Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
keychain for zine
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the main thing that didnt hit for me w barbie was "can we please have a NORMAL barbie?? she's just like. a normal person. not perfect or extraordinary" bc when i was growing up w barbie, she always was a normal woman. she was pretty and smart and capable, but she was a normal person. and i guess a big disconnect there is that i grew up with the animated movies.
maybe seeing her make mistakes and be selfish and scared and hasty and mean (watered down, dont get me wrong), as is necessary for a halfway decent protagonist, made her less of a monolith in my mind. i saw her fall on her butt ice skating, and be an awkward confused teenager in a kinda lame garage band, and get laughed at and bullied by others but come out okay. it was the style at the time to make your protag clumsy or unskilled as a starting point (so that theyd have SOME flaw, SOMEWHERE to grow).
it's the same thing for the whole body type deal. i know she's a plastic fake doll. i didn't associate my body with hers until well meaning adults told me to, and even then it's like comparing yourself to a cartoon character.
don't get me wrong. i am only one person with one life experience. and i am so so grateful for any improvement and any discussion that leads to a better experience for someone else.
i just dont personally relate with considering her so literal
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inktober day 18: saddle
(annika and brietta from barbie magic of pegasus)
took a couple days break because ❗shocker❗drawing full pieces every single day is not good for you physically or mentally❗and thus i had a bit of a breakdown BUT WE GOOD NOW
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