I'm A Barbie Girl In A Barbie World ;)

Many have come to see Barbie as a representation of plastic and confomity; idolizing a blonde haired blue eyed woman with a perfect body. That's one way to look at it, but when I was a young girl, Barbie helped me find myself. Barbie helped me release my creative energy. You could make Barbie whoever you wanted her to be. Barbie was perfect, but nothing I aspired to be. Barbie was versatile. She could be a cotoure runway model, a doctor, or the girl next door. Barbie could be anything she wanted to be and I think that's something that should be celebrated, not criticized or reprimanded. Maybe I've been brainwashed by what seems like almost a decade of consumption, but I love Barbie - I always have and I always will. Barbie is a super hero, an inspiration, an icon, and a woman that I personally believe people can look up to. With so many celebrities in and out of rehab and the women in the media acting like they have no sense, we need Barbie more than ever. No ones perfect, but a symbol of perfection provides a center, and a balance between good and evil, wrong and right, the inner rebel and the model citizen. And the best thing about Barbie is that even she can get a little wild ;) Viva la Barbie!

Click here to see photos from the Barbie Runway Fashion Show!

http://www.dowlingphotography.com/blog/2009/02/barbie-fashion-runway-show/

Click here for Cotoure Barbie!

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