I owned Happy-To-Be-Me dolls that fizzled out in the mid-to-late 90's, and I thought that Barbie was pronounced "Ball-Be" because, when you ripped her head off, there was that little ball underneath. Remember? Don't say you don't know what I'm talking about.
Growing up, I was also taught to hate Barbie because she didn't look like a real woman. Truthfully, I didn't notice Barbie's too-small waist and too-long neck. Her feet were funny and small because, well, she was a doll. The reason I loved playing with Barbie at my friends' houses were because of her clothes.
Barbie could be so many people! I would make her a doctor and a mom and a teacher and my favorite: a slick, rich, well-dressed high-class biotch driving around in her hot pink car (that she'd earned herself with an MD's salary, of course).
Today, I'd like to tip my hat to the women and men who voted for Barbie's profession of the year 2010: Computer Engineer.
A big thing that I like about Computer Engineer Barbie is that she isn't losing her femininity or style. As a woman in the male-dominated field of computer science, I get pretty annoyed at the people who expect me to sit around with a greasy ponytail in a gamer t-shirt and man jeans. Computer Engineer Barbie is telling girls that, not only can they enter a male dominated field, but they don't have to lose their femininity to do so.
Computer Engineer Barbie is respected--pink laptop and glasses and all. Her confidence makes me more confident in the woman that I am. Barbie does look like a real woman--she looks like me! Today and always, I'm proud to be a sexy, well-dressed woman in computer science.
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P.S. Yes, I do know that I did two Mattel articles in a row. That is pure coincidence. I love dolls. It must be because I'm such a doll. ;-P
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WSJ Article
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