Comments on: Celebrity Concept As Barbie Doll http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/ Celebrity sexuality and intellectualism: something enjoyable for everyone. I think. Hope. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Negative body image: Barbie & "generalized melancholy" http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 Negative body image: Barbie & "generalized melancholy" Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:45 +0000 http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/#comment-3712 [...] her celebritysatan.com post “Celebrity Concept As Barbie Doll” the author, Katie, brings up the potential emotional health consequences of our [...] [...] her celebritysatan.com post “Celebrity Concept As Barbie Doll” the author, Katie, brings up the potential emotional health consequences of our [...]

]]> By: Katie http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Katie Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:19:04 +0000 http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/#comment-65 Thanks a lot Deby. I agree that the problem is with, as you say, the de facto cultural beauty standard. I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I will be keeping an eye on your blog. Thanks a lot Deby. I agree that the problem is with, as you say, the de facto cultural beauty standard. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. I will be keeping an eye on your blog.

]]> By: deby http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/comment-page-1/#comment-62 deby Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:03:34 +0000 http://www.celebritysatan.com/2006/11/04/celebrity-concept-as-barbie-doll/#comment-62 There is, of course, nothing inherently wrong with the Barbie look, whether you have it naturally, or want to gain it through cosmetic enhancements. But it has become almost archetypal - so ubiquitously promoted in film and tv, magazine and billboard ads, it has become a kind of de facto standard of what women "should" look like in order to be "truly" beautiful and successful, especially in an entertainment related career. This idea of "generalized melancholy" over having the "wrong" look seems very meaningful [though I'm not the right gender to appreciate it the same way]. I just added some quotes from your post to my <a href="http://talentdevelop.com/2006/11/barbie-generalized-melancholy.html" rel="nofollow">Women and Talent blog</a>, with a link to my related article <a href="http://talentdevelop.com/articles/TDSOB.html" rel="nofollow">The Dark Side of Beauty</a>. There is, of course, nothing inherently wrong with the Barbie look, whether you have it naturally, or want to gain it through cosmetic enhancements. But it has become almost archetypal – so ubiquitously promoted in film and tv, magazine and billboard ads, it has become a kind of de facto standard of what women “should” look like in order to be “truly” beautiful and successful, especially in an entertainment related career.

This idea of “generalized melancholy” over having the “wrong” look seems very meaningful [though I'm not the right gender to appreciate it the same way]. I just added some quotes from your post to my Women and Talent blog, with a link to my related article The Dark Side of Beauty.

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