On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Sandra Krajewski wrote:
> I am aghast--healthy sustainable barbie is an oxymoron--start with her
> proportions and make her look like women really look in all our diversity
> (not just color) and I'll be she doesn't sell. Barbie is about keeping the
> exercise and diet industry in addition to the cosmetics industry and
> counselors busy--and keeping us busy looking like her. Just changing her
> clothing won't change her impact and then would it be barbie?---Sandi K
> >
Sandra, this is email! do you want a thesis for every
question? of course it would include changing the body shape
and ethnic diversity! i thought people thought of
those things automatically. (much more than they do
of sustainability and production/consumption processes),
that's why the examples for new ideas did not include
body shape, etc.
please be a little less aghast with jumping to the wrong
conclusions next time about some of the ideas for
a healthy barbie.
Vera
> >i am researching for an article that proposes what
> >a feminist Barbie doll would be like. by feminist i
> >mean a broad feminism (a la bell hooks), that challenges
> >all forms of oppression (which BTW includes questioning
> >imperialism). so ideas for the new "barbie" would be:
> >made of sustainable materials, would be produced
> >in decent conditions with a fair trade mechanism of
> >distribution, would send positive messages about womanhood
> >for children (example: outfit for union organizer, peace activist, etc,
> >etc).
> >
> >would anyone like to give a suggestion for their
> >vision of a healthy sustainable barbie?
> >i would be particularly interested in ideas for
> >sustainable materials, production processes that related
> >to community development, and positive roles for the doll.
> >
> >(i'll be happy to give credit where it's due, if
> >article gets published).
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Vera Britto
> >([EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.umich.edu/~fiatlux)
> >............................................................................
> >Le Bret: Si tu laissais un peu ton ame mousquetaire, la fortune et la
> >gloire... Cyrano: Et que faudrait-il faire? Chercher un protecteur
> >puissant, prendre un patron, et, comme un lierre obscur que circonvient
> >un tronc et s'en fait un tuteur en lui lechant l'ecorce, grimper par
> >ruse au lieu de s'elever par force? Non, merci! Non, merci! Non, merci!
> >Mais... chanter, rever, rire, passer, etre seul, etre libre... oui.
> > "Cyrano de Bergerac" - Edmond Rostand
> >
> >
> >
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