MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'barbie'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934368&cid=t_157737_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F11%2Fbarbie-commercials-across-the-decades-and-the-implications-on-female-identity-and-objectification%2F From Sister Blog, Law and Mind (by HLS student, Cassie Mathias): In the past weeks, the Law and Mind Sciences blogposts have included observations about media influences and gender, including Misogyny in Music, Mindfulness and Identity in the context of yogurt advertisements, and the conformity in appearances at HLS job interviews. As these posts described, pop culture, advertisements, and cultural norms all have the power to influence perceptions of gender. No where does this media influence appear to have a wider or longer lasting impact than Barbie. From the first Barbie television advertisement ever (portrayed in the above video) to the introduction of Ken, to current television advertising, Barbie has maintained a prominent presence as a commercial phenomenon, a fashion icon, and sou... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934368 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:02:48 +0100 4934368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902421&cid=t_157737_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Faccepting-different-body-types-but-not-approving-of-obesity%2F2011.06.05 I just learned (yes, I’m a little late to the party) about the Body Shop anti-barbie controversy from a post on Facebook. The ad to the left has been banned from most countries, because it was believed to be in bad taste. For me, it raises some very interesting questions. First of all, it’s been my experience that the media has been relentless in its portrayal of feminine beauty as being a dress size zero. This is an unattainable goal for most of us, and a very narrow view of what is truly attractive and physically healthy. I can’t imagine how many young girls feel deeply flawed when they compare themselves to Barbie et al. If unchecked, that self-doubt and insecurity can become a lifelong self-esteem issue or worse. Eating disorders are becoming more and more common, and... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902421 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:00:57 +0100 4902421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911840&cid=t_157737_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FyGGU5iGEtq4%2F chatty cathy My earliest memory is of getting a brand new Chatty Cathy doll for Christmas. I was fascinated by her ability to speak, and to randomize her lines, so that I could not predict what she would say the next time that I pulled the cord on the back of her neck. I loved that thing. The last I saw of it, the doll was looking a bit bedraggled and worse for the wear. It disappeared roughly around the time that I got one of the first Barbie dolls as a gift. Next Christmas? Birthday? Can’t remember. Filed under: Ephemera Tagged: Barbie, Chatty Cathy, doll, plinky, Toys and Games (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911840 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:54:59 +0100 3911840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632245&cid=t_157737_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcareer-barbie-flashback-friday%2F By the mid 1980s, 42.5% of the nation’s workforce was made up of women, and Barbie was part of the ranks. We just wonder how she was able to talk on the phone without bendable elbows. Post from: BlissTree Career Barbie: Flashback Friday (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632245 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:25:42 +0100 3632245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475990&cid=t_157737_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FCidgQA7t-QY%2F Rev. Julie Blake Fisher from Kent, Ohio gave Barbie this Episcopal Priest makeover, calling her Rev. Barbie, and even giving her a Facebook page. Reverend Barbie’s not for sale, but that’s not stopping Fisher from expanding her line. On her current projects, she tells Facebook that “Episcopal Priest Barbie: Cathedral Edition” is up next: “Barbie will be elected bishop. She will also be African-American. The Cathedral Dean will be Hispanic and the permanent Deacon will be Ken’s African-American friend (appropriately) Stephen. Barbie’s little sister Kelly will be an acolyte. I’ll post pictures on the Friends of Episcopal Priest Barbie FB page when they are all complete.” But WWJD about those heels? Photo: Wenn.com Post from: BlissTree Pho... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475990 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:30:54 +0100 3475990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385331&cid=t_157737_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthe-opposite-of-green%2F Planet 100 counts down their top five biggest “Eco-contradictions.” The ideas they find are oxymoronic – and just plain moronic! Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385331 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:48 +0100 3385331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287975&cid=t_157737_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F19%2Fchristina-hendricks-full-figured-never-looked-better%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: Clothes look good on thin bodies. But thin bodies naked? Not so much. Naked full bodies is another matter. Or near-naked, a la actress Christina Hendricks in a corset on the cover of New York Magazine. Hendricks, a breakout star of AMC’s hit show “Mad Men,” is undeniably beautiful. She’s also a different body type than we’re used to seeing in the glamor factories of Los Angeles and New York. But then “Mad Men” is a period drama, set half a century ago. It may be relevant that most fashion designers are gay men. Thin women look more male than their voluptuous counterparts in the general population. My recollection was that the ultra-thin trend began in the late 1960s with the iconic model known as Twiggy, an... