Lisa Vs Malibu Stacey Analysis

As a child, I owe credit to Lisa Simpson for setting me on the path to social justice, activism, veganism, and Jazz. Foremost, she was my gateway drug to feminist rebellion. Lisa came before the Guerrilla Girls, Gloria Steinem, Angela Davis and Naomi Wolf. Why does the world overlook this trailblazer and feminist thinker? Considering, the beloved heroine has actively fought many injustices for girls throughout her 20-year existence, outstandingly in one of my favorite Simpsons episodes, “Lisa vs. Malibu Stacey”. The episode follows eight-year-old Lisa’ as she is gifted a talking version of her favorite Barbie inspired doll, Malibu Stacey. Like every girl in Springfield, she is initially overjoyed to receive the gift, unlike other girls she

She states “I wanted to see dolls that looked like me. I wanted to see my hair, my clothes. I didn’t. When I had my daughter, I decided to take the dolls and do this myself for my daughter.” The collection features natural afros, dreadlocks, curly corkscrews, and Nubian Braids, all available in vibrant hues of deep reds, purples, blondes as well as black and brown hair. Playful pigtails along with glamorous updos accompany original handsewn sun dresses, evening gowns, and accessories. Byrd will not share her technique to make the hairstyles in contrast to her colleagues involved with the make under movement. In like manner to the other artists in this piece, she does not make the actual doll, she only repurposes what she finds by reworking the hair and clothing. Byrd has become a viral sensation with her line and catapulted to success was after The Huffington post featured her work in 2012. She now operates Natural Girls United as a full-time business. The downside of being a small business is the inability to mass produce her line, creating an $8O price tag which is inaccessible to some families. Nevertheless, she has grown an impressive following via social media who are publicly praising her

Utilizing the techniques of Sonia Singh as inspiration to whom she publicly credits, she as well repaints the faces with soft features and then makes the clothes of the famous women. She discusses that these famous women are how they would look like children. Dolls include author JK Rowling, Primatologist Jane Goodall, and Malala Yousafzai whose fight for education has garnered her a Nobel Peace prize. “As a parent, I’d love for my child to play with a young J.K. Rowling or Malala and have conversations about them,” she wrote. How many American girls have had an opportunity to play with a doll in a head scarf or be so close in age and accomplish so much? "I wonder if a child who plays with a doll of someone who is a real person who did some amazing things when they grow up might think more about real-life things and appreciate more the real potential that lies within all of us, than when she or he plays with say, a Disney character or Bratz doll. You know how we 'outgrow' our toys. Can you outgrow