I chose this image as the Feminine beauty myth, and being Barbie, ideology as well. I will admit it was a toss up between this and 16 year old Hannah Montana dancing on a stripper pole at the opening show for her most recent tour. I chose Barbie because she has been around for generations, and is considered a “valuable” icon in American society. I believe Barbie does not represent objective truth for obvious reasons, who can really look like Barbie? Is it really healthy for our vulnerable children to be exposed to such unrealistic ideals? Girls in our society will have a hard enough time in their adolescent and adult years trying to keep up with the demand to be skinny, big breasted, and properly proportioned, yet we find it necessary to drill these images of “beauty” at such a young age. On another note, the image I produced clearly shows Barbie’s style has drastically changed over the years, not only reinforcing unrealistic ideals of beauty, but now "beautiful" is sleazy as well. Girls who live up these standards will never be taken seriously, but objectified instead. There is also bias in the Barbie world, it wasn’t until recently Mattel, the creator of Barbie, produced Barbie’s of different races. Even with such changes, the majority of shelves are full with white Barbie, and most special editions are not available in other races. Besides, everyone knows that original Barbie was of course, blonde with blue eyes.