In Our Barbies, Ourselves, Prager suggests that no matter what Barbie does, she would never be able to please Ken. I agree with Pager but I also find this to be ironic, considering manufacturers have designed her an excessive amount of accessories and dream houses, you would think Barbie would be just fine without Ken. Instead, the makers of this doll suggest to young girls that having a boyfriend is necessary in order to obtain a happy life.
This doll’s influences have even brainwashed adults to think that she is, in fact, perfection. Valeria Lukyanova frequently makes headlines due to her never ending amount of plastic surgeries to transform herself into Barbie. Barbie’s influence creates this preconception to children that in order to be happy, you must have the cutest boyfriend, the newest car, and the biggest closet. It is truly devastating that this toy has created our society’s beauty standard. Since when has plastic become perfection? 
As if I couldn’t have gotten any more appalled through realizing that by playing with this oversexualized doll-she had basically robbed me off my innocence. But, instead, the company blames moms for their daughter’s body issues. http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/06/barbie-lead-designer-blames-moms-not-dolls-crazy-proportions-for-girls-body-issues/
Barbie may look like she has the perfect life. In reality, she will continue on never being enough for Ken. Barbie is just plastic from the inside out. Her fabricated smile will never portray her true feelings of loneliness- just a deceiving image of what little girls think happiness looks like.
I really liked how you added in the article, it brought and tied in real life. Also the whole idea of how she needs a man to be happy, very persuading. So yeah amazing job, you totally deserve coffee :)
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