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Mise en œuvre
254 La vidéo est accessible au clic dans le manuel numérique élève
BEFORE CLASS! et enseignant, ou en flashant le QR code. Comme pour tous
les documents élève, elle est aussi disponible sur le site com-
Présentation du document pagnon de la méthode :
Cette vidéo intitulée The History of the Barbie Doll et publiée http://113916.eleve.site.magnard.fr/ressources/1689
par WatchMojo.com retrace l’histoire de la création de la poupée Il est possible de demander aux élèves de résumer ce qu’ils ont
Barbie, en même temps que celle de la société Mattel. On y compris lors du premier cours ou de leur donner une mission
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très à l’aise.
The real story of 255
the Barbie doll Dans cette même logique de différenciation, on peut ne distri-
buer que les parties de texte permettant de répondre aux ques-
tions données aux deux groupes plus fragiles. Pour répondre
Présentation du document à la question A, on pourra distribuer les deux paragraphes des
L’article de Bertrand Venard, intitulé “The real story of the Barbie lignes 18 à 26. Pour répondre à la question B, on pourra distri-
doll: strong female leadership behind the scenes” et publié dans buer les deux paragraphes des lignes 6 à 17 et des lignes 40
TheConversation.com, le 13 juin 2019, a pour intérêt d’aborder à 55. Les groupes plus à l’aise qui répondront aux questions C
l’histoire de la poupée Barbie sous un angle différent de celui et D se verront confier le texte entier. Après un court rappel sur
habituellement proposé. Les études sur la poupée Barbie se les stratégies de compréhension d’un texte inconnu, on pourra
concentrent bien souvent sur les effets négatifs qu’elle peut laisser du temps à chaque groupe pour s’accorder sur une
avoir sur la construction de l’identité féminine à travers par réponse commune. On pourra circuler d’un groupe à l’autre
exemple la propagation d’une image stéréotypée du corps de pour s’assurer de la bonne compréhension de chaque partie,
la femme. Ici, Bertrand Venard présente la poupée Barbie avant de lancer une activité d’interaction orale.
comme le symbole de la réussite professionnelle d’une femme,
Ruth Handler, créatrice de la poupée. Ruth Handler apparaît De nouveaux groupes pourront être constitués avec un élève
comme une self-made woman, femme américaine moderne, de chaque groupe. Chaque élève devra présenter un aspect
ayant réussi par elle-même à surmonter les obstacles de la vie de la vie de Ruth Handler à ses camarades qui devront prendre
pour bâtir une fortune et un empire : l’entreprise Mattel. L’auteur des notes afin de disposer de l’intégralité des informations du
rétablit aussi certaines vérités quant à l’idée motivant la création texte. Le sens du texte sera ainsi construit de manière collabo-
de Barbie : la poupée ne cherchait pas à offrir aux jeunes filles rative en utilisant des compétences de médiation. On encou-
un modèle de beauté parfaite, mais plutôt celui d’une femme ragera les élèves à utiliser le vocabulaire de la boîte Help! ainsi
autonome, indépendante et moderne. que des adjectifs composés et le present perfect.
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B. The main obstacles to her success were her origins and social
background: she came from a poor family of Polish Jewish immi-
grants and she could not study to have a good job. Then being
a woman in a male-dominated world was another major obstacle:
first, the head of a major American advertising agency told her
he did not believe in her project. He called it a joke (l. 42) and
L’intérêt de ces deux pages est double : en premier lieu abor-
said it had no chance of succeeding (l. 42). Then Mattel’s exec-
der les limites du modèle de la poupée Barbie, notamment ses
utive committee opposed the idea. To finish, big buyers and
mensurations irréalistes et les conséquences que cela peut avoir
American store brands refused to buy any dolls at the New York
sur le psychisme des petites filles. Cela a précisément valu à la
International Toy Fair in 1959. They were not impressed. She
poupée de nombreuses critiques et a fragilisé le produit lors-
was a female entrepreneur and self-made woman at a time when
qu’un autre modèle, plus inclusif, a été lancé par un concurrent :
entrepreneurs were men. In those days, there were no driven
celui de la poupée Lammily.
career women. Today, although there is still a long way to go,
society has changed. More and more women do jobs that were Dans un deuxième temps, on verra que Barbie a donc dû se
once reserved for men. réinventer et accepter d’inclure la différence dans ses modèles.
