http://www.5min.com/Video/History-of-The-Barbie-Doll-99795058
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTc2NzMwMTg4.html
http://www.barbiecollector.com/showcase/category/2011-collection
Barbie Doll: Support of feminism, or not?
Barbie dolls are most, if not all, girls' dream. When I was a little little girl, I would always watch them for a long time in the fantastic shop. They looked like princess, with fine clothes and makeup, living in the world of our dream. If I can not become like her, please let me have a Barbie doll!
It is said that, most girls want to become a princess and meet a prince when they are young. That is why Barbie is so welcomed, I think. I do not know when this dream changes for other girls, but for me, I can clearly remember the whole thing. At the year of six, My father got a new job which greatly improved the family's finance. It was also the year that I entered school. Before I became an primary school student, I got the first and only Barbie in my life. As the only girl in my family, I was supposed to be a girl like the beautiful Barbie doll.
True, Barbie used to be regarded as the model of girls, or females, which is criticized by many feminist now. However, for those who support her, they also have many reasons. For me, after the beginning of my school life, I gradually lost interest in it.
I dressed my Barbie as a doctor when I finally set my goal of becoming a doctor. She looks very beautiful in the white coat.
It is no right or wrong to love Barbie dolls. What they represent and mean depends on ourselves. They do remind me of something. When we are struggling and working hard for women's rights and emancipation, are there some properties lost? My mom told me that: "We will never become a male, and we should be proud of being a female."
Barbie is a real girl.
I forgot to submit it in class...Luckily I remembered it just now.
He- you'll want to choose the visuals for this blog so they're a little more cohesive- right now they are a little scattered, particularly the last one. I'd also encourage you to think a little about how realistic Barbie's body is compared to a "real girl" and what sort of message that sends to young women. You can certainly argue that she is a good role model if you like, but you'll need to focus it a little more and keep some of the broader criticisms in mind.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.barbiecollector.com/showcase/category/pop-culture (If there is any problem with the link, please tell me.)
ReplyDeleteIt is said that the change of Barbie's eyes in 1971 is the main change in the development of Barbie Dolls. What do you feel about the change(From looking down to one side to looking straight forward)? How does it change the image of Barbie?
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ReplyDeleteAnswer to the question: The change in the Barbies eye lets people look at it with stronger self-reflection because its looks purvey that its aesthetics can be imitated in real life.
ReplyDeleteSpecific Pop culture: The writer is pointing to the pop-culture of self-reflection of one to an image that is quite unlikely.
Main idea: The main idea of this post is that the author approves the pop-culture of self-reflection of oneself to Barbies.
Support: The author supports her main idea with her anecdotes; however, this is a little weak because this makes her argument quite much opinionated. Opinions are good, but professional writers make the opinions seem like hard facts.
Visual element: The visual element makes readers able to visualize the love of Barbie dolls that the author has. It would have been better if she inserted another image of a real woman who has strong affection for Barbies, or one who imitates it.
I agree with Josh that you could improve the support section by bringing in some examples from our books or other sources that would also support your opinions. We want to hear a main idea and claim from you, but in order to be as credible as possible you'll want to draw in the words of others who support your opinions.
ReplyDeleteAnswer to question: I'm partially color-blind so I can't exactly tell whats changed with barbies eyes. Sorry I'm not much help on this point.
ReplyDeleteSpecific pop culture item: The author is writing about barbies and how they reflect upon the cultural perception of what it means to be a woman.
Main Idea: Barbie is not inherently good or bad, metaphorically, one can project any idea onto the plastic doll. If the idea is one of repressive gender roles then it is bad, if the idea is feministic progress while maintaining femininity, then it is a good symbol.
Support: There were not exact supports relying on outside sources thus far. But the personal illustrations of what barbie can mean is a good touch.
Visual Effects: Showing the actual doll in different roles is a good example. It may be more effective to have a before and after section, one section showing "bad" roles and one showing "good" roles in different parts of the blog.