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bobbie-robron · 11 months

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Oh, so would you be if you thought your brother was after your girlfriend.

Jack’s birthday shindig is nearing. Daz amuses Robert and Danny. Sorry Daz, Debbie is not your girlfriend. The group wind up at Robert’s while Andy is stuck with Daz. Elaine and Donna get into it about feminism and ‘role model’ Barbie.

21-Nov-2003

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luckydiorxoxo · 2 months

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Barbie releases 8 new ‘role model’ dolls for 65th anniversary.

The new line includes Viola Davis, Helen Mirren, Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue, Maria Gomez, Lila Avilés, Nicole Fujita and Enissa Amani.

#Barbie #role model dolls #helen mirren #viola davis #shania twain #Maira gomez #kylie minogue #enissa Amani

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justabarbiegirl05 · 5 months

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I've recently realized that all of the strong women I look up to for inspiration and to feel empowered go through hard things. And it might seem like a silly thing to realize but seeing them at their worst makes me feel better about not being at my best.

Barbie gives up when she comes back and then Kens have taken over Barbie Land.

Gloria from Barbie struggles with her family and explains perfectly how hard of a balancing act being a woman is.

Beth Harmon almost slept through the most important match of her career because she was hungover and on drugs.

Harley Quinn struggles with having her own identity after going through an abusive relationship.

Supergirl lost her entire planet, is over looked at her real job. She struggles with balancing both of her lives and tries to do it all.

Lena Luthor has family issues and is over looked because she is woman in male dominated fields. She also losses it (understandably) when she is betrayed by her best friend.

Wynonna Earp is plagued by horrors she can't forget and copes with drinking and pushing everyone away from her.

Elle Woods changes who she is to win over some horrible guy just so she can get married and feel like she's loved and valued the way society expects. She's also bullied by everyone at her school.

Jo March can't deal with everything changing around her. She's also a woman in the 1800s.

Lady Gaga has struggled with un measurable things and focused her energy into healing through music. I think this also applies to Taylor Swift.

Carmilla has been buried underground killed people been evil for centuries and lost the love of her life.

All of the women in the sisterhood of the traveling pants have gone through major life changing events.

What I'm trying to say is if they can have bad moments and cry and struggle to cope maybe struggling to fix my sleep schedule or taking the best care of myself consistently isn't the end of the world. I'm going to have off days and not be at the top of my game all the time and that's ok. They aren't either. The only thing that matters is that I'm trying.

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barbielore · 2 months

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For Women's History Month, and just ahead of International Women's Day coming up in a couple of days, Mattel have expanded their Barbie Role Models line to include eight new women.

Mattel's statement on the matter is:

Barbie is committed to shining a light on empowering role models in an effort to inspire more girls. As a part of The Barbie Dream Gap Project, we’re introducing girls to remarkable women’s stories to show them you can be anything.

As per usual these are one of a kind dolls to represent different celebrities or women who have achieved significant things in their fields. If you can't tell from the Barbie likenesses, these dolls are Helen Mirren, Maira Gomez, Viola Davis, Lila Avilés, Shania Twain, Enissa Amani, Nicole Fujita and Kylie Minogue.

Though obviously some of these women are more household names than others, and hence the news is headlined with Helen Mirren and Viola Davis, none of these women are slouches. Maira Gomez, for example, is an Amazonian influencer, and Enissa Amani is an Iranian-German comedian and activist.

I do not want to take anything away from any of the women who were chosen as Barbie Role Models, but I do wish Mattel had chosen a bit more variety in women they chose for this, as they all work essentially in the entertainment industry. However, of course, 2024's Career of the Year was Women in Film, so I hazard a guess this was a deliberate choice.

