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have been criticizing the Barbie doll for years, saying it sends the | have been criticizing the Barbie doll for years, saying it sends the | ||
wrong message to girls. You have to be sexy-looking to attract male | wrong message to girls. You have to be sexy-looking to attract male | ||
| − | attention. Having large breasts is the ideal | + | attention. Having large breasts is the ideal. |
There's even a music video by Aqua with sexually suggestive lyrics | There's even a music video by Aqua with sexually suggestive lyrics | ||
*Girl: "You can ... undress me everywhere" | *Girl: "You can ... undress me everywhere" | ||
*Boy: "You're my doll." | *Boy: "You're my doll." | ||
| − | *Girl: "Do whatever you please." [ | + | *Girl: "Do whatever you please." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxn567bHny8] |
This sounds less like guidance | This sounds less like guidance | ||
on how to have a good [[marriage]] than an invitation to fantasize about | on how to have a good [[marriage]] than an invitation to fantasize about | ||
| − | premarital sex.< | + | premarital sex.<ref>[http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/170400.html "Hankie Pankie" is a euphemism for sexual activity]</ref> Is this what we want for American adolescents? |
There's a movie which asserts that Barbie is intended to be a role model for girls. | There's a movie which asserts that Barbie is intended to be a role model for girls. | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Feminism]] | [[Category:Feminism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Essays]] | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbie}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, September 26, 2018
People have been criticizing the Barbie doll for years, saying it sends the wrong message to girls. You have to be sexy-looking to attract male attention. Having large breasts is the ideal.
There's even a music video by Aqua with sexually suggestive lyrics
- Girl: "You can ... undress me everywhere"
- Boy: "You're my doll."
- Girl: "Do whatever you please." [1]
This sounds less like guidance on how to have a good marriage than an invitation to fantasize about premarital sex.[1] Is this what we want for American adolescents?
There's a movie which asserts that Barbie is intended to be a role model for girls.