Pondering

"We could live together"

Just listening to "White Unicorn" by Wolfmother and liked the way that lyric looked by itself. It takes on a powerful meaning. Anyways I am glad I have more motivation to keep up with this blog due to my Women and Writing class.

The topic of Barbie is very appealing because we, especially women, have endless stories about the topic. Whether it be stories about situations we put our Barbies into or if we were that rebellious girl who enjoyed ripping the heads off Barbies. Personally, I had my SINGLE Barbie have a lot of children she adopted. If she ever had a man in her life she secretly was in love with another man. I always had a main barbie who was more-less the main character, the one who in a way represented myself. Looking back on it I think when girls play with barbies we used our imaginations, escaped our real lives (which held a lot less responsibility and pressure then) and fantasized using plastic dolls. Is it that these dolls may have helped us in the end or broke us?

Since Barbie was a best friend, favorite toy, and/or a medium to use imagination we should lay more responsibility on her, or at least the company. Barbie is well known and widely owned, mostly by young girls. She should represent the same thing advertisements should represent; diversity, diversity, diversity.

If Barbie can do it why can't I?
If Barbie can skateboard, eat chocolate cake, have a belly thighs and maybe a few chins, a dark upper lip, short spiky hair, long shaggy hair, maybe dreds, hairy legs and armpits why can't I!?! Oh if we thought and witnessed this in our youth....
Barbie should have a motorcycle with a seat on the back that reads "Place Ken here" Pitbull, bandana, and leather included.
Maybe own a nice sexy dress with some flats that comes with jeans, tennis shoes, and a baggy t shirt all in one box.

I just felt like posting, thanks for reading all.