Poor and unfortunate Barbie, she could eventually marry her beloved Ken but most likely they are never going to be able to have children together. Research conducted by Radar programs has concluded that if Barbie were a real person, the percent she holds of body fat would so low that she would not even be able to hold a regular menstruation. If Barbie were a real live human being, she stand six feet tall, weigh 100 pounds, and wear a size 4 in pants or dress. Her measurements would then be 39"/19"/33". Because of the size of her bust, it would be necessary to have a back surgery to to the weight of her top half. The average American woman stands five feet four inches tall, weighs approximately 145 lbs., and wears a size 11-14 in pants or dress. The average American woman's measurements are about 36"/30"/41". This is way out of reality, how can someone attempt to be like a "barbie doll" when it is not even possible!
"Believe it or not, celebrities are fat and zitty like the rest of us -- they just happen to have a secret weapon to fight flab and flaws that we mere mortals don't. We're talking about airbrushing, of course." The article begins with that statement. This article discusses photoshopping also known as digitally manipulating photos. Photoshop is practiced so much that it can be automatically assumed that any posed photo in a magazine has been edited. The article discusses how it is dangerous to portray these unrealistic images to people. Celebrities have many fans including ones who are desperate to look just like them. By displaying an airbrushed photo in a magazine, people truly become convinced that this is real and this is how they need to look. The article explains that not just singers and actors are being airbrushed....but everyone from athletes to Presidents. After the explanation about airbrushing and how it affects people, there are many comments left by real people with their opinion on this matter.
3 comments:
Bianca,
the point about Barbie's body and how unreal it is is very interesting and certainly you should spread this out in order to make girls and women aware of the unrealistic adverts.
One weakness of your blog is however the lack of visuals, esp. videos.
Otherwise, interesting blog.
Bianca, the fact about Barbie and her proportions is shocking and I think that it is one of the worst ways to affect people and their perception about how they should look like. Unfortunately, this is not only about adults but teenagers and little girls as well, because in that way children get used to the idea that in order to look beautiful, they have to be super skinny and that affects them in a negative way, which can have bad consequences in the future. The overused expression "u look like a barbie doll" is no longer accurate, because now it means being unhealthy and unreal.
What is especially significant in this article is that it talks about the correlation between extreme weight loss and women’s inability to have children. It is very true that the lack of fat in women’s body causes hormone imbalance which can lead to barrenness. One of my friends is undergoing a hormone therapy after excessive prolonged dieting. She has just wanted to look the same “perfect” as skinny models, and as a result, she may never be able to give birth to her own child…
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