Barbies vs. Women

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Her pin straight hair sways majestically with the wind, moving left and right. As always, her pearly whites are as shimmery as her rose lip stick. She sits steady in her blue Volkswagen Beetle. Since I could remember, dolls have always fascinated me. Reminiscing my childhood, I see numerous Barbie dolls, their clothes and accessories sprawled around my room. Barbies are seen as the epitome of perfection to young girls. As young girls progress, we seemingly begin to mimic their characteristics.
Mimicking others does not just stop at humans but also other species. For example, parrots have distinctive calls programmed into their brains. (Palmer) Domestic parrots are influenced by their owners speech and this is when mimicking begins. Parrots and young girls are influenced by others around them with their actions. Mimicking has derived from others and is seemingly natural and acceptable for some in society.
Just as mimicking, following the crowd is just as natural and common. Typically, when parents have daughters, the go-to toy just happen to be dolls, especially Barbies. Parents act on this choice unconsciously because of its popularity that appeals to many young girls and even parents. Child A receives a toy that Child B does not have. Yielding to Child B yearning for the toy Child A has, and eventually obtaining it. Since its release in 1959, Barbies and its popularity had expanded to many young girls all over the world. Growing up, my very own grandmother had grown up during the release of Mattel’s revolutionary creation. Generations have adopted Barbies into their children’s lives.

However, outliers are present because others view that Barbie serves as a bad role model to young girls because of her unrealistic features. ...

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...hem look older and seem more mature. (Dickens) Girls and women are all alike with why we apply makeup. To make us seem more attractive by boosting our self esteem and to give us more confidence. Not to say that natural beauty isn’t the way to go. We could all rock some red lips from time to time. Makeup had never appealed to me until high school because none of my friends had started wearing it until then. I recall my mom putting pink lipstick on me for parties and that’s all the recollection of makeup I have of my childhood. Teresa’s makeup had never caught my attention so much because I was busy admiring her similar traits to mine as many girls may have shared with their dolls.
Many are over criticizing Barbies because they are more than just a doll. They are role models in a sense that Barbie is an independent doll that can achieve any career that a man can.

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