Rethink Barbie:A contest to create the Barbie we would like to seeSee the entries!! |
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| Great prize packages!! Here’s your chance to be creative, be humorous, & be real! |
Including prize packages from the following Union County Local Businesses Sunflower Books K.H.'s Houskeeping Services Earth & Books Trophy Case |
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Other campuses around the United States have participated in this contest. Take a look at what other Universities did!!! click here Barbie and Ken split!! What are the ramifications of this intense break-up? Backlash at its purist.... CONTEST deadline May 21st, 2004. Please drop off your entries with your name and phone number at the Women's Research and Resource Center at the EOU campus, Zabel Hall 133, no later than 4 p.m. on May 21st. The winners will be announced on the 25th of May, 2004, and her or his artwork will be featured in the Zabel display case as well as on the WRRC website--not to mention the winner will receive her or his great prizes!!! ENTRY FORM |
Let’s face it, Barbie is one-sixth the size of a human and packs both a powerful economic and social punch. Mention her name and everyone in the room has an opinion. She's been accused of adding to the growing epidemic of anorexia and warping both male and female expectations of body image. Yet, every young girl in America longs to own her, dress her and play with her hair. This is your chance to create a Barbie that represent the real woman, instead of sending a message that our waistline and bust should be our best assets. |
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The Women's Center Crew in all their Barbie splendor!
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Barbara, the aged contest WINNER!!! |
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Here are some funny ideas regarding Barbie................
My So-Called Barbie : She faces the same troubling issues as teens who don't have huge wardrobes, perfect “bods”, pools, ponies and boyfriends.
Cook's Arms Barbie : Hide Barbie's droopy triceps with these new, roomier-sleeved gowns. Good news on the tummy front, too: muu-muus are back! Cellulite cream and loofah sponge optional.
Soccer Mom Barbie : All that experience as a cheerleader is really paying off as Barbie dusts off her old high school megaphone to root for Babs and Ken Jr. With minivan in robin's egg blue or white, and cooler filled with doughnut holes and fruit punch.
Single Mother Barbie : There's not much time for primping anymore! Ken's shacked up with the Swedish au pair in the Dream House and Barbie's across town with Babs and Ken Jr. in a fourth-floor walk-up. Barbie's selling off her old gowns and accessories to raise rent money. Complete garage sale kit included.
Admin Barbie : Works twenty hour days for little pay (80% of Admin Ken's salary), and is the lowest on the totem pole despite being the one that actually runs the group. Comes with mini laptop. Pull the string on her back and she'll schedule a meeting with your other dolls, replace the toner cartridge in the laser printer, co-ordinate a re-org and a move and order airline tickets for Admin Ken.
Birkenstock Barbie : Finally, a Barbie doll with horizontal feet and comfortable, if ugly, sandals. Made from recycled materials.
Transgender Barbie : Formerly known as G.I. Joe.
Dinner Roll Barbie : A Barbie with multiple love handles, double chin, a real curvy belly, and voluminous thighs to show girls that voluptuousness is also beautiful. Comes with a miniature basket of dinner rolls, bucket o' fried chicken, tiny Entenmann's walnut ring, a brick of Dreyer's ice cream, three bags of potato chips, a T-shirt reading "Only the Weak Don't Eat" and, of course, an appetite.
Bunion Barbie : Years of disco dancing in stiletto heels have definitely taken their toll on Barbie's dainty arched feet. Soothe her sores with this pumice stone and plasters, then slip on soft terry mules. Colors: pink, rose, blush.
Hot Flash Barbie : Press Barbie's bellybutton and watch her face turn beet red while tiny drops of perspiration appear on her forehead! With hand-held fan and tiny tissues.
America's Most Wanted Barbie : She's on the run after 30 years of crimes against feminism!
Bisexual Barbie : Comes in a package with Skipper and Ken.
Punk Barbie : Has rings in all sorts of strange places.
If I were Barbie I would be??????
Sponsored
by 
The Student Advocates for Gender Equity (SAGE Club)
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The Women’s Research & Resource Center (WRRC)
in honor of International Women’s Week
March 1-8, 2004
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It would be great if Ken could cross the gender divide without all of the negative social consequences. In a perfect world, this would be a reality. It would also be great of Ken could "pass" in what have traditionally been deemed feminine roles and occupations. Please help Ken!!
The photo to the left is a display in the Smithsonian-- apparently something went wrong in the assembly line. It is copied from Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety .
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How does this ad make you feel?
The barbie project coordinator is Christina Martin. Email Chris at martinc@eou.edu for more information.
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