Le Dream Gap Project a été lancé en 2018 pour aider les petites
C. The doll was very modern for the time. First, it did not look filles à croire en leurs rêves : une série de poupées a été pro-
like other dolls. Other dolls represented “babies or mother, or duite à l’effigie de femmes qui ont fait l’histoire, la science, la
housewife characters” (l. 27-28) whereas her doll would be like recherche…
“a sex-symbol doll with a generous shape” (l. 22). This was
because Ruth Handler, as a visionary, felt that girls’ ideals were Prolongement possible
changing: “girls of the 1950s no longer wanted to grow up just On pourra demander à la classe de présenter quelques projets
to be mothers” (l. 29-30), they craved for “emancipation from visant à réinventer la poupée Barbie pour la rendre plus repré-
the exclusive role of a mother” (l. 31-32). Although today we sentative de la diversité.
see the doll as “the personification of the woman as object,” Dans ce cas on pourra proposer un scénario pédagogique dans
(l. 33) Ruth Handler had a very different bold vision for her doll: lequel les élèves joueront le rôle de chargés de projet dans un
“through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted groupe de réflexion. La page de droite sera alors étudiée dans
to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has sa globalité par l’intermédiaire d’un travail de groupes. À l’issue
choices” (l. 37-39). She wanted to offer examples of strong-willed, de l’étude de chaque document, chaque groupe aura pour
goal-oriented women to young American girls. mission de présenter un projet novateur pour rendre la poupée
Barbie plus inclusive.
D. Cette réponse permettra de travailler l’utilisation des mots
de liaison pour structurer le propos. On pourra fournir aux
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élèves en amont la présentation du rêve américain (p. 335). The doll that 256
Ruth Handler’s life is a true American Dream experience. To became a star
begin with, her life was a series of challenges and obstacles.
First, she was born into a family of Polish Jews, which made
integration and success more difficult. She grew up in a family Présentation du document
of ten children, which prevented her from studying; so she had Cet extrait d’article de presse rédigé par Emily Dixon et publié
to accept a low-paid job as a secretary. Then she faced the dif- sur edition.cnn.com le 9 mars 2019 présente Barbie non pas
ficulties of World War II with her husband and had to deal with comme une poupée, mais comme une star disposant de
financial hardships with him and her two children when she was comptes sur les réseaux sociaux et de nombreux admirateurs.
only 30. To finish, although she had great ambitions, the female Barbie prend vie et devient une célébrité de chair et d’os.
entrepreneur received no support for her Barbie project, which
L’article est accompagné d’un portrait réalisé par Andy Warhol
was even refused at the beginning.
en 1986 et intitulé Barbie.
But she was a persevering woman and she made it to the top
thanks to hard work. She came up with the original idea of a Si les élèves ont déjà étudié l’unité 7 Artvertising, notamment
doll that would sell thanks to clothes and accessories and she l’activité 1 page 76, on pourra leur demander de remobiliser
persuaded Mattel to launch the product. Then when she could leurs connaissances sur Andy Warhol et sur le sens de son art.
not sell any dolls at the 1959 New York Toy Fair, she did not Si ce n’est pas le cas, il sera alors possible de leur fournir
give up. She decided to sell the doll directly to consumers and quelques informations utiles en photocopiant l’encadré ci-après.
it worked. Today she has left a business empire, the Mattel
company and a world-famous doll, Barbie.
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blue showed Barbie with blonde hair and bright blue
eyes, against a powder blue background. Barbie switches 256
the blue for red. Impossible standards?