#barbie #women's history month #international women's day #women's day celebration #mattel #barbie role models #kylie minogue #padam padam #viola davis #helen mirren #shania twain #maira gomez #enissa amani #nicole fujita #lila aviles

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dheeme-bole-koi-iktara · 4 months

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KATRINA KAIF LIP GLOSS ERA >>>>

#i was sooo obsessed with her as a kid #i thought she was real barbie #like she was LITERALLY my role model #90's katrina #katrina in her barbie era #desiblr #desi

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idiosyncraticrednebula · 5 months

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I clicked on a video essay about Snow White and off the rip, the guy called Snow White a "passive domestic weirdo with no personality" and quickly figured out he is one of THOSE critics. He also got one about Ariel and you bet your ass he is one of these "gave up her voice for a man", "The Little Mermaid is misogynistic" dipshits. I have yet to watch the video, but I know for a fact he is one of those guys. His videos reek of that smartass, sanctimonious, leftist bullshit just by reading the titles and looking at the thumbnails. This guy also has a video defending Twilight. You can't make this damn shit up.

#disney #video essay #txt #i'm sorry but i'm so sick of people ripping the princess movies apart #like holy fucking shit i have never seen a children's entertainment property be so fucking bashed and disrespected the way disney princesse #have been disrespected and so grossly misunderstood #all because fucking cunts on the internet didn't like certain aspects about the original movies #yet fucking bratz has never gotten NOWHERE NEAR the same amount of fucking hatred they have been and they are WAY WORSE role models #these are sexualized ass dolls and materialistic directly marketed at little girls #but no the princesses got married and saved only once so that means THEY ARE THE FUCKING SCUM OF THE EARTH AND DESERVE ALL THE DAMN SCORN #i hate you fucking cunts who made it popular to shit on them #i fucking loathe you with all my heart i can't stand you #there are faaaar worse “role models” for children including little girls than them yet are blamed for every fucking evil on the planet #“these are just characters” ok but it isn't them precisely that get me mad it's people not getting the messages of the movies #it's indicative of an on-going of shitting on everything that's feminine in a positive light. that's what's pissing me off about the #bashlack. y'all notice how the characters who are more tomboyish or less traditionally feminine are seen as superior #i will defend them with every fiber of my body. i do not give a fuck if people think i'm utterly insane for that #i'm so sick of all of you #like i said i have yet to see his analysis of tlm but i just know he is gonna say some bullshit about ariel #i find it funny how disney princesses and barbie have been blamed for years and years for every bad thing on the planet and repeatedly #bashed for all the supposed “bad” messages and themes they teach to little girls because of miserable grown ass women who projected their #anger onto these fictional women that are supposed to represent the best of not just women but humanity as a whole even if they have flaws #and all yet bratz gets nowhere near the same amount of bad press despite them being clearly sexualized and materialistic as hell. they are #more damaging to little girls than barbie and disney princesses ever were. barbie and dp's have taught good things but these bitches? they #were pretty bad role models yet don't get the same amount of flack #don't get me wrong i grew up loving bratz but now i clearly see the ugliness of those characters being promoted to children as “role models #they are everything dp's and barbie have been accused of for years but no hatred for them

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rocksanddeadflowers · 7 months

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Me: stays up all night to write a tiny mechanisms violinspector fanfic I had a sudden burst of inspiration for bc brainrot

The glass of milk and spoon of peanut butter I had for dinner and 10 mg of melatonin I took 4 hours ago to help me sleep:

#I'm not a role model okay but i am being super cringefail on my hand me down laptop and having fun #actually my hands are shaky and i finally wrapped ip the firsg deaft so i shall bed #the mechanisms #i love marius and lyf so much i am so very unwell about them man #also if your curious about the fic i actually am managing to finish this one so stay tuned i might post link it if uou wanna seee #it's also oj also based on a forgetmenauts song idk if tjag matters but my brain takes multiple hyperfixations and smashes them together lik #like making barbie dolls kiss #apologizing in advance for this dumb ass post

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profeminist · 2 years

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"British primatologist Jane Goodall has got a Barbie in her likeness, fulfilling a longtime wish of having her own doll to inspire young girls.

Mattel Inc unveiled the new Barbie, which the toymaker says is made from recycled plastic, as part of its Inspiring Women Series, nodding to Goodall's groundbreaking studies of chimpanzees and conservation efforts.

Dressed in a khaki shirt and shorts and holding a notebook, Goodall's doll has a pair of binoculars around her neck and David Greybeard by her side, a replica of the first chimpanzee to trust the primatologist as she conducted her research at Gombe National Park, in what is now Tanzania in east Africa.

