Do you consider Barbie perfect? She is, after all, the "ideal woman." Emily Prager discusses in "Our Barbies, Ourselves," how Barbie has been wrongly subjected as the perfect woman throughout her existence. Prager maintains a strong argument throughout her writing on how Barbie is wrongfully viewed in society. But even though she attempts to persuade us that we put too much emphasis on how beautiful Barbie is, she lacked the amount of sufficient evidence needed to prove her points. Prager also seems miss out on the real sentimental value of the barbie to young girls all over the world. Providing a role model for girls to look up to as they grow and learn.
             Barbie is a liberated woman. Besides looking absolutely killer in a bathing suit, she has everything anyone could ever dream of having. She has condos, fashion plazas, hair salons, stables, pools, and cars. She even has friends, babies, not to mention Ken! Every career opportunity is open to her. She is a dentist, doctor, veterinarian, and even a teacher. Prager states that before Barbie came along, dolls were flat-footed and flat chested, and their hair done perfectly. (Prager, par. 6,421) There were no midriff baring clothing. Their clothes covered them from head to toe. Those dolls looked like any little girl would have when they were young. But times change and so do people. New ideas came along and Barbie was simply an idea.
             Prager points out that we put to much emphasis on beauty. It was true then and it is still true to this day. Take for example reality television. Shows that have the highest ratings are the ones that involve plastic surgery. Average men and women made into their more beautiful selves, because it has been imprinted in their minds they aren't beautiful enough to be accepted by society. Magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Seventeen all put strong emphasis on how to become beautiful. From the moment a little girl plays with ...