us -Patten D. V. (2007, February 7). Bratz Dolls Beat Out Barbie In Sales For The 2006 4th Quarter. Retrieved February 16, 2011 from http://collectdolls.about.com/b/2007/02/07/bratz-dolls-beat-out-barbie-in-sales-for-the-2006-4th-quarter.htm -(n.a)(2011). Bratz. History. Retrieved February 16 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratz
What is Design? It is important that designers and innovators know how to protect the products of their own intellect and creative ideas. Many of these creative industries include multimedia, photography, advertising, animation, illustration and graphic design, just to name a few. Design is an ability and skill that develops products to improve functionality, efficiency and style. It has become vital to building livable and sustainable communities. Design, by definition, refers to the ‘features
Growing up in the 90’s and being around during Mattel’s process of upgrading Barbie has had its positives and negatives. As a young girl Barbie made many girls very happy, there were times girls use to have play dates just to see who had the new Barbie wardrobe, shoes, car, and pets. Being a little girl and going over to a friends or relatives house just to play Barbie was the highlight of most of the girls day. The reason why is because back then, they had just came out with the new Barbie doll
Along with localizing the product, businesses should adjust their advertising strategy to better suit the intended market in order to “…promote consumer awareness of its products” (Ramarapu, Timmerman, & Ramarapu, 1999). This is the third issue that U.S. businesses should address. Advertising characteristics, regulations, and customs differ between cultures. For example, it may be perfectly legal and socially acceptable to advertise a product on a billboard in the United States, but this practice
Two of the most well known companies in their respective industries, Mattel and MCA Records, went to court over copyright and trademark. Mattel is an American toy manufacturing company best known for producing Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and American Girl dolls. MCA Records was an American based record company best known for representing Lynyrd Sknyrd, Neil Diamond and Aqua. Aqua is a well-known bubblegum euro dance band from Denmark. The group is made up of Soren Rasted, Lene Nystrom, René Dif
Over the past 50 years Barbie has not only been a best friend to many little girls across America but she has been a role model to them as well. Barbie is everything any growing girl would want to be. After all she is living the dream, not only with the materialistic aspects of her life like the houses, cars and of course we cannot forget about her fashion, but also with her extensive resume filled with many careers. Or at least that is what the creators of Barbie intended for her but the reality
When Barbie first made the stores, back in 1959, she resembled a typical woman of the fifties. As time wore on, Barbie’s appearance also changed, and over a fifty-seven year time span approximately two million different Barbie models circulated. Among them were a few tendentious Barbies, sending questionable ideas to young girls’ heads but there were also Barbies that promoted exceptional ideals for girls. Recently Mattel, the Barbie creator, has also added a new range to the Barbie army, one that
Barbie, Mattel’s Iconic Doll, is a doll that allows children to imagine their futures. Back when Barbie first appeared on the shelves, she was blonde wearing a black and white stripped swimming suit. Today, Barbie Dolls have many different careers and ethnicities. Barbie getting from point A to B wasn’t easy, since she had a life filled with controversy. Should Barbie get a makeover? I feel that if this question is rearranged to say, ‘Should Barbie get a makeover to become what society believes to
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have been America’s darlings since their early success taking turns as the lovable Michelle Tanner on the hit show Full House. As they got older, they built a media empire of specials, movies, television shows, fashion and perfumes, all banking on their fame and adorable twin appeal. Now all grown up, the Olsen Twins focus more on their work in the fashion world, with neither of them taking a part on screen in years. Read on to find out more about Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
gendered and sexualized. One of the reasons I took a picture of the Bratz dolls at Walmart (refer to Appendix A picture 2) was because the adolescent figured dolls with tiny waists, big breasts, wear a lot of makeup, have plumped limps and model sexy clothing send a sexualized message toward young girls. In a study by Starr and Ferguson (2012), young girls overwhelmingly expressed their interest in looking like the hypersexualized Bratz doll over the non-sexualized doll. That being said, Walmart’s status
Growing up during your childhood, with little girls and boys, they all had toys and movies. When you’re a kid you don’t think about what Barbie dolls, Bratz Dolls or movies like High School Musical and Mean Girls mean, toys and movies are not supposed to have meaning when playing with them, the job is to give them meaning with your own imagination. After taking this class “How to be a Girl” it has helped realize that toys do have a meaning, but you wouldn’t realize that unless you have witnessed
completely depicted my personality, physique, and my flair for life. However, I did find the closest doll that resembled me is a “Bratz” doll. The Bratz dolls are a line of sassy yet contemporary dolls that have different styled dolls to help children relate to their own personality and ethnicity. Out of the five Bratz dolls, I chose I resemble Cloe the most. According to the Bratz website in the about us section, Cloe loves her friends more than anything, and enjoys things like shopping, photography, and
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Tasmanian artist Sonia Singh participates in this movement using Bratz dolls for her subjects. As Natural Girls United introduces girls to the concept of black glamour and representation, Singh repurposes her dolls with the intention to celebrate girlhood and respect the environment. She does not consider her artistic process a feminist act and removes herself from the conversation about race and identity in relation to her work. In her words, this is a
Zawn Villines is a journalist for GoodTherapy.org. In this article Zawn Villines talks about the effects beauty pageants can have on young girls. For example, Beauty pageants can cause all sorts of problems to young girls that will eventually involve as they grow up, or continue a career in the modelling business. Problems that can occur to young girls include, eating disorders, body image distortion, sexualisation of young girls, unhealthy choices, etc. Looking at more detail within the article
“I’m a Barbie girl in a Barbie World” a popular tune from the song Barbie World by Aqua. Barbie is the most known dolls in the world so it’s no surprise that she has a song about her, nine out of ten people know who Barbie is by just seeing a picture of her (Docterman). Most girls grew up playing Barbie and are clueless about her origin. Ruth Handler is the inventor of Barbie. Ruth is a hard working women who, with the help of her family, created a doll that change the world. Barbie changed the lives
The way young girls dress today can be, so say, disturbing to most people and many parents. In Lianne George article, “Why Are We Dressing Our Daughters Like This?” She writes about “the marketing of the clothing and its potential impact of little girls.” She explains the impacts sexual clothing is having on young girls and their parents. She goes on to answer the questions: When did this start? Will it continue? Is there any way to stop it? The start of change in children’s clothing started back
sells, and is now targeting younger audiences. A preteen viewing a Bratz Dolls commercial will be prompted to visit their web site, where she will be greeted with attractive dolls dressed in sexy outfits. The dolls portray an image of teenage girls with large attractive eyes, lush glossy lips, and dressed in the latest fashion. Psychologists Lamb and Brown make the following observation “Dressing for fashion a’la Barbie or Lil’ Bratz dolls and dressing for physical ... ... middle of paper ...