Walking through the girls section at Target, Walmart- basically all stores and the aisles are filled with pink, princess, and barbie dolls. What has happened to society that has narrowed down what girls are and want? By giving them limited choices in toys- we as a society are denying the future generation the will to explore new things and the ability to break free from society's image, without fear of criticism. We are limiting their "capacity of make-believe". By pushing our image of the typical female or male onto children, we are continuing this cycle of gender rules. We are encouraging them to act the stereotypes of their genders.
The princess and barbie doll is a phase in which most girls go through, and they get over it- but subconsciously what the toys mean remain-the make-up, appearance, dresses, the prince charming, the girly personality, and the impression that you have to be everything to be perfect. Toys do influences people's outlook on life whether consciously or subconsciously. Take Cindy Jackson for example. She's referred to as the human barbie. As a child she said she wanted to be a scientist, but when her dad died and gave her an inheritage, she used the money to get plastic surgery. She model herself after the barbie doll and now leads a luxury life traveling the world and sharing her story. Her story has also inspired other people to get plastic surgery. There's even a living Ken doll name Miles Kendall.
For more information on Cindy Jackson, follow the link below:
http://www.cindyjackson.com/my-surgery/info_5.html
(if link doesn't take you directly to page: highlight link and right click mouse, and click search on google)
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