Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
wide world as well. Although Barbie is just a doll, she is considered as the symbol
of women. This doll, a piece of plastic, a toy, is met with both criticism and
appreciation from people on opposite sides of the ideological divide. Barbie's
voluptuous and essentially unrealistic form enrages both liberals and conservatives,
who argue that Barbie represents their opposing viewpoints. Others praise Barbie's
(curves and all) capacity to release youthful imagination and potential. People do
not find the common meaning in Barbie, which means the meaning of this doll is
changing from time to time.
So to what extent are women just evaluated by the prism of people’s
personal interest ? Barbie is a typical example for being criticized just through the
basic personal taste over her dissimilarity in appearance. It is a harsh reality that
society only supports women when women’s actions and speeches satisfy what the
society wants to see and hear.