I'm a Barbie Girl

    "Oh my god, she is so pretty!" "Look at the three inches of makeup popping off her face! She's so gorgeous." "Whoa, she has over 400 likes on this picture?" "I wonder what kind of Photoshop she uses..." "DUCK FACE." If you have a Facebook, or any form of social media, you probably are friends with a "person", no better yet, a creature that doesn't even show the qualities of being a human being. How do boys and girls find this look attractive in any way, shape or form? Why has society found that this artificial look is what makes someone beautiful instead of natural beauty?


     In 1959, the American society was hit with an epidemic. Barbara Millicent Roberts, otherwise known as "Barbie", was created, and the doll's popularity went through the roof. The doll was made to create a better play time for little girls. Barbie was made for teenage fashion and it was to inspire children to be confident and friendly just like their childhood toy. As Barbie became popular, Matell decided she needed a man in her life. The "Ken" doll was created and suddenly the best known couple in the world became Barbie and Ken.

     Controversy grew over the doll in April 2011. A college student discovered that if Barbie was a real person she would be 6ft tall, have a 39" bust, 18" waist, and 33" hips. The student proclaimed Barbie was promoting anorexia and turning girls into something they're not.


     Today, more and more girls are turning in this "Barbie" figure. For example, Jersey Shore. What...the...heck. Orange, grungy, fake eyelashes, and pounds of makeup? What is that influencing to children across America?


     What about Photoshop? Photoshop was made to make models fit the 'high class' image, and now beautiful girls are wasting hundreds of dollars on the editing system to make themselves fit the image society has put out for girls in the world. What happened to natural beauty? What happened to it being simply alluring to have curves instead of skin and bones? Have you looked outside of your window lately? It is said that 1 in 200 American women suffer from anorexia. Is that not sad and depressing? Tell me, when did NOW become more beautiful than THEN?

     This is also influencing the youth of America. Toddlers and Tiaras? Children from 2 months and older are transforming themselves into actual Barbie dolls. The makeup, spray tans, wigs, and flappers are just crossing the line. What are the mothers thinking? Why the heck would you put your child though all of that ridiculousness? Do you think that your child will be proud to say when they are older that they spent their childhood being tortured like an animal locked up in a cage? Children are born with natural cuteness, it's a fact! If you try to change the way your child looks on the outside, will that change their own personalities in the inside?

   
   There are at least three things girls around the world should take out of this:

• You DON'T need makeup to make you feel and look beautiful. Embrace your natural beauty. A little makeup is okay, as long as it doesn't change the person you are on the inside.
• You DON'T need to restrict your diet to look beautiful. Skinnier is not always better. Love your curves, fluff, or any flaws about your own body. It's what makes you, you!
• Have confidence. If you love yourself just the way you are, then someone else out there will accept, love, and appreciate every little piece of you. And besides, confidence is always a great quality to have. It shows you have strength and you are able to stand up to anything.

    Enjoy yourself for who you are. You do not need to look like a doll to get attention. Just be yourself. Love yourself. Someone out there will find you, and enjoy every little bit of you. But first, you need to gain love for yourself. Put down the foundation, and put on a smile, because you are beautiful even if it's just showing off your natural beauty.