Emily Prager- “Our Barbies‚ Ourselves” Questions on Meaning 1. Why does Prager say that “suddenly a lot of things made sense” when she discovered that Barbie was designed by a man? Is she referring here only to Barbie’s looks? 2. Are we supposed to believe the claims Prager makes in paragraph 4? What is the point she is trying to make? 3. What is Prager’s definition of a feminist in this essay? Where do you find this definition? 4. What is Prager’s thesis? Questions on Writing Strategy
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Nathan Paris Period 5 1/28/15 Our Barbies‚ Ourselves In Emily Prager’s “Our Barbies‚ Ourselves‚” first published in Interview Magazine in 1991‚ the author discusses the extent to which sexism was utilized in the design and production of Barbie dolls‚ poses a question of Barbie being used as a weapon‚ and states that there are millions of women who are subliminally sure that a thirty-nine-inch bust and a twenty-three-inch waist are the epitome of lovability. Prager breaks down the design‚ noting
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In the good life theme of body versus image‚ Zoe Whittall’s My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto‚ and Emily Prager’s Our Barbies Ourselves distinguish the idea of body acceptance‚ and self-image. In My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto Whittall talks about her experiences and how she came to terms with who she was. In Prager’s Our Barbies Ourselves she discusses the impossible beauty standard women try to conform to. In professor Maze’s embodying the good life lecture the class realizes the standard of beauty that both
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Our Barbies‚ Ourselves Summary In an article in Interview Magazine‚ Emily Prager discuses her opinions of Mattel’s toy doll Barbie being designed by Jack Ryan‚ husband to Zsa Zsa Gabor‚ and designer of military missiles. The concept that a doll for young girls was designed by such a person greatly shocked Prager." Suddenly a lot of things made sense to me" says Prager. The element that Ryan designed Barbie may explain some of the key aspects of the doll itself. Although Barbie was created as a
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Our Babies‚ Ourselves In Emily Prager’s Our Babies‚ Ourselves‚ published 1991 in Interview Magazine‚ she claims that we are all trapped in Barbie’s world. "Barbie is not an appropriate role model for girls‚ because she is a man’s ideal."She tells us that she recently saw the obituary for Jack Ryan in the newspaper. The obituary said that Ryan helped create Barbie. Prager then says that Barbie being designed by man suddenly makes a lot of since. Barbie looks like she was a Playboy bunny. She said
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Summary of Our Barbie’s‚ Ourselves In "Our Barbie’s‚ Ourselves" Emily Prager discover that Barbie was created by a man; inventor and designer Jack Ryan (para1). Emily Prager acknowledges that Barbie appeared about the same time during the feminist movement when women fought equality and small breast were king. Prager examines three different
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represent an unattainable goal for young girls and blossoming young women. Barbie dolls were created for many reasons‚ but not to cause such an outburst in eating disorders‚ crazed women who strive to look like her‚ or cause self-esteem issues. Barbies were made to promote that women can attain any type of job she wanted‚ and take on a variety of roles in life. Instead‚ the doll caused many issues. It is no surprise that Barbie dolls have sparked outrage within some households and communities. Especially
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The name of the article is Our Zombies‚ Ourselves written by James Parker. In this article Parker discusses the historical backdrop of zombies and talks about where it is that they started from. Parker additionally raises exceptionally fascinating point on the notoriety of zombies and a short timeline on zombies. He also talks of different sorts of popular cultures which incorporate zombies and are utilized‚ for example‚ the movies Night of the Living Dead‚ White Zombie‚ the books The Zen of Zombies
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Our Daughters‚ Ourselves – Analysis In this short piece‚ “Our Daughters‚ Ourselves” by Stevie Cameron the many feats that woman have overcome in recent years are highlighted‚ as are the many setbacks. This piece is basically a summation of a daughters life from an over-cautious parents point of view. Although this is a short piece of writing‚ it does indeed touch on some of the sexual differences that still exist in our society today such as male-dominated post-secondary fields like engineering
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“A Rose for Emily” Thesis In “A Rose for Emily”‚ William Faulkner discusses that change should be recognized by everyone –the past should be left in the past– which is supported by Emily’s case‚ who wanted to change but was not supported by the town. Point 1 She wanted to convert her pre-Civil War self –which was a very traditional one; practiced slavery‚ lived in a beautiful mansion‚ and cared for money; a resemblance of her father– to a post-Civil War Emily. Textual Evidence Emily began a relationship
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