Originally Andy Warhol wanted to paint his friend and
muse BillyBoy* (he wants his name written with an asterisk),
a 23-year-old jewellery designer, because the latter had
Présentation du document
a huge collection of Barbies. BillieBoy* said: “‘Well if you Le document vidéo intitulé We compared our bodies to Barbie.
really want to do my portrait, do a portrait of Barbie Here’s what the doll would look like in real life fut publié le 7 juin
because Barbie, c’est moi.” Andy Warhol took a Barbie 2019 sur le site businessinsider.com. Une étude menée par l’un
that BillyBoy* had given to him and turned it into a portrait. des journalistes du site, Benji Jones, compare les mensurations
He called it Portrait of BillyBoy*. de la poupée Barbie à celle d’une Américaine moyenne, rôle
For Warhol and others, Barbie symbolises glamour and tenu ici par Jensen Rubinstein, une collègue de Benji Jones.
consumerism. L’étude se conclut sur le constat qu’une femme ne pourrait pas
se tenir debout si elle possédait les mêmes mensurations que
Mise en œuvre la poupée. Ainsi, cette analyse confirme ce que de nombreux
défenseurs des droits des femmes clamaient depuis longtemps :
L’article et l’œuvre d’Andy Warhol pourront se prêter à un travail les mensurations d’une poupée Barbie ne sont pas réalistes. La
en îlots sans différenciation : tous les îlots pourront travailler question est ensuite de savoir quelles conséquences le fait de
les trois premières questions. À l’issue de ce travail, il sera per- s’identifier à cette poupée peut avoir sur le psychisme d’un
tinent de prévoir une mise en commun des réponses avant enfant. C’est ce que la psychologue interrogée décrit.
d’aborder la question D.
Il sera ensuite possible de faire réfléchir les élèves à la ques- Script VIDEO N°41
tion D, toujours en îlots. À l’issue de cette réflexion collective,
un élève de chaque îlot pourra prendre en charge le résumé Benji Jones: Barbie is one of the most popular dolls in
oral de ce qui a été dit dans le groupe ou le résumé pourra se America. But that doesn’t mean that she’s loved by every-
faire au moyen d’un chain speaking au cours duquel tous les one. For years, women advocates have criticized the doll
élèves du groupe prendront la parole tour à tour. Si les élèves for her proportions, which they say set unrealistic and
disposent d’ordinateurs connectés, on pourra également damaging body expectations for young girls.
demander une mise en commun écrite à l’aide d’un Padlet où In response, her maker, Mattel, created a handful of new
toutes les productions écrites des groupes seront visibles par sizes in 2016, including Curvy Barbie. But how unrealistic
tous. Les élèves rebrasseront dans leurs réponses la place de is Barbie really? Is Curvy much better?
l’adjectif, les adjectifs composés ainsi que le present perfect. Although Jensen is the average height of an American
woman, she has a smaller-than-average waist. But still, it’s
Réponses aux questions not nearly as thin as Barbie’s. If we scale Barbie to life-size,
A. Barbie has diversified in many different activities: she stars her waist would be a mere 50 centimeters, and her hips,
in a Netflix series Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures; she has 40 just 71 centimeters. And if Jensen had Barbie’s propor-
animated films to her name, which means she has capitalised tions, this is what she would look like. She’d have shorter
on her name; she has an Instagram account where she shares arms, a longer neck, and tiny feet. In fact, they’d be so
her outfits and photos with friends and she posts vlogs on small that she’d have trouble balancing and would be
YouTube. forced to walk on all fours.
And what about Curvy Barbie? Is she any more realistic?
B. Her life can be considered as a success story, because she Actually, yes, at least relative to Jensen. Her waist would
has never sunk into oblivion/nobody has ever forgotten her. be around 63 centimeters and her hips around 90, the
She knows how to reinvent herself by diversifying her activities same as Jensen’s. Now, here’s Jensen with Curvy Barbie’s
and she knows how to use social media to spread her popular- proportions. Not that different. Though, of course, she
ity. Although she is 60, she has succeeded in maintaining/keep- still wouldn’t be able to walk upright.
ing up a modern appearance and she has managed to be seen In fact, researchers found that the chance of a woman
as a real businesswoman. having traditional Barbie’s proportions is less than one
in 100,000. And that’s a problem.
