Barbie The Destructor: Is Barbie A Good Role Model?

Barbie the Destructor

There has been a lot of debating over Barbie and if she’s a good role model or not. Barbie first came out in March 1959. Barbie has been the toy every girl has since then. People believe that she isn’t a good role model because of her proportions and how dramatically wrong they are. Other people believe different though; only 29% believe that she is a good role model. Barbie is not a good role model because her clothes send wrong messages, her body size is not proportional, and she is put in stereotypical jobs. In the first place, Barbie’s clothes send wrong and different messages than other dolls. Barbie is always wearing dress and skirts that are too tight; stereotypical. Barbie always comes with a pair of high heels and never tennis shoes or even flats. Her outfits send a wrong message to the girls playing with her. Barbie is basically showing that you need to be dressed to perfection everywhere you go; which isn’t true. It is okay to wear

Her body can not be copied without harm to your body.(Logos) Her body features are what kids look up to while they are playing with Barbie dolls. She has long blonde hair, bright big blues eyes, big lips , and a cute little nose. A blog post by Serenity said, “This beautiful doll gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “if looks could kill.” “(Teenink). But the main problem with her body is her size. She is 5’9 and weighs 110 pounds. She is considered anorexic. An anorexic doll is not a good role model for little kids. Barbie has perfect flawless, tan skin. If a young girl wants to look like Barbie then she would want tan skin, which results in dangerous tanning equipment. Tanning also increases the possibility for skin cancer.(Pathos) In 1965 the Slumber Party Barbie was released. She came with a pink scale that was set on 110 pounds and miniature diet pills. She also came with a book on how to lose weight. One of the tips in the book was “don’t