Christine LePrince from France Barbie dolls came from the United States, but now we can find them all around the world. This beautiful doll embodies the perfect woman in the U.S. society. In the beginning, Barbie was blond, with white skin, a nice bust, and long legs. She was so pretty that American girls loved her immediately. This doll was completely different from the usual ones. Usually dolls represented babies or young children, and the girls tried to be like their mothers. But with the Barbie doll, which is the idealized woman, the girls accepted Barbie's role and they wanted to become women. What's more, beautiful women. This new toy appeared in the 60's and spread across the Atlantic to Europe. It was a hit there, too. This phenomenon became international, but in some countries Barbie dolls have to be different. Barbie's body and particularly her clothes have to change to please the girls those countries, for example, Asian ones. So,
the market is not completely global because Barbie
has to look like the perfect woman of each country.
And we know that what embodies the perfect woman is
very different from one country to another.
This
toy is a very good example of how American culture
has spread the concept of ideal beauty in women all
over the world. TOPICS
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