Yes this is always why I laugh at people who rant on about Barbie. IT WAS A DOLL!!!
He-man was unrealistic but where are the people saying how he was not properly proportioned? Or how about Raggedy Anne or Raggedy Andy? What about the fact my little ponies used to be these little chubby cute ponies but now they are these skinny scrawny toys? Or look at how every single toy aimed for boys is either about creepy stuff, fart jokes, or muscle bond toys? There is even robot toys with muscles!?!?!?
What we need to realize is a toy is nothing more than a toy. And teacher your kids toys are not a goal they are to be enjoyed.
Well suck it up. A kid picks toys by what they want to play with not what they want to look like. They might pick a toy they wish to be, like a doctor doll because they want to be a doctor or a fire truck because they want to be a fireman. The don't look at a toy and think I wish I could look like that. Adults are the ones who point it out.
Now there will always be toys that some shouldn't let they're kids play with. I forbid my kid to own Bratz dolls. But she had a Bratz toy car. The dolls only care about boys, they had trashy makeup and they dressed very slutty. Did I complain that they were not proportioned properly? No.
Barbie is about friends, jobs, family, yes make up and fashion but at least she dressed properly. Heck her first doll wore a one piece bathing suit even though the bikini was very popular at the time.
Yeah but come on. Their hair is so smooth and shiny, it's actually unrealistic. How is anyone supposed to achieve the same shine? Not representative of real life at all and I think these dolls should be pulled from the shelves until the makers realise that giving dolls hair like that puts untold pressure onto young children to get their hair just as shiny and smooth. Will someone please think of the poor children!
We used to make our own toys when I grew up. My dad conned me into thinking our tv wasn’t good enough to run a PlayStation. I learned creativity, ingenuity, the value of money at a really young age. I snuck out in the middle of the night with a screw driver and took the tv apart to see how I could upgrade it, lol. Do these Zoomers know how to climb a tree that isn’t in Fortnite?
He-man was unrealistic but where are the people saying how he was not properly proportioned? Or how about Raggedy Anne or Raggedy Andy? What about the fact my little ponies used to be these little chubby cute ponies but now they are these skinny scrawny toys? Or look at how every single toy aimed for boys is either about creepy stuff, fart jokes, or muscle bond toys? There is even robot toys with muscles!?!?!?
What we need to realize is a toy is nothing more than a toy. And teacher your kids toys are not a goal they are to be enjoyed.
Can't I just blame someone else?
Now there will always be toys that some shouldn't let they're kids play with. I forbid my kid to own Bratz dolls. But she had a Bratz toy car. The dolls only care about boys, they had trashy makeup and they dressed very slutty. Did I complain that they were not proportioned properly? No.
Barbie is about friends, jobs, family, yes make up and fashion but at least she dressed properly. Heck her first doll wore a one piece bathing suit even though the bikini was very popular at the time.