Comments on: Barbie: heroine or villainess…is it that simple? http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/ Feminism isn't dead; it is immortal! Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: femspotter http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/#comment-187 femspotter Wed, 13 May 2009 23:36:31 +0000 http://femspotter.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-187 My Mom's Barbie was a brunette...I always had blond dolls even though I also have dark hair. You're right: I wanted Barbie to be like me too. My Mom’s Barbie was a brunette…I always had blond dolls even though I also have dark hair. You’re right: I wanted Barbie to be like me too.

]]> By: Alexandra Erenhart http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/#comment-186 Alexandra Erenhart Wed, 13 May 2009 23:29:02 +0000 http://femspotter.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-186 Heh, I had Barbies when I was a kid, and I consider myself a tomboy, I have a degree in computer and software engineering, and I like to mingle with guys more than with girls. Barbie was just another toy. I liked dressing her up. I didn't grow up feeling bad about myself because I wasn't shaped like her. I do recall my last barbie, I asked my dad for a brunette barbie. All the barbies I saw so far were blond, and I wasn't, and I wanted my barbie to be something more like me. So my dad went from store to store looking for a brunette barbie (which weirdly, weren't common in Chile, my homeland), and he finally found one. The store sellers used to tell him to just take the blond one, it was the same, but my dad knew it wasn't the same for me. I didn't want to be like barbie. I wanted barbie to be like me. Heh, I had Barbies when I was a kid, and I consider myself a tomboy, I have a degree in computer and software engineering, and I like to mingle with guys more than with girls. Barbie was just another toy. I liked dressing her up. I didn’t grow up feeling bad about myself because I wasn’t shaped like her.

I do recall my last barbie, I asked my dad for a brunette barbie. All the barbies I saw so far were blond, and I wasn’t, and I wanted my barbie to be something more like me. So my dad went from store to store looking for a brunette barbie (which weirdly, weren’t common in Chile, my homeland), and he finally found one. The store sellers used to tell him to just take the blond one, it was the same, but my dad knew it wasn’t the same for me.

I didn’t want to be like barbie. I wanted barbie to be like me.

]]> By: coffee maker http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/#comment-118 coffee maker Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:45 +0000 http://femspotter.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-118 Barbie continues to be a genius toy, especially since girls like to imagine themselves grown up and Barbie helps them do that Barbie continues to be a genius toy, especially since girls like to imagine themselves grown up and Barbie helps them do that

]]> By: faemom http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/#comment-111 faemom Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:40:31 +0000 http://femspotter.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-111 Great post. I totally agree with you. Barbie was just a tool for the imagination. Just like paper dolls or dolls or any other toy. It's up to the parents to help a child grow up well rounded. Great post. I totally agree with you. Barbie was just a tool for the imagination. Just like paper dolls or dolls or any other toy. It’s up to the parents to help a child grow up well rounded.

]]> By: femspotter http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/#comment-110 femspotter Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:26:06 +0000 http://femspotter.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-110 Thank you. Your Web site is very interesting. www.ideasforwomen.com I agree with you, but I also think that parents should not demonize food by making it forbidden. Everything in moderation. I object to putting food kids aren't allowed to have on a shelf they can't reach right before their eyes. Don't have it in the house at all and provide healthy snack alternatives if you want to keep your kids healthy. The enemy isn't a small bag of chips on occasion...it's ten or so small bags eaten in succession by a kid hording and eating junk food in secrecy that's bad for the body and bad for the self-esteem. Thank you. Your Web site is very interesting.

http://www.ideasforwomen.com

I agree with you, but I also think that parents should not demonize food by making it forbidden. Everything in moderation. I object to putting food kids aren’t allowed to have on a shelf they can’t reach right before their eyes. Don’t have it in the house at all and provide healthy snack alternatives if you want to keep your kids healthy. The enemy isn’t a small bag of chips on occasion…it’s ten or so small bags eaten in succession by a kid hording and eating junk food in secrecy that’s bad for the body and bad for the self-esteem.

]]> By: Trisha http://thefemspot.com/2009/03/05/barbie-turns-50-years-old-this-monthbut-she-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/#comment-109 Trisha Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:48:37 +0000 http://femspotter.wordpress.com/?p=411#comment-109 Great post! One thought though - discouraging eating fast and junk food isn't necessarily sending the message that 'success in life is tied to physical perfection'. Its sending the message that people (and not just kids or girls) should eat nutritious foods to stay healthy. Great post!

One thought though – discouraging eating fast and junk food isn’t necessarily sending the message that ‘success in life is tied to physical perfection’. Its sending the message that people (and not just kids or girls) should eat nutritious foods to stay healthy.

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