Emily Prager - Lecture notes 10 PDF

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American journalist and author ◦ Village Voice, NY Times, National Lampoon Magazine "Our Barbies, Ourselves" • Dec. 1991 issue of Interview Obituary of Jack Ryan ◦ Designer of Barbie ◦ Ruth Handler (owner of Mattell) • Creator of Barbie • Stated with the German Bild Lilli doll that was redesigned for Americans Jack Ryan's Barbie ◦ Idealized depiction of the female body ◦ Compared to Playmates and sex symbols Impacts of Barbie on body image and sexuality ◦ Popularity of breast implants ◦ Barbie contrasted with the feminist movement ◦ Masculinity of Barbie- "phallic" • No soft femininity • Designed by a man Barbie and Feminism ◦ Liberated women ◦ Allowed to wear clothes that were scandalous for the time ◦ Sexuality freely expressed • Cf. predecessors (depicted conservatively) • Reflection of the 1960's as they could dress how they wanted Depictions of Barbie and Ken ◦ Barbie had large breasts, Ken had no genitals • Expressions of sexuality ◦ Modern society • Movies with topless women and covered men Modern Barbies ◦ 2016 models

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• "curvy, tall, or petite" • "alternative hair colors, skin tones" Ideals of Beauty in today's standard ◦ Views of women vs men- post pregnancy body, honest body with stretch marks, etc. vs. Dad Bod...