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A massive Barbie online poll has finished and the results of the new look Barbie is in, News Anchor Barbie and of course Computer Engineer Barbie. However is this a good thing or just another stupid idea to get people to buy the doll?
The same goes for every other career that Barbie has been seen in, when have you ever seen a computer engineer that talks and looks like that. Barbie is a dumb blonde, although Mattel have tried to prove otherwise she still is and could she actually carry out the tasks that an computer engineer does, no. This isn’t to say that they cannot do it but on the whole you do not expect it. It is also very insulting to the women that already work in the business.
Every little girl that buys the doll is now going to think that women in the industry talk and look like this. One of the comments was “This is insulting, Barbie already creates unrealistic expectations of what a girl should be”. The last time I checked geeks were not into the superficiality of Barbie so how is it that this geeky doll received so many votes? In my own personal opinion I do think that this is a good idea at all, when was the last time you saw a woman in the IT business wearing very poor pink Designer Glasses.
On the other hand I can see why having a Barbie like this will make children think that being a “Geek” is actually not a bad thing at all. Perhaps there will be less bullying in the playground because of this doll.
All in all I think that this doll has just outraged the women working in the industry more than anything, who wants to see Barbie in another pair of Cheap Glasses anyway? Barbie should stick to her Prada Glasses and stop getting in on the industries that do not want her. Why does Barbie not just stick to doing what she does best, driving a pink sports car with Ken next to her!
Tags: barbie, IT, Kids, toys
Posted in Kids · February 28th, 2010 · Comments (0)
On ndtvs show Money Mantara, panelists discuss the ways of managing taxes, both income tax and corporate taxes.
Tags: Income, India, IT, Mantra, money, NDTV, profit, revenue, tax
Posted in Taxes · February 3rd, 2010 · Comments (0)