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287975 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:33:39 +0100 3287975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223242&cid=t_157737_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fctioi9RSNu4%2F By Andrew J. Coulson“Math class is tough!”  –Teen Talk Barbie Political scientist Jay Greene bravely decided to read the new NEA paper that is billed as showing that “Teachers Take ‘Pay Cut’ as Inflation Outpaces Salaries.  Average teachers’ salaries declined over the past decade.” But a funny thing happened when he reviewed the study: it didn’t support the NEA’s own claim. Here’s Jay: The only problem is that this is not what the data in the NEA report actually show.  In Table C-14 “Percentage Change in Average Salaries of Public School Teachers 1998-99 to 2008-09 (Constant $)” we see that salaries increased by 3.4% nationwide over the last decade after adjusting for inflation…. I can’t find a single tabl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223242 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:37:05 +0100 3223242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258238&cid=t_157737_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2F1li0H0J4iaI%2F Barbie just turned the big 5-0 this year. Doesn’t she look great? I don’t know too many 50 year old women that can still fit into a size 0 pair of skintight pants. Barbie and I grew up together and I always wanted to grow up to be just like my Barbie Doll. She had the coolest clothes, drove a sports car, and lived in a dream house. I wasn’t sure that I wanted a boyfriend like Ken. He was kind of dorky. Sorry, Ken. You just weren’t my type. Barbie was the type of girl who could do anything. She was always the Home Coming Queen, the coolest girl at the malt shop, and the prettiest girl at the beach. When it came to career choices, my Barbie always wanted to be a nurse. Look closely. Barbie was a three-year diploma nurse. In your face ANA. Not everyone has to go to a four year schoo... Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258238 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:40:01 +0100 2258238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260472&cid=t_157737_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fbarbie-and-the-breast%2F Barbie turns 50 this week. I think we all know who she is. I got my first Barbie Doll when I was 5 years old. I played with Barbies until I was 12, I even learned to sew by making outfits for her. At least I don’t have to search very far to determine the source of  the misguided self image I grew up with. I thought to be beautiful you had to have long legs, a tiny waist, no rear and big breasts. Imagine how many young women suffered brain damage trying to morph into a doll that was created in a toy factory. Now we learn that she was modeled after a German sex doll – go figure. Truthfully though, breasts are beautiful. I never thought of mine that way until after I had two children. I was one of those women whose breasts got better after childbirth, not worse. I went from an A cup to a... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260472 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:41:23 +0100 2260472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2028071&cid=t_157737_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Fhillary-clinton-the-halo-effect-and-women%25e2%2580%2599s-catch-22%2F Merritt Baer is a Harvard Law School student living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.   This semester, she wrote the following brief essay for a seminar on situationism.  We are delighted to publish it on The Situationist (the essay and some worthwhile comments  also can be found on GlobalComment). * * * In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton dedicated her gratitude “to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, ‘See, you can be anything you want to be.’” Yet given the scrutiny dedicated to her pantsuits, Hillary’s vision of possibility seems limited. Indeed, a new study by researchers led by Northwestern University’s Joan Y. Chiao and just published on October 31 found that while men... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2028071 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:01:21 +0100 2028071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1155946&cid=t_157737_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F01%2F16%2Fwasted-days-and-wasted-nights%2F Not the kind of wasted that is fun, either. For about the last month or so (or maybe year or so), I just can’t get my ass in gear to do the things that need done. I get up in the morning with big plans to do this and that. But, soon, I’m diverted to something else….usually something that I just want to do. Needed things are just not getting attention around here. I start them or piddle with them a bit, then….off to something else. Lately, I’ve been fooling around with pictures and posting them to Flickr. Just my latest obession that will die a sudden death one day. I went up to my office yesterday fulling intended to clean out old business files and start organizing stuff for taxes. Instead, here is what I did…….     (Sat. Dance at the Old Folks... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1155946 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:54:03 +0100 1155946