tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post1529292856348348545..comments2023-05-22T06:20:27.121-04:00Comments on It's not me, it's you: 50 years later...reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045339757296785832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-21366659964089171042009-03-20T12:57:00.000-04:002009-03-20T12:57:00.000-04:00Thank you Coffee - unfortunately, I have no answer...Thank you Coffee - unfortunately, I have no answers for you. <BR/><BR/>I like her unlined face. The freakish body is the freakish body but the perfectly smooth skin - that's what I want.reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045339757296785832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-35930431306054640572009-03-20T12:52:00.000-04:002009-03-20T12:52:00.000-04:00After 50 years Barbie is still in great shape; how...After 50 years Barbie is still in great shape; how does she do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-84328204840579369172009-03-19T19:30:00.000-04:002009-03-19T19:30:00.000-04:00Thank you for your note! Sometimes I wish I had h...Thank you for your note! <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wish I had half the energy of people who feel the need to expound on things as inconsequential as Barbie dolls. <BR/><BR/>And for everyone who fears the influence of a Barbie on young girls, I have news for you: if she's growing up with unresolved body issues and questionable self-esteem, her problems aren't rooted in the toy box. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your comment!reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045339757296785832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-60983195361563119062009-03-19T18:12:00.000-04:002009-03-19T18:12:00.000-04:00Well said! I played Barbies a lot when I was youn...Well said! I played Barbies a lot when I was young and I also ended up with a college degree and a professional position. Who would have thought?<BR/><BR/>And while I think the Barbie prototype may give girls and unrealistic idea of body image (along with waif thin models and air brushed advertisements), I am vehemently opposed to banning anything simply because we don't agree with what it stands for or the message it imparts. Plenty of girls who play Barbie will end up well-adjusted, well-educated and with a good body image. Those things will come about as a result of active parenting and good, healthy role models, not from playing (or not playing) with a toy. <BR/><BR/>Let Barbie be who she is; and let girls be who they will become.ChicBanjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457802485126365864noreply@blogger.com