Friday, September 9, 2011

Draft: Barbie

Nowadays, the media seems to only be advertising for the male. Even certain products, supposedly geared only toward the female, are advertised through the male eye. One great example of this is the Barbie doll. For decades now, young girls have been playing with Barbie, Malibu Barbie, Superstar Barbie, Fashion Model Barbie. But where is the Aerospace Engineer Barbie? Or Accountant Barbie? Over the years these Barbies have been altered with more makeup, smaller waists, and longer legs. This glamorous, skinny figured, toy may be for girls but their image is that seen through a man’s eyes.

2 comments:

  1. Its a really rough draft! So don't judge me too much. Also, I'm in between a few different Barbie adds but I'll post the link once I choose a final one.

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  2. Don't worry I like it a lot. I think you did a good job bringing in the male gaze and relating it too what we discussed last class. But I agree they should get to work on that.

    Also I owned a Barbie when I was 6. My greatest secret.

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