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Children’s child play has become a form of an unrealistic world. Although, it is considered for children to begin creating a creative imagination, the mind fascinates children into toys. Some child’s play toys are not ideal for young children, like the one and only â€Å"Barbie†. Barbie has become a worldwide toy product for children all over the world, from the North Pole to the South Pole. These dolls have emerged from one ethnicity to another. In Ann DuCille, â€Å"Dyes and Dolls: Multicultural Barbie and the Merchandising of Differences† the author talks about the race and gender differences; found in Barbie. She argues; â€Å"Is Barbie bad?† her response, was â€Å"Barbie is just a piece of plastic† (459). In contrast, this piece of plastic is not just a piece of plastic to young girls; it is much more than that. A piece of plastic that little girls all over the world wish they could be. Even though, it is only a piece of plastic to adu lts that Barbie significantly means nothing to them. Growing up, I owned a couple of Barbie dolls. The tall, long blond hair, blue-eyed doll was my best friend and my â€Å"role model†. I wanted to become exactly like Barbie. As a child, I thought only beautiful people who looked liked Barbie signified beauty. To my little to no knowledge, I soon came to find out no one really looks like Barbie, except people who want to become like Barbie. In my adolescent years, no one taught me Barbie was â€Å"unreal†; no one taught me it was just a figure in my imagination.Show MoreRelatedWhy Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together?917 Words   |  4 Pageshinders educational opportunity of African-Americans through the expectations of others and self-identity conflicts. Beverly Tatum s Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?and Ann DuCille s Multicultural Barbie and the Merchandising of Difference demonstrate what it means to be an African American adolescent in today s time. One of the obstacles that African American adolescents face is the expectations of others. Often a single comment is all that is needed toRead MoreI Don t Think Kantha Pollitt, And Ann Ducille799 Words   |  4 Pagesthemselves as secondary to the men in their lives, and even in their imagined realities they lose their sense of drive and agency with regard to the direction of their lives. In contrast to this Ann DuCille in her essay â€Å"Multicultural Barbie and the Merchandising of Difference† examines not only issues of gender in different forms of media, but those of race as well. She makes the argument that, because of the skin color and types of toys she played with as a child, â€Å"The make-believe world to whichRead MoreBarbie Dolls and Bratz - Which Is More Progressive?3054 Words   |  13 PagesAustin EN460f – Seminar Paper Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Barbie and the Notion of Progression Since the emergence of the Barbie doll in 1959, Barbie has been a populous choice among young children, and more specifically young girls because of its monopolization of the toy market. Barbie is a doll that has been outwardly controversial and debated upon for years and most likely will be for many years to come. The idea of the Barbie doll is a toy for which young girls model themselves after and aspireRead MoreEssay Barbie: An American Icon2834 Words   |  12 Pagesmost recognizable and sometimes notorious toy. Barbie. Barbie has become this nations most beleaguered soldier of idolatry who has been to the front lines and back more times than the average JOE. (Varney 161). This doll, a piece of plastic, a toy incurs both critique and praise spanning all ends of the ideological spectrum. Barbies curveaous and basically unrealistic body piques the ire of both liberals and conservatives, each contending that Barbie stands for the distinct view of the other. OneRead MoreWhat Are Cultural Factors That Promote Caribbean Integration6924 Words   |  28 PagesGlobal Nation? Australia and the Politics of Globalisation, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 1998, pp. 13–14 Defining cultural integration Cultural integration is difficult to define because it is made up of many concepts. The idea of a multicultural society reflects cultural integration at work; so too does the idea of the ‘global village’, where, through technology and trade, a seemingly borderless world is created. Cultural integration also concerns the adoption of a mass consumer cultureRead MoreMarketing Principle Quiz20161 Words   |  81 Pagesfurniture has hired you to identify 25 geographic target markets that can be described as multicultural societies. What types of locations should you offer this firm? | | | | | Selected Answer: |   b.   locations in which all major ethnic groups in the area are equally represented | Correct Answer: |   b.   locations in which all major ethnic groups in the area are equally represented | Feedback: | Multicultural societies are not defined by geography, history, or products produced, but by the racial