Pinder African American Studies 170 “Dyes and Dolls: Multicultural Barbie and the Merchandizing of Difference” In the article “Dyes and Dolls” by Ann duCille she discusses how many, “manufactures have taken on a global perspective of a nearsightedness that constructs this whole new world as small and cultural difference as consumable (Ann duCille, p267). When Barbie turned the age of thirty Newsweek reported that there were 500 million Barbie dolls sold, on Barbie’s thirty fifth birthday Boston
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about me, I have an expensive doll collection. The world I grew up in was filled with numerous trips to the American Girl Doll store and days of combing through auction sites for the best deals on various dolls that I longed for. I currently own 22 American Girl dolls that are each ethnically and historically diverse. My obsession started when I was 8 years old, just a little spec in a crowed of holiday window shoppers, when I came across the towering American Girl Doll Place. Imagine the awe that
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Mattel had discovered extraordinary accomplishment in their offers of the immortal Barbie doll and her extras, and because of this achievement, they saw no compelling reason to modify her in any capacity. The certainty was that they were truly reluctant to adjust her on the grounds that by doing so may detract from the moms and grandmas who might keep on purchasing her for their kids and grandchildren. Numerous dolls had attempted to rival Barbie before, yet none could make the grade regarding the enormous
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friends quit playing with dolls. Valerie is 12 now, and she still plays with her doll. She especially loves a doll that she found in the attic of our house when we first moved into it. She calls it Jasmine. She takes this doll everywhere. She even sleeps holding it at night. This makes the doll smell, because Valerie breaths her halitosis breath onto it. As her parent, I tell her that she should try to socialize with other kids her age, but she insists on only playing with her doll. All of her friends
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fashion advice to everyone from politicians to everyday people. Malia Anderson is the CEO and wardrobe stylist at Style by Malia. Her love for fashion started at an early age, back when she would DIY clothes for her dolls. “I would make Barbie clothes out of socks. I even wanted my dolls to look unique.”
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affect them, now and in their futures. With Barbie being a popular child’s toy for decades, and with her in a world that has become increasingly filled with ways the media can reach children, one can wonder, how much of an impact does a seemingly docile doll have on children? Barbie caused quite a stir when she was first introduced in 1959. Many adults were outraged claiming she had too much of an adult figure to be a toy for children. Soon after Barbie’s introduction to toy shelves though, women realized
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like my sister Ali?” said an awestruck 4 year old Katie vonErden. Before I can even remember, my parents have always sensed my adoration and passion for the miracle of life, babies specifically. No matter the setting, I was always toting my own baby dolls in pretty pink, floral carriages and feeding them generously from miniature baby bottles. Eyes beaming and my mouth never losing its delighted smile, I’d always love “playing mother”. Never missing a beat, from the sunrise to sundown I spent most of
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"New Barbie Ad Features a Fabulous First." An article written by Elizabeth Moore from Newser.com explains the shocking ad released by Mattel's Barbie, a brand that has been advertised at young girls for years. The ad was the first to have a young boy as the star of the commercial. This ad came out in 2015 but represents one of the biggest topics of this century: Gender. How many genders are there? What are genders? Are genders assigned at birth, or should a child grow into it? Many people have individual
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Donisvitch “Introduction to Literature” Ann Rasmussen April 23, 2009 Barbie Doll The poem begins in a fairy-tale vein, the archaic term “girl-child” being used to underscore the mythic quality of the story. The dolls, stove, iron and lipstick are all traditional play things for young girls, but they are also markers of an identity in the making, the things that young girls grow to identify with their own social roles. The doll presents an idealized image of the body, and stove and irons tell them
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presentation Wednesday at the Archives, discussed various way of increasing tourism, like clearer, more unified signage, a more welcoming entrance to Uptown, and creating a heritage tourism council where members build a vision that sells Butte’s product — its history. Jarvis, who’s lived in Butte about 3½ years, said heritage tourism has been discussed in Butte over the past two decades, but solid plans haven’t really taken shape. Marketing, Jarvis said, has been the missing ingredient. Last year
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