C. The last sentence contradicts the title “An Ever-Changing Deborah Tolman: My name’s Deborah Tolman. I’m a pro-
Model” and the question by implying that Barbie has not fessor of critical social psychology and women and gender
changed: she keeps offering the same model, a slim, blond- studies at Hunter College at City University of New York.
haired, white woman. Obviously, popular culture has not yet
Benji Jones: And according to Tolman:
assimilated Barbie’s evolution. That must be why modern plat-
forms have so far resorted to the traditional Barbie representa- Deborah Tolman: Dolls actually have an enormous effect
tion to draw people’s attention. The doll has evolved faster than on girls’ and boys’ sense of themselves, their ideas about
the society’s mindset. body, particular thin-body ideals. If you have an ideal, and
you’re never able to achieve it, you don’t need a psycho-
D. Cette question sera l’occasion pour les élèves de rebrasser logical study to show that it makes you feel bad.
les expressions de l’opinion : It seems to me that… My opinion Benji Jones: But there are plenty of studies that do. A study
is that… To my mind… published in 2006, for example, found that young girls
It seems to me that the painting illustrates the article perfectly, who are exposed to Barbie-doll images had more body
because it corresponds to the modern image the article gives dissatisfaction and lower body esteem compared to girls
of Barbie: a self-conscious, goal-oriented businesswoman. She is
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Script VIDEO N°42 B. Adwoa Aboah thinks it is important that Barbie should rep-
resent all different types of women as for her, representation
Man: Adwoa, Are you ready to see your doll? of difference is key. In other words, a wide choice of Barbie dolls
Adwoa Aboah: To have a Barbie doll created after me is will be more inspiring for girls because they will be shown from
just beyond my wildest dreams. It feels like a massive step an early age that they have the choice to be whoever they want
in the right direction for me. Well, the design team have to be. The project is important because it helps girls to stay true
taken such great pleasure in making sure that it’s a perfect to themselves.
kind of representation of who I am. My tattoos, my earrings
and, the shape of my head, I chose the outfit that I wore C. For Lisa McKnight, research has shown that at age five /at
winning model of the year last year. It was Michael Help the age of five, young girls start to lose confidence in their
and me. capacities. They doubt because they are conscious of their
gender. That is why Mattel developed the Dream Gap Project.
A casual wear is the Gurls Talk T-Shirt. It’s just a perfect
This is a global multi-year initiative whose mission is to break
representation of my two worlds and the importance of
down barriers and close/bridge the dream gap by helping girls
those two worlds to me.
to realise their full potential.
Lisa McKnight: So the Barbie brand has been honoring
real women that have been doing amazing things for the D. Cette question sera l’occasion pour les élèves de rebrasser
past five years and Adwoa Aboah rose to the top when les expressions de l’opinion et de l’accord / désaccord : It seems
we were looking at impressive women in the UK that are to me that… My opinion is that… To my mind… I am convinced
truly doing positive things to advance girls. We love the that…
foundation that she’s created Gurls Talk. She herself is an
To my mind, this project is amazing, because it can have a world-
amazing role model.
wide impact. It is very important that toy makers offer various
Adwoa Aboah: I think it’s really important that Barbie role models to children to fight prejudice from an early age.
represents all different types of women. Representation My opinion is that playing with diversity means accepting it.
is key I think. It was certainly not what I was lacking when Children will be more likely to accept others and will have more
growing up. chance of accepting themselves if they see difference at an early
age. I am convinced that this project is a peaceful way to stand
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Parks et pourront produire quelques phrases : Solutions du quiz sur Sally Ride :
Rosa Parks stood up for black people’s rights. She stood up 1. Physics and English
against segregation on buses. Rosa Parks refused to give up
2. the third woman in space in the world
her seat to a white person. She must have been chosen because
she helped to reduce inequalities between white people and 3. educational programs for children
black people /because she stayed true to herself and her ideals 4. inspire girls to pursue their interests in science and math
despite the danger. 5. the first known LGBT astronaut
Il est peu probable que les élèves connaissent Sally Ride, mais 6. a. In 2013, President Barack Obama announced that Ride
ils pourront au moins deviner son champ d’action et émettre would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
des hypothèses. highest civilian award in the United States.
Sally Ride must be an astronaut. She must have been the first b. In 2013, Janelle Monáe released a song called “Sally
woman in space. She must be very gifted /clever. She must have Ride”.
been chosen because she is inspiring for girls/because she sym-
c. In 2017, a “Women of NASA” LEGO set went on sale
bolises courage.
featuring mini-figurines of Ride.
