Ban the Barbie? Good luck.

Although this article does hold a lot of valid points I think that the idea of banning a children’s play doll is perhaps a smidge ludicrous. Basically it all comes down to how a parent relates to their offspring. If someone feels that the image and morals that Barbie represents are negatively affecting their daughter’s development, then they can simply throw the piece of plastic in the bin. How hard is it to sit down with your child and explain to them that Barbie is not someone who should be idolized and that her body image is unrealistic and unhealthy?

In this modern age it is seemingly impossible to prevent young minds from being influenced by the media. Ideologies and perception will forever be shape by the media but communication is the key in establishing what can be referred to as rational and irrational thinking.

There is no doubt in the fact that young girls’ self-esteem will be persuaded by the toys that she plays with and by the information that gets filtered through her mind, however we should never underestimate the ability of a child and be comfortable in talking to them about how they perceive Barbie in the real world.

Barbie may create negative perceptions on how women should look and behave, but get over it. If we were to ban Barbie then perhaps we should ban all television shows, movies, magazines and anything else that may be of detriment to our society. What an interesting world that would be…