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In the work of Peggy Orenstein titled Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Orenstein addresses different institutions that influence girls and boys. She brings up things like American Girl dolls, Barbie, Bratz, characters on Sesame Street, and even some of the decorations in her child's school. She expresses feelings that even if you were to protect a child from things like the Disney princesses, that child will still learn about them and idolize them. And while those princesses may not contain the right ideas we want to place on children, they are still everywhere. Orenstein in this piece is saying that what society needs to do is address this and point out how these are not the values we want kids to have.
Another big part of her work shows how girls toys are gender specific and they seem to often limit girls to certain things. She addresses how everything that is meant for girls is normally colored pink and seems to say that girls should be taught to identify with the color pink. She argues that this shouldn't be the case that we shouldn't limit girls or boys to what they can and can't play with.
Orenstein's writing is very interesting and makes me curious as to where she pulls her facts from and I would like to explore wherever that is and see if I can uncover more interesting facts. To see some of the things she addresses in action, one can go to barbie's own website which has games and shows. barbie.com
I agreee with you. Her facts actually surprised me because I didn't realize until she actually pointed it out in her article. Great link by the way!
ReplyDeleteI was also curious as to where she found her facts, especially the part about 2 ads changing a girl's interest in science or math. I was also taken aback about the girl version of the Quiji board, which included questions about who will text next and which boy a girl should date. I feel like most "girl" game boards are about dating and nothing else.
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