The Story of Barbie Doll
First released in 1959, the Barbie doll has become one of the best-selling toys in the world since the 90s. As the story is told in the film “Barbie“; before, toys for girls were only possible with dolls in which they could play the role of mother.
First released in 1959, the Barbie doll has become one of the best-selling toys in the world since the 90s. As the story is told in the film “Barbie”; before, toys for girls were only possible with dolls in which they could play the role of mother. For children who met an adult-looking toy thanks to Barbie, being a mother was no longer the only role they could play while playing.
Because Barbie has now become a friend, a role model who can accompany them in their imagination. Although Barbie had a very visionary starting point in essence, she turned into a teacher who drew the perception of “perfect woman” very sharply in the minds of children over time: Tall, thin, always wearing make-up, always with her hair done, always good-looking.
For this very reason, she was subjected to a lot of criticism over time. However, since Barbie followed a vision that chose to embrace social and cultural changes instead of rejecting them, Barbie underwent many transformations over time and we started to see her not only as a beautiful woman. We met Barbies who played sports, wrote, worked, had hobbies, studied or gave education. Barbie had assets such as her own house and car, which created a strong figure as an individual. We started to meet Barbies of different body types. Shorter Barbies, Barbies with different ethnic origins were produced. Most importantly, from Rosa Parks to Ella Fitzgerald, Florence Nightingale…
