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a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. Ruth thought of this idea when she watched her daughter’s childhood playing with paper dolls. Several years and many designs later now Barbie dolls are sold worldwide by the American toy company Mattel, Inc and launched in March 1959. A huge number of 946,000,000 of Barbie dolls are sold every year. The blonde, skinny and tall figure is plastered over shop windows racking in sales. We are in a culture where we have never relied on looks as much

Barbie is one of the most successful fashion dolls with a worldwide annual income of $1.5 billion sales (Mattel, 2003). Its popularity is astounding, with 99% of children aged three to ten in the United States own the minimum of one Barbie doll, whereas the average number of dolls owned eight (Rodgers, 1999). The Barbie doll is viewed as a fashion icon, its long term success can be attributed to the fact that Barbie lives an extremely glamorous life by having eighty careers and numerous pets, has

Children have always looked up to someone also as we know called “Role Models”. A good role model is a person who serves as an example of the values, attitudes, and behaviors associated with a role. For year's little girls have been looking up to a figure/plastic doll called Barbie. Barbie Dolls have been in our world since 1959 which was when the first Barbie doll-named after Ruth's daughter Barbara -made its debut at New York Toy Fair. Barbie is what children have been looking up to as their “role

claimed that Barbie "could teach a little girl to become a lovely lady" (Matheny 3/3). The first doll cost $3, had "limp" black hair, and didn't smile (Layman 319). Ken, Barbie's notorious male counterpart, was introduced in 1961 (Green, A. 1/2) and Mattel came out with a wedding ensemble for the happy couple in 1965 (Layman 319). Over the years, many family members and friends have been added to the Barbie line. Barbie's immediate family includes her four sisters -- Skipper, Stacie

points Q U ES TI O N 2 (Not a repeat question.) The New Product Development Team at Mattel Inc. has developed a new version of the

In the past couple of decades, we have experienced exuberant advancements in every category imaginable, including toys. The well-known toy brand Mattel introduced a thin, blonde doll named Barbie in 1959. Since her debut to the market, Mattel has sold well over 1 billion Barbie dolls. But the dramatic changes made to Barbie since her creation are extremely evident. As much as the doll has changed with the times, the most noticeable changes seem to be over the course of the past few decades. The

mentioned that he purchased a $25 dolled that says “Math class is tough.” He felt that the dolled should have said “Math is particularly easy if you’re a girl. Despite the heavy shackles of proven test bias and male patriarchal oppression.” So he called Mattel Inc. to speak to Barbie and tell her about the error in the doll. After calling he realized that Barbie was stonewalling and he was talking to an automated voice machine. In my opinion, I feel that Barbie is a sweet little airhead and doesn’t mean

Victoria Pesic Ms Ragno Practical Writing 5 May 2016 Barbie’s Effect on America Most American girls can remember growing up with the blonde, plastic, fashionable doll called Barbie. The first item to pop into people's heads, as they think of the perfect Christmas or Hanukkah present is the Barbie doll. When it comes to racial-acceptance and body-image, the doll is misleading. The Barbie doll taught children that blonde and white was the ultimate key to beauty or fashion. This Barbie doll set unrealistic

Toys in a way are very essential. Over time, toys have been made into industry to make childhood a product. Many of today’s toys are made with a deeper meaning than just being an object to play with. The toy manufacturing company, Mattel, created Barbie as a harmful toy. Barbie’s marketing strategies are intended to give girls an adult female representation to teach little girls how to become beautiful and feminine, she is more of a negative role model for young girls rather than simply being

Barbara Millicent Roberts is not quite a distinctive name for some people. However, as soon as her nickname is being called out, many would be able to recognize who she is. Picture a pretty little toy figurine who acts as an early friend and role model for numerous young girls around the world. She is none other than Barbie, the doll! Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, is the person who structured the formation of Barbie. The story of how it all began started with her observation on her daughter