Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Barbie Games of Every Color


Easily one of the nicest things about Barbie is that there are Barbie games in every color. Of course, you have to look past the fact that there can only be so many girls labeled as Barbie, but for every blonde bombshell Barbie doll produced, there is one who doesn’t fit the blond mold. She might have pink hair and a mermaid tale. Or bronze skin and darker hair, but regardless of color and tail, it’s nice to see that such as classic doll has so many different varieties.

Indeed, I think it’s perfect that there are purple and pink Barbies in with the blacks and whites. Once upon a time it seems like you could find other ethnicities, but perhaps not. The variety of colors, both real and in the imaginations of young girls everywhere help to cement the teaching that color truly doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. We all look different, even within our own ethnicity and that doesn’t change a thing about who we are. Our culture can shape us, but it doesn’t define us. And the same seems to be true, at least part of the time, for Barbie games.

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