Once upon a time, people probably didn't have an image of a perfect woman (although this might have before Jesus was born). Today however, almost everyone has an image of the most beautiful woman in the world. This is perfectly portrayed by the very popular doll called Barbie; the doll was designed by a man, which is the main reason behind the controversy over the how it looks, and how it should look. At first, the Barbie portrayed the perfect woman that every guy wanted to be with in their life: big chest, long legs, very slim figure. Emily Prager in "Our Barbies, Ourselves," explains how the look that the Barbie doll depicts is actually like "someone who got her start at the Playboy Mansion." Using rhetoric, Prager is able to address the ugly truth, and expose the pink elephants of how horribly designed the Barbie doll is. Thankfully now after long controversy and argument against the doll, Barbies come in all shapes and colors. By doing this, the makers show that every single girl is beautiful in their own way. They don't need a society that has an image of a perfect girl, whom they want girls to be.
New Barbie VS. Old Barbie
As seen from the picture above, the old Barbie had long legs, big chest, bright blue eyes, and a flashy dress. Now this latest Barbie doll is every much as good looking as the old one, but is just not forced into that perfect image that society usually has. New Barbie dolls even have different skin tones and sizes, for racial and physical diversity.
Nice job Neil! I like how you showed the development of Barbie and how she's slowly evolved to a more realistic view. I also like how you included that she is stuff beautiful even looking like a normal person! I'm sure the changes have helped the controversy a bunch. Nice Job!
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