Ideal Image

Something was brought up in casual conversation the other day, and that was the different toys that kids play with. The conversation moved towards one particular toy. We all know her, and her extravagant lifestyle: Barbie.

I (Kirsi) was never really into dolls when I was little because I only liked stuffed animals and I thought playing with human figurines was gross, but either way their presence in the world was always evident.

As I grew older I began to hear about a certain controversy about Barbie and the fact that she had inacurate proportions, causing most of today's problems with girls and their self image, particularly this girl, Libby.

I, unlike Libby, never really dealt with that being the cause of my insecurities. My insecurities came from a doll that is newer, more flashy, more urban, and more of an impossible standard: Bratz.



If we're going to point out inacurate proportions I think we're overlooking the most inacurate proportions of all. Nobody's head is that big. However, now that I see those dolls all over the place, I can't help but jump to conclusions about my own head. TOO SMALL. Way too small. If that's the way the world's going, we have some adjustments to make.

Here's how we look now:

And here's how we should look:

Someday. For the time being, Heidi and I will be contacting the Bratz corporation to try to get a new line going called Check The Archive"Z" and maybe star in our own video for "Me & My Girlz." Hopefully Libby will be get involved too.