Barbies rise up in unison to claim unfair treatment!

Barbie riding on western pond turtle; demands fair treatment.

News flash - As we now know, the producers of Disney's Toy Story used real toys to produce their films and the feature film was later converted to "Digital Tune" (DT) format to make it look animated.  All was well and good and toys found that they developed improved relationships with children all over the world as the young ones granted them newfound respect and value.

However, it seems that Barbies did not share in that reformation as they were shamed for their "too-perfect" body image.  "We can't help it, we were moulded this way," was their cry.  They were once considered the epitome of toy-culture and oft-sought by children during the Yule season.  Lately though, their curvaceous body image has been the focus of shaming by many.  It seems that their figures have prompted youth to develop unhealthy desires in terms of what they should look like.

Supporters of Barbie agree with the sentiment that they are just children's toys, and why would you want to produce an image of a doll that isn't considered attractive by the general public.  After all, there are other toys with less well-developed forms available and buyers are capable of making free choices in their purchases.

Those opposed to Barbie's exotic form would contend that she is the cause of poor body-image in many developing youth and result in behaviours that are risky and even life-altering.  Bulimia, seeking plastic surgery, and other actions are destroying sensitive youth.

What do you think?  Is Barbie right to go on a vendetta over the negative press about her physical parameters, or are the nay-sayers right in that Barbie should no longer be available to youth?

Thanks for reading.

Eric Svendsen     www.ericspix.com

PS - I wrote this in response to my buddy who wrote the following comments on two of my recent blogs regarding Barbie:

I posted photos of Barbie I took for a friend to sell.  There were 20 lots.  He wrote:

😃"I will take 7 lots, to send to Washington. She will want to destroy 1 per day in a different ghastly way. Very sexist and unrealistic portrayal of females she would say! She will want to execute the😗 seller and the photographer, too ."

I posted a photo of a turtle I took at Dutch Lake in BC.  No mention of Barbie.  He then wrote:

"Massive turtle headed towards never never land with Gaga Barbie astride. the horror! Thank goodness we have about a year to evacuate or simply step aside as we plan arge turtles "feed" route to "freedom"."

This was the impetus for my silly response.


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