Barbie, melancholy, self esteem

In her celebritysatan post "Celebrity Concept As Barbie Doll" the author, Katie, brings up the potential emotional health consequences of our culture's untiring emphasis on the sort of blonde centerfold standard of beauty shown by.. blonde centerfolds [such as Hugh Hefner's companions "The Girls Next Door"], and so often seen on tv, in films and magazines.

"As you know," she writes, "the whole trip with the Barbie phenomenon is a skinny blond girl with a ridiculously narrow waist, perfect button nose, eyes the color of the Mediterranean sea, full lips, flowing blond hair (Prell?) and big perfect boppers... some have argued that this is just the type of idealized (and largely unattainable... via natural means at least) image that has lead to a considerable amount of grief and general melancholy...

Continued on Women and Talent
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