On pourra ensuite inviter les élèves à découvrir en détail les d. In 2018 The U.S. Postal Service issued a first-class pos-
actions de ces femmes. Il sera plus efficace de leur fournir des tage stamp honoring Ride.
liens afin de gagner du temps et de s’assurer que les sites sont
fiables (voir Worksheet n°44 ). La classe pourra être divisée en
deux groupes, chacun travaillant sur une femme. Dans chaque Solutions du quiz sur Rosa Parks :
groupe, on pourra attribuer des sites différents aux élèves pour 1. former slaves
effectuer leurs recherches. Ils seront ensuite invités à confronter 2. were very involved in the fight for equal rights
les résultats de leurs recherches pour répondre aux quiz de la
3. the segregated period in the old South
Worksheet n°44 .
4. was supported by her husband to graduate from high
school
5. just followed a custom spread among drivers: asking black
people to stand if there was no seat left for white people
6. more than a year
7. Rosa Parks and her husband lost their jobs and had to
move
8. “I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired […] No, the
only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
9. about 40 years after the The Montgomery Bus Boycott
10. in education
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Little Girl #7: … doing what they do. → However, the project is being launched by a toy company
and that makes the difference to me, for it reaches girls at a
Little Girl #12: But we can’t do it alone. very young age. Besides, it seems to me that it reaches adults
Little Girl #7: Mums, dads… better, because the project is about their children and the future.
Little Girl #2: … fathers… → I find the campaign recorded by little girls very effective.
Little Girl #10: … and bosses. My opinion is that seeing young children speak about adult-
induced injustice will definitely reach its target audience:
Little Girl #8: We need all of you to help. parents. They are responsible for the choices they make when
We need to close the Dream Gap. they buy toys. Little girls call their “mums, dads, fathers” not
Little Girl #1: It’s up to all of us. “people”. So they initiate an emotional relation, not an intellec-
tual relation. People are not given a lesson. They are moved
by what they must see as their children are in danger. The final
messages “we can’t do it alone”; “we need all of you to help”;
Mise en œuvre et réponses aux questions
“we need to close the Dream Gap;” “It’s up to all of us” are
A. On pourra commencer par demander aux élèves ce qu’ils invitations to work hand in hand /together.
comprennent du titre The Dream Gap Project, en insistant sur
le groupe nominal Dream Gap. S’ils ont fait l’activité 4 page 257,
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ils pourront réactiver leurs connaissances plus rapidement. React 257
→ It must be a project to make children realise/fulfil their on a forum
dreams.
→ It must be a project to make little girls realise/fulfil their Cette activité pourra être donnée à faire en travail à la maison.
dreams. Les élèves ayant beaucoup travaillé l’expression orale, il sera
→ It must be more difficult for little girls to realise/fulfil their opportun de leur faire écrire leur opinion à travers un scénario
dreams so they need help. pédagogique faisant appel à l’utilisation d’un forum. Ce travail
sera l’occasion de réactiver les structures et le vocabulaire mis
B. Pour le visionnage de la vidéo, il faudra demander aux élèves en place dans la séquence. Il suffira de dire aux élèves de se
quels types d’informations ils pensent devoir relever et donner référer aux boîtes Help!, aux outils linguistiques en début d’unité
deux ou trois guidages au tableau : target, objective, figures, et aux exercices interactifs donnés sur le site compagnon.
facts... Cela permettra de répondre aux questions B, C, D du On peut proposer un travail collaboratif grâce à une plateforme
manuel. On peut aussi demander à des groupes différents de numérique institutionnelle permettant une écriture collabora-
se concentrer sur un type d’information à relever. À l’issue de tive. Le professeur pourra visionner les productions et en choisir
trois écoutes, on pourra laisser les élèves organiser leurs infor- certaines qui pourront faire office de trace écrite. Il faudra alors
mations avant une mise en commun collective. insister pour que les élèves réagissent à un post en utilisant les
expressions de l’opinion, de l’accord et du désaccord : To me…
The project targets little girls. It is aimed at making them believe In my opinion… For instance… Let me give you an example…
in their capacities.
