Comments on: Barbie: 50 Years of Controversy

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:27:08 +0000

I love Barbie, she is my hero

By: Pete Blackwell

Pete Blackwell — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:45 +0000

Love your posts Keep em coming you’ve got a fan:)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:13:02 +0000

I played with Barbie dolls as a child and I do not recall any desire to look like Barbie. However, I distinctly remember a good friend saying something to the effect of wanting to have a “waist as small as Barbie” in about the 3rd grade. I remember thinking it sounded so silly to me, yet was clearly an important goal to my friend. On the other hand, I do not recall thinking, “I want to be like Barbie” in any positive way. I do not believe that I ever saw Barbie as any kind of role model. However, I grew up surrounded by realistic, strong women for role-models who placed high value on trying your best and being yourself and I believe those women had a much greater influence on me than a Barbie doll ever did.

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By: Amy L

Amy L — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:01:26 +0000

I remember my mom passed down her barbies to me, and in there was a Colored Francie, and I was like “whaaa?” and she said it wasn’t racist at the time- but pleeeease, if they had to point out her skin color, then they were still racist. It’s like “here’s all the normal dolls. and oh there’s the black one.” not cool

By: GeoNeo

GeoNeo — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:05:07 +0000

The Light runs a Christian website. Just thought everyone should know.

Tell me, Light, would you tell your congregation that “women just seem to have a natural hatred for eachother”? oh and feminists don’t go around telling women to get breast reductions, now you’re just making things up.

By: The Light

The Light — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:34:09 +0000

You say that Barbie “distorts the norms of body image, intellect, and what it means to be a woman.” What is the norm? I’ve always been curious about that.

Women just seem to have a natural hatred for each other. There are a lot of women who really look like Barbie. That’s how they were born. Why is that unnatural? Because you’re jealous? If a woman is fat, then sites like this say “you’re beautiful just the way you are.” even though she really wasn’t born that way. She just overeats.

On the other hand, if a woman has perfectly spherical double D cup breasts, you say she should get a breast reduction, even though that is how she was born.

So what’s normal? Feminists always accuse the world of trying to force women into a mold, but how are you any different?

By: PetitMadmoiselle

PetitMadmoiselle — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:20:29 +0000

Nice article. Never was a Barbie fan.
And for the record, it has been scientifically proven that Barbie as a human being would be physically impossible. Apparently according to her specifications, there wouldn’t be enough strength in her lower back, to support her ample upper frame! So much for wanting to look like Barbie. Stupid sexist doll!

Oh well, while we’re on the topic of sexism, here’s a link to an article I found lately that might be of interest (it is a bit dated but an interesting read nonetheless)

http://www.connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/CX5089-GroceryLineMisogyny.htm