"I think every Barbie doll is more harmful than an American missile"
-Masoumeh Rahimi 2002
What has more power? An American missile or a Barbie doll. I think both have immense power. You have an missile that can do harmful damage to populations of people, the earth and animals. You also have an image that can mentally destruct populations of people. As a kid, I wasn't much of a Barbie kid. I thought they all looked the same and they all did the same things--nothing. Barbie and Ken put out a 'look' that many people perceive as an image they must acquire as well. This is a realistic image to some people but to most it is not. In Islam, their image goes with their religion and what is appropriate for their image. I mean, you have little girls in America who arn't of American or European decent who have darker skin, who are born thicker, and want bleached white skin and platinum blonde hair. Where do you think they got this idea of what they SHOULD look like? You have all these diets that companies push for you to take and all these work out plans to have a 'thin and fit body.' I mean, I understand trying to push for a healthy lifestyle, but trying to be thin when you weren't made to be thin, or to be lighter skinned when you were born darkskinned. I admire Iran for making such dolls or instill on the young to grow up with an image to be conservative and respectful of your body and your image. Ken and Barbie arn't even married. At least Sara and Dara are twins.
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