Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Personally I don't feel that dolls/toys affected my self-image very much as a child...although I was the kind of kid who put action man and barbie in the same car and drove it through an obstacle course made of chairs and tables. The look of my toys was more interesting than my own, and the only thing I cared about (clothes-wise) was whether or not I was comfortable and whether it was anything other than pink (still true).
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I find that to be the same way with me, even though i'm not a girl. I played with action figures as a kid and never really thought wait i'm not really as strong as theme in real life WHAT AM I GOING TO DOOO!! It was more along the lines of am i having fun. I was really surprised that this was such an issue is that story about barbie to the point that the company was spending money to change the physical appearance of the doll just to appeal to the children whose parents believe that it is a problem.
ReplyDeleteI never really played with Barbies either but I was familiar with their appearance. I definitely was never jealous of the body of a doll. I think that the idea of women feeling that they have to change their appearance is more related to seeing photoshopped women on magazines rather than seeing an out of proportion Barbie doll. I think that most little girls playing with Barbie dolls are more interested in dressing the doll up than worrying that they don't look like Barbie.
ReplyDeleteYeah, exactly. Self esteem and body image issues can't be blamed entirely on dolls (although they do play a part in reinforcing outdated gender roles that insist girls play with dolls while boys don't). Ads, magazines and people are bigger players in this issue than anatomically incorrect dolls.
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