Anna Quindlen If Barbie Were A Real Woman Analysis
Running head: PICTURE NOT SO PERFECT 1
Picture Not So Perfect
Brianna Holtkamp
Baker College of Allen Park
Eng. 101
PICTURE NOT SO PERFECT 2
If Barbie were a real woman, she would have outstandingly impossible and physically unattainable proportions. Anna Quindlen makes this observation very clear in her New York Times article “Barbie- the issue, not the doll.” According to Quindlen since the day Mattel sent Barbie down the assembly line, there has been controversy among feminists, mothers, and women of all races. With her unrealistic measurements and physically impossible …show more content…
However strong her argument is, it is not strong enough to lead women toward a positive social transformation around women’s health. If Quindlen really wants to address this issue she needs to go to the root. She must dive deeper than just stating the clearly harmful attributes that Barbie encompasses. Rather, she needs to take advantage of her large-base and influence their daily choices and …show more content…
I agree with Quindlen because there will always be someone to judge and foresee what you are, could be, or might have been. I also disagree with how Quindlen does not try harder to convince her readers that this is a bigger issue then people want to believe. With the standards set so high it’s no wonder why young girls at the age as low as nine commit the unthinkable act of suicide because of perhaps bullying or not being accepted into a clique at school. Facebook, MySpace, twitter, and all the other cyber connects that the world just can’t seem to live without has played its part in the decreasing value one puts on itself. And a special thanks to photo shop for portraying women in an “airbrushed” fashion to deceive all eyes of the truth that lies behind the lense. I believe there needs to be an awareness factor everywhere to provide a normal standard, structured, suggestive way for teens to live and be confident in there own
Picture Not So Perfect
Brianna Holtkamp
Baker College of Allen Park
Eng. 101
PICTURE NOT SO PERFECT 2
If Barbie were a real woman, she would have outstandingly impossible and physically unattainable proportions. Anna Quindlen makes this observation very clear in her New York Times article “Barbie- the issue, not the doll.” According to Quindlen since the day Mattel sent Barbie down the assembly line, there has been controversy among feminists, mothers, and women of all races. With her unrealistic measurements and physically impossible …show more content…
However strong her argument is, it is not strong enough to lead women toward a positive social transformation around women’s health. If Quindlen really wants to address this issue she needs to go to the root. She must dive deeper than just stating the clearly harmful attributes that Barbie encompasses. Rather, she needs to take advantage of her large-base and influence their daily choices and …show more content…
I agree with Quindlen because there will always be someone to judge and foresee what you are, could be, or might have been. I also disagree with how Quindlen does not try harder to convince her readers that this is a bigger issue then people want to believe. With the standards set so high it’s no wonder why young girls at the age as low as nine commit the unthinkable act of suicide because of perhaps bullying or not being accepted into a clique at school. Facebook, MySpace, twitter, and all the other cyber connects that the world just can’t seem to live without has played its part in the decreasing value one puts on itself. And a special thanks to photo shop for portraying women in an “airbrushed” fashion to deceive all eyes of the truth that lies behind the lense. I believe there needs to be an awareness factor everywhere to provide a normal standard, structured, suggestive way for teens to live and be confident in there own