Help Me Understand: The Barbie Back Lash

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I had a few Barbie dolls. I had a Happy Holidays one,

a Nigerian one,

and a Malibu one.

I even had the “Barbie-like” doll “Lookin’ Smart Maxie.

I had lots of dolls growing up. I was, no, I am very girly. So stereotypically, that included playing with dolls. Oh I loved playing church with my dolls, because that was the only way “playing church” was allow at our home.

Okay I said I’m “girly”, so maybe I’m not as “feminist” as others. Another thing I am confused about with the “feminist” agenda is its anti-Barbie stance. I get that girls need positive images to look up to. That is Very important. But Barbie is not positive because of the way she looks. These “suggested” Barbie-like dolls

are better because they supposedly looks like what average women look like. Wow, that is interesting.

I’ll say it. It’s a doll. Barbie is a doll. Barbie is a toy. Amazing how no one is upset with all these jobs she has had. Here is a partial list.

Aerobics instructor

Art teacher

Dance teacher

Elementary teacher

Special Education Teacher

Yoga Teacher

Gymnastics Coach

Football Coach

Dentist

Doctor

Nurse

Surgeon

Veterinarian

Ballerina

Fashion Model

The average woman is not doing all those jobs. She doesn’t have the time like Barbie has. The stress of all these jobs would kill the average woman. Well they all would kill me at least. Also do all these “suggested” dolls have Barbie’s career credentials? I bet they don’t.

Poor Barbie she gets all the blame. That cute little 6 year old Outspoken_Diva, above, used to sneak these two in church.

So do we blame the Strawberry Shortcake dolls for her church mischief? I do own many fruity fragrant body sprays. Interesting!

This Hugga Bunch doll, is she the cause for my Plus Size look? Her name was Tickles. She was sadly decapitated by my cousin, DD. I loved this doll. Might explain this hairstyle that I wear often. LoL

Oh all the negative images girls take in daily, a doll is one of the causes. Help me understand, why.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms