Is Barbie perfect?

I think that people today still think of barbie as the perfect figure. Girls everywhere harm themselves through starvation and other means in an attept to look like a barbie. Models portray this barbie image as they tend to have similar figures as barbie. I don't believe that girls should have to feel the need to make sure they look like barbie, but I'm not going to lie and say there wouldn't be perks. The fact of the matter is, if you look like barbie, more guys will like you. Now, a girl may attract boys for the wrong reasons and she may find it hard to find someone who takes her seriously, but she will attract men. These are the simple basics of attraction. Perhaps they are wrong, but I think it is foolish to think we can change them.

Is Barbie really perfect?

If you were to walk into a mall, or even down a street in a city, you would see many different kinds of people. After reading Cains essay about barbie, i agree that since it was published in 1996 things may have changed a litte bit. In the artice written it says that it is impossible to have the "perfect" body, but in my eyes i believe that modern technology can do anything you want it to. I have seen four hundred pound men, have the right surgery and come down to 180 lbs. Overall i believe that in the past 10 years, things have changed so much that it is not only barbie who causes the ill feelings of body types in our society.

The signature "hourglass figure," is not truly what american teenagers look for in todays society. If given the choice i would say most teenagers in todays world look more towards the "americans top model" type of body type. The idea of skinny, blonde, beautiful model still holds true today, but does not necessarily make the basis of what our society concludes as "perfect." That word may never truly be used in any situation because in my opinion it does not exsit

Barbie

I think that the causal analysis still holds true today. Everywhere you look you see skinny models who have perfect bodies and perfect hair. No one is perfect and no one likes everything about their body, but the media doesn't portray that. Instead every magazine has models who are airbrushed, thin, and flawless. Barbie dolls are the same way. No girl should aspire to be skinny and perfect, because no one is. Those who make themselves skinny end up getting sick and doing more damage to their bodies than they realize all because they want to look thin and like a model. Our culture needs to stop advertising the perfect body and accept people as they are. People come in all shapes, colors, and sizes and we should not be forced to feel bad if we do not exemplify the look of the airbrushed models.

Barbie

Cain's reasoning still does hold true to this day. The barbie/supermodel image is still the same. Models still havent gotten less skinny, and barbie still has those perfect curves. I think that many people still think about being the ideal weight, but more and more people are becoming comfortable with their weight, and not doing drastic things because of weight.

Barbie

Although Cain's article was published over ten years ago, I feel that what she discusses still holds true in today's society. Women are encouraged by societal elements, such as Barbie and supermodels, to be extremely skinny. They learn to feel bad about themselves or be ashamed if they do not have the perfect figure. I know that as a child I always wished that I could grow up to look exactly like Barbie. This view of the ideal woman is not something that is going to change drastically overnight, but I do feel that we have progressed a little since then. Plus-size models are struggling to be accepted, and are slowly changing the mainstream views. I think that it is a great thing that women are learning to accept the way they look without feeling like they need to change their appearance in order to fit in.

Response for Monday: Barbie

4. Cain's article was published in 1996. Do you find the causal analysis still holds true or has American culture changed to the extent that her claims seem out of date?

--ejfleitz

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