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| Barbie Neurosis |
| 12.13.07 (11:10 pm) [edit] |
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I thought it would be a good idea to donate some toys for tots or whatever. Except then I got there and was looking at the cheapest possible Barbies they had (made in Indonesia, not China where all the lead and date rape stuff is. My conscience is totally 100% clear). And I started wondering if it was better to encourage a poor, most likely little girl, to be a sexy beach party gal or a ballerina. Fortunately the cheerleader ones were slightly more expensive so totally off the table. (It's good that they have college cheerleader Barbies; at least it implies they go to college and might do something meaningful with their lives. But the Dallas Cowboy ones who are even skinnier than regular Barbies make me sick. To be fair, she is available in all the attractive races; meaning no burnette white girls or Asians). I looked at the beach one, at least it came in minorities, but the ballerina one was sparklier, but at least she was fully dressed, even if she was wearing too much make up. But you have to wear a lot of make up when you're on stage. I guess there is no shame in being a ballerina. But what if the girl thinks that the only jobs available to her are the ones where she is pretty and can dance? Why can't they have a cheap doctor Barbie, women's group lobbyist Barbie or Judge Barbie? But this could also be the thing that gives some little girl something to strive for? Against all odds, with no money in her pocket, she becomes a star in Swan Lake in London...Shit. I don't know. I bought the damn doll. There is a series of Barbie dolls called, "I Can Be..." But they are still sorta weird "Feminine" jobs like Art Teacher, Cake Decorator, Baby Doctor, Baby Photographer (oh, then girls will be encouraged to be like Anne Geddes that women with no artistic taste love and make the rest of us gag. In fact, the babies in the set look like Anne Geddes babies!). I guess they thought the Power lawyer, Congress, or women's studies professor playset didn't have enough pink in it to get a girl's attention. To be totally fair, there was a Barbie for President in 1990 and 2004. (The one from 2004 looks more like a real candidate). I hope there is this year too, especially since it is probable a woman will actually be in the big race. And the judge Barbie gave me the idea for a sketch on Robot Chicken or something where Barbie is like one of those stupid TV judges and Bert and Ernie come on because Ernie is suing his former roommate for gross negligence or something... and more stuff about Barbie's fancy cars and consumerism, and how if she's only 16 why don't her cars look like an average 16 year old's car? I'll shut up. I also bought a Hot Wheels and a stuffed cheetah or something. |
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