hello mice of EN! and no this title is not a joke! I would like to discuss a very important fact that may be surprising to all
could this doll be dangerous? read here

and also sents if there's a thread that this could fit in i'm dearly sorry, you may do your job and lock this
also yes what do you think about this

i hate barbie dollz.

I've heard quite a bit of talk about this subject recently.
And judging by how many people at my school strave themselves for a perfect body, I believe that Barbie dolls could be the reason possibly. Although it may be society as well.

(No wonder i'm not too concerned about my image, I never played with dolls :P)

i think they're just a toy and can be interpreted any way you want them to be :)
of course good parenting would be awesome, if parents told their girls who play with barbies that they don't have to look like that to be pretty

When I was younger I use to always play with barbie dolls.. I'm self cautious now, so I guess it makes sense..

ugh maybe this is why i wanna be thin when i already am

While I never really was a big barbie enthusiast myself, my mom is huge collecter of them. Skippers, vintage clothing, vintage barbie houses, vintage wallpaper and boxes that came with the boxes, you name it. Even then they didn't really affect me, I just saw them as dress-up dolls with nice houses that smell good. It's really more of a matter of perception than of instantanious danger; Children will see them how they want to, and most will see them as nothing but mere toys to play with unless their parents are bad, or if their perception is different from others.
(Although I think barbies may be to blame with my obsession with dress-up games, haha)

just raise your kids better

i grew up playing with barbies every day
do i think i need to look like her?
nop
because my parents raised me to be myself, not to put on airs for others

Micefamilies a dit :

ugh maybe this is why i wanna be thin when i already am

not at all
it's pressure that society is placing on you to be thin and petite
it's not barbie's doing
it's a ton of stuff

it wasn't even until like the 60s that being thin/petite started to be considered attractive for women by society

Blackstarpew a dit :

I dislike Barbie dolls and I think that it is dangerous because of how many dumb people want skinnier bodies.

You're not counting: Pressure from society, bad parenting, harassers, the media, and basically jerks of the world who think everyone should be anorexic-skinny.

Barbies are just a doll from the perception of most.

barbie dolls is one of the many influences of society and media in my opinion
although yes haru there are plenty more

i'd like to think the media controls more than a plastic doll does.

Haruhitastic a dit :

just raise your kids better

i grew up playing with barbies every day
do i think i need to look like her?
nop
because my parents raised me to be myself, not to put on airs for others


not at all
it's pressure that society is placing on you to be thin and petite
it's not barbie's doing
it's a ton of stuff

Haruhitastic a dit :

just raise your kids better

i grew up playing with barbies every day
do i think i need to look like her?
nop
because my parents raised me to be myself, not to put on airs for others


not at all
it's pressure that society is placing on you to be thin and petite
it's not barbie's doing
it's a ton of stuff

I wouldn't be so quick to say 'not at all'. You don't really know her experiences, maybe she did kinda assume that barbie's figure is what a ~perfect girl~ should look like etc.

Anywho, I see a lot of the toys and shows my 2 year old cousin plays with/watches and urk.
I know people who grew up watching disney movies and playing with princess toys and junk, who are completely convinced they're going to find some sort of 'prince charming' and want to be treated like a princess. In a survey in my psychology class, all but one girl in the class said they'd tell their daughter they're going to find a prince charming, etc.

I feel some of the uhh movies and junk (there are barbie movies, right?) that kids watch give them unrealistic expectations.

I mean, it doesn't have that effect on everyone. But at a young age, people can be rather impressionable.

Haruhitastic a dit :

i'd like to think the media controls more than a plastic doll does.

There are a lot of Barbie movies and I think a tv series and junk. Not just the dolls.

Tacpin a dit :

You're not counting: Pressure from society, bad parenting, harassers, the media, and basically jerks of the world who think everyone should be anorexic-skinny.

Barbies are just a doll from the perception of most.

And jealousy, don't forget jealousy.

Ysaika a dit :

I wouldn't be so quick to say 'not at all'. You don't really know her experiences, maybe she did kinda assume that barbie's figure is what a ~perfect girl~ should look like etc.

Anywho, I see a lot of the toys and shows my 2 year old cousin plays with/watches and urk.
I know people who grew up watching disney movies and playing with princess toys and junk, who are completely convinced they're going to find some sort of 'prince charming' and want to be treated like a princess. In a survey in my psychology class, all but one girl in the class said they'd tell their daughter they're going to find a prince charming, etc.

I feel some of the uhh movies and junk (there are barbie movies, right?) that kids watch give them unrealistic expectations.

I mean, it doesn't have that effect on everyone. But at a young age, people can be rather impressionable.
There are a lot of Barbie movies and I think a tv series and junk. Not just the dolls.

right, that's true. Igotta think twice before I open my mouth.

But even so what you said right there, it's not only Barbie's fault. It's in general just, girls only being princesses and skinny and falling in love et cetera. When really there's a lot more than that.

Haruhitastic a dit :

right, that's true. Igotta think twice before I open my mouth.

But even so what you said right there, it's not only Barbie's fault. It's in general just, girls only being princesses and skinny and falling in love et cetera. When really there's a lot more than that.

Oh, I absolutely don't think it's purely the fault of just the dolls. It's but one of many things that can badly influence young people. I wasn't trying to imply it was.

Ysaika a dit :

Oh, I absolutely don't think it's purely the fault of just the dolls. It's but one of many things that can badly influence young people. I wasn't trying to imply it was.

basically what i was trying to say too but then vullo ninja'd me heheh

at the same time they can be nice toys to play with as a child or an adult
some people argue though that these dolls could be an influence to girls and what not (although the major majority comes from media and others)

WELL... barbies make good movies... unless they're stupid, like that newest movie, The Pink Shoes. excesive viewing may lead to serious brain and soul damage. also EWWW U CAN TAKE THEY'RE CLOTHES OFF! plus i think that barbies make u kinda stupid, w/ thy're little doll houses (which they call "dreamhouses") and they make u BROKE buying all her stupid outfits, pets, dreamhouses, ect..... u get it right?