Islam and Barbie
Group : 4
Group members : Audrey Putnam, Matt Williams, Xing Shen, Muhammad Alif Nizam
1. Why was Barbie popular in both France and Middle East?
One of the reasons why Barbie was so popular in both France and Middle East is because most people living in those countries are able to afford such a high priced doll for their little kids. It also acts as a status symbol for a parent who could buy such an expensive doll for their kids. The representation of Barbie as a pretty little doll make every kids want to be like her and this is another reason why it is famous in France. Since there are various version of Barbie with different outfits and different styles, it became a collectible item rather than just a doll. It is not only able to attract children, but also the older generation who collect it as a hobby. Other than that, Barbie is popular because of the number of different looks and styles that have been produced for her over the years.
2. Should Muslim countries ban Barbie? Should France ban Fulla? Why or why not?
Why we think Muslim countries should not ban Barbie is because they probably have other better options that they could choose rather than banning it as a whole. One of the other options is that they could talk to the company that produce Barbie to come out with a doll just like Barbie but more suitable for their culture. This somehow would still give an opportunity for the company to obtain a market share in those countries. Even if they do not like Barbie because of the impacts it might have on their kids, we are sure that they still have many other dolls on the shelves that they could buy for their kids. Talking about banning Fulla in France, we felt the same thing as what should happen in the Muslim countries. Banning it would not solve the problem as a whole because as what had happened, there is a lot of smuggling to bring Barbie into the countries just to fulfill the market demand. As we said earlier, people always have other
Group members : Audrey Putnam, Matt Williams, Xing Shen, Muhammad Alif Nizam
1. Why was Barbie popular in both France and Middle East?
One of the reasons why Barbie was so popular in both France and Middle East is because most people living in those countries are able to afford such a high priced doll for their little kids. It also acts as a status symbol for a parent who could buy such an expensive doll for their kids. The representation of Barbie as a pretty little doll make every kids want to be like her and this is another reason why it is famous in France. Since there are various version of Barbie with different outfits and different styles, it became a collectible item rather than just a doll. It is not only able to attract children, but also the older generation who collect it as a hobby. Other than that, Barbie is popular because of the number of different looks and styles that have been produced for her over the years.
2. Should Muslim countries ban Barbie? Should France ban Fulla? Why or why not?
Why we think Muslim countries should not ban Barbie is because they probably have other better options that they could choose rather than banning it as a whole. One of the other options is that they could talk to the company that produce Barbie to come out with a doll just like Barbie but more suitable for their culture. This somehow would still give an opportunity for the company to obtain a market share in those countries. Even if they do not like Barbie because of the impacts it might have on their kids, we are sure that they still have many other dolls on the shelves that they could buy for their kids. Talking about banning Fulla in France, we felt the same thing as what should happen in the Muslim countries. Banning it would not solve the problem as a whole because as what had happened, there is a lot of smuggling to bring Barbie into the countries just to fulfill the market demand. As we said earlier, people always have other