I agree with you… I share your view… I disagree with you…
It is also targeted at parents, especially men as fathers to encour- I don’t see it that way / (I think) you’re wrong! You may be right,
age them to help their daughters to develop self-confidence. but… It may be true, but…
The campaign also calls parents into question by asking them
why they enquire about their sons’ intelligence and not their Alternative : Pour un entraînement à l’épreuve du baccalauréat,
daughters’. on peut aussi demander aux élèves une production écrite indi-
The video has also been made to underline the absurdity and viduelle.
injustice of the situation through expressions like “ridiculous”;
“that’s sad”; “that’s not cool”. Production possible :
To finish, this is a call to see brilliant women more and to see → To me, toys should show reality to help children to identify
how they got where they are; it must be a call addressed to the with real-life role models. So yes, I agree that toys should reflect
all people in society. I am thinking of the disabled Barbie doll;
media: give visibility to successful women.
it is a huge step forward in the fight against discrimination!
C. At age 5, girls stop believing they can do jobs with respon- → On the one hand you are right; we must fight discrimination
sibilities, like presidents, scientists, astronauts, engineers, CEOs. and starting at a very young age with dolls is a relevant idea.
But on the whole, I disagree with you. I think toys should make
D. By the age of 8, they start believing they are less smart and children dream. Children play to imagine another world, so toys
that reflect reality will not help them to be creative.
capable than boys. Other figures are thought-provoking: Girls
are three times less likely to be given a science-related toy.
Parents are twice as likely to google “Is my son gifted?” than
“Is my daughter gifted?”
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Ce projet final propose une synthèse des réflexions faites tout
Wheelchair Barbie 258 au long de l’unité à travers un scénario pédagogique logique
long overdue au regard du thème abordé : organiser un débat télévisé pour
analyser l’évolution de Barbie et de son influence. Cette inte-
Mise en œuvre et réponses aux questions raction orale permettra donc de rebrasser de manière vivante
les idées, le vocabulaire et les structures vues dans l’unité en
DIFFÉRENCIATION les manipulant dans un scénario vraisemblable.
Le texte se prête à une pédagogie différenciée selon des Les élèves pourront s’aider de la Worksheet n°45 qui les gui-
niveaux de compétence. Des élèves fragiles pourront se voir dera dans l’organisation de ce débat. On réservera le rôle d’ani-
confier l’étude de la photo et l’anticipation du texte avec, cepen- mateur aux élèves les plus à l’aise. On pourra aussi les renvoyer
dant, l’analyse du titre de la page et l’idée de « toute dernière au rabat de la couverture du manuel pour le vocabulaire utile
frontière » pour garder l’ambition du niveau terminal. Un autre aux échanges (exprimer l’opinion, l’accord, le désaccord).
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Exercice 6
A. Ruth Handler is a real self-made woman. She built an empire
by herself.
B. She also had to be strong-willed to overcome all the obsta-
cles she had to face.
C. Ruth Handler was a high-flying creator who always set up
great objectives.
D. Moreover as a goal-oriented businesswoman she never gave
up.
E. As a clear-sighted inventor, she made a doll that would still
be a hit 60 years after her creation.
Production possible :
Although we could first think this quote is not a good illustration
of the unit, it actually is. Common sense has it that Barbie reflects
one single type of women, but this unit shows Barbie embodies
women’s choices.
– Barbie does not offer many choices, because even on modern
platforms like Instagram or YouTube, she is represented as
slim, blond and white.
– Moreover, researchers have proved that a woman with Barbie’s
proportions would have trouble balancing and would be forced
Autres ressources numériques pour les élèves to walk on all fours. In other words, this model is unrealistic,
(QR code/site compagnon) so it can’t be a choice for women and young girls.
– That is why studies have shown that young girls who are
Audio Words: Sonorisation des principaux termes de l’unité :
exposed to Barbie-doll images have more body dissatisfaction
and lower body esteem. So little girls understand they can’t
be anything they want.
– Barbie designers are conscious of the lack of realism, diversity
and inclusion of Barbie dolls and they have created different
models. For example, they launched a black Barbie in the
1980s.
– Then in 2016, Mattel launched its new Barbie doll models.
Barbie dolls were more inclusive; they showed diversity by
representing four different body types: original, tall, petite,
and curvy. The company’s new campaign slogan became:
"Imagination comes in all shapes and sizes” to show girls they
have choices.
– Mattel also responded to customer demand for more inclu-
sion by launching a Barbie in a wheelchair.
– To finish, the Mattel company has worked to bridge the Dream
Gap and offered inspirational female role models to little girls
by making iconic women into Barbie dolls, thus making diver-
sity and inclusion essential in today’s society.
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