"I wanted a doll to be me even before this idea came up. I've seen...little girls playing with Barbie dolls and certainly at the beginning, they were all very girly girly and I thought little girls need...some choice," Goodall told Reuters."

Read the full piece and watch the video here: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/primatologist-jane-goodall-gets-barbie-doll-her-likeness-2022-07-12

#jane goodall #women in stem #women researchers #role model #role models #primatology #primatologist #barbie #barbie dolls

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robertsbarbie · 1 year

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my toxic trait is everything i see about the barbie movie just boils my blood and i want everyone else to be a hater with me

#i think it’s gonna highlight girlboss white feminism and diminish all the work the actual barbie brand has been doing to #create inclusivity and be a true role model for younger generations #like i know it’s obviously supported by the barbie brand blah blah blah and they wouldn’t let greta gerwig destroy it blah blah blah #but like! i’ve already seen people say it should be like the aqua song! or ‘finally representation for some pink feminism’#people think it’ll be like the animated movies but greta gerwig has literally stated it’s like nothing we’ve seen and it’s barbie being #disillusioned #if you watch any of the modern barbie media barbie is an eternal optimist (who still has her struggles) but is not #and like not to mention it very much seems it’s looking at barbie as a doll and not a person and idk i feel like life sized gave us what we #needed this is just going to be terrible and awful #eris: text

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coochiequeens · 1 year

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Say what you will about Barbie I do like that they are honoring women in science.

A space scientist, best known for presenting BBC One's The Sky at Night and CBeebies Stargazing, is to be honoured with a Barbie doll.

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock has been named as a Barbie Role Model for her work promoting science careers to girls.

It comes ahead of International Women's Day on Wednesday and British Science Week from 10-19 March.

"I hope my doll will remind girls that when you reach for the stars, anything is possible," she said.

Earlier this month, the astronomer became the new chancellor at the University of Leicester, which is known for space research.

Dr Aderin-Pocock said she fell "in love with the idea of space travel" as a young girl and had since spent her career "trying to show girls how fascinating space science can be".

"I want to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially girls, and let them know that STEM [science, technology, engineering and maths] is for them," she said.

"These subjects are just too important to be left to the guys because through science, you can literally change the world."

Her doll has a starry dress reminiscent of the night sky and comes with a telescope accessory for stargazing, in relation to her work looking deep into space with the James Webb telescope.

Dr Aderin-Pocock said: "When I was little, Barbie didn't look like me, so to have one created in my likeness is mind-boggling.

"It's such an honour to receive this doll that is celebrating my achievements."

Toy creator Mattel, known for releasing dolls in honour of celebrities, is also recognising six other STEM professionals globally.

Kelly Philp, marketing director at Mattel UK, said: "We know that globally STEM is a field widely recognised as under-representing women, so as a brand, Barbie is committed to showing girls more STEM careers.

"In the UK, research tells us women make up only 26% of the STEM workforce, so showcasing an exciting career in space science like Dr Maggie's is just one way we are inspiring girls to think differently about their career opportunities."

Other Barbie Role Models include Covid-19 vaccine creator Prof Sarah Gilbert, broadcaster Clara Amfo, sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, teen skateboarder Sky Brown and boxer Nicola Adams.

#Women in Science #The Sky at Night #BBC #Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock #Barbie Role Model #British Science Week #University of Leicester

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higherentity · 8 months

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#billie jean king #barbie #tennis #barbie role models #billie #tennis player

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miyanagi · 1 year

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mattel will be like Well people have to love us if we're inclusive. without understanding that while making a doll with down syndrome is really great from a representation standpoint, if the doll herself is so cheap you could pay for her in coins without pissing off a cashier and nothing she, a fashion doll, is wearing is even remotely fashionable, THEY ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH. that is my biggest gripe with modern barbie, sure it's inclusive but a bunch of cheap, nameless dolls that only exist to fit categories and fill a quota can only go so far. mattel needs to be investing more time into fashion and concepts and characters, it's insane to me that they don't seem to understand what makes fashion dolls appealing in the first place and are exhibiting that with barbie of all lines.

