OHMYGODDDDDDD.
What the actual fuck
What did I just watch?
I hope this was just left on some kid’s laptop and somebody
found it and posted it.
im aughing because i literally do the same thing when this song comes on omg
I do this everytime when this song comes on
OMFG JON
(Source: ssavage, via fuckyeahloldemort)
It bothers me when people bash Barbie and say she contributes to destroying the self esteem of girls and women everywhere from a young age by setting them up with impossible standards. That she causes them to believe they are not good enough because they do not look like her. When I was younger, I loved Barbie. I still have some of my Barbie dolls, collectable ones. Barbie was an important part of my childhood. I do believe she helped shape the person I am today but not in a negative way but in a positive one.
Here’s why:
- Some Barbies are pale, others tan, some dark skinned. Their hair comes in red, light brown, dark brown, blonde, and black. Their eyes can be blue, green, or brown. Some Barbies have long hair, others short. Some have curly hair, others wavy, or straight. However, they were all Barbies and all women. This taught me that people were all different but at the same time we were the same. And that it didn’t matter if a person was different, they were still beautiful.
- Barbie was depicted as a princess, a bride, a horseback rider, a singer, a model, a doctor, and about a million other things. This empowered me to believe I could grow up to be anything I wanted to be.
- I did want to be like Barbie but not for the reasons you would assume. As a child, I always understood that Barbie was not real. She was plastic, she was fake, she was a representation, a model of a real woman. Why would I desire to look like something manufactured in a factory? I wanted to be like Barbie because people loved her because she was always kind and did the right things. She was successful. Most of all, she was confident in herself.
I understand why people dislike Barbie dolls and how people could view them in a negative light. However, I think they are getting a rotten deal. That they are not the monsters that they are not made out to be. I know that there are people, hell I even know some on a personal level, that desire to look as much like a Barbie doll as perfect. Because that’s what they view as perfect. But, they’re wrong. Barbie’s fingernails are the same color as her skin, her eyelashes are stuck to her face, her feet are designed in such a way that she can’t stand up on her own. Barbie has flaws just like everyone else. However, girls around the world accept her as she is just as we should accept ourselves.
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THIS.
THANK
YOU.
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