#squeak #even the best stuff mattel makes is just mediocre #going with the example...#people with down syndrome deserve to be represented in their dolls but seeing yourself in a character always means 10x more if they're...#an actual character?#like.#there's nothing TO like about this doll aside from her status as the first barbie with down syndrome.#outside if that there's nothing with effort present #she doesn't have a name or a personality or an outfit #you can't like her as a character so she can't function as any sort of role model or just. character you're happy is like you #she just exists for mattel to get good press

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copper-tones · 9 months

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saw barbie movie. in terms of feminism, mid.

here’s my 3 reasons, no “women bad”, capitalism not mentioned, spoilers abound. least to most egregious in my eyes:

3. i want genital nullification, tldr the no genitals look of any doll. that makes the closing joke land less hard. worst case, it says that all women want/would choose vaginas, but i’m not willing to claim that’s the audience’s takeaway. but it does suck that a chance for some interesting representation was shut down. even leaving it open ended would have felt nice.

2. why barbie vs. ken? i thought feminism was about dismantling the patriarchy and achieving gender equality, not “winning”. you should be able to flip all genders and have no issues either way. barbieland had a matriarchy until the knowledge of the patriarchy came over and the kens broke free. so why didn’t they come to a compromise? it messes with the messaging because returning to the status quo is anti-feminist. the narrator claiming change comes is a copout.

1. the climactic speech isn’t as effective as it could be. for one, there’s a kind of implied “society says… but it doesn’t need to be that way”. which is fine, except there’s only a few women who break society’s mold, and barely in a major way. it’s also kind of a negative framing of it. why not a positive message?

you are beautiful. everyone will see different ways your’e beautiful, and for reasons you haven’t even thought of. and not in any necessarily relationship-oriented way. just that, you’re cool.

this thought still comes into my head when i replay that scene.

on the other hand, maybe it’s a perfectly serviceable film. i watched a critique before seeing the movie and that could have irrevocably twisted my opinion.

#barbie #movie review #genital nullification #nullo #at least some people are finding no genitals is an option #maybe more #egalitarianism #than feminism #also the male role model is mediocre #you can act any way you want to as a man just #don’t be an asshole #if youre reading this i love you #you’re always there when i need you #someting beautiful #i’m going insane this post #making this post fuck #feminism

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barbielore · 10 months

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For the Barbie Role Models line (an extension of what was previously called the Sheroes line), every year Mattel releases a number of dolls in the likeness of various women who they consider deserving of praise and recognition, and to be held up as inspirational to young girls.

Most of these dolls are released as one of a kind releases that are given as gifts to the women they represent, though some have been released as more widespread collectors items as well.

For 2023, Mattel specifically honoured women in STEM, creating Barbies in the likeness of seven prominent women in STEM fields.

Three of these women were the Wojcicki sisters - Susan, the longterm CEO of YouTube, Anne, the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, and Janet, Professor of Paediatrics and Epidemiology at University of California San Francisco.

Rounding out the list were Mexican science show host and electrical engineer, Katya Echazarreta, UK space scientist and space educator, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, German marine researcher and microbiologist Dr. Antje Boetius, and Chinese cofounder of ETU Education, Yinuo Li.

#barbie #women in stem #barbie role models #susan wojcicki #anne wojcicki #janet wojcicki #katya echazarreta #maggie aderin-pocock #antje boetius #yinuo li

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cheerfears · 1 year

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this feels like a friendly time to remind everyone that barbie has always been feminist <3

#SHE CAN DO ANYTHING #barbie has always been abt creating a positive role model for girls and anyone who is like omg barbie is feminist now can eat my shorts

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alldollsarevalid · 11 months

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Walmart.com don't be playing around.

I placed this order at 5 in the morning yesterday (let's ignore that I was ordering dolls at 5am) and I got a text that my order was on the front porch at 10:30 am the same day.

I think I'll name her Gigi.

And Grumpy bears box wasn't damaged in transit, I started tearing it open before taking the pic.

#doll collecting #dollblr #barbie extra #grumpy bear is a role model

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