Invent-A-Barbie Contest!!
Been in the Women’s Studies Center lately? If you have, you may have noticed our fascination with Barbie and her pals. As the doll of choice for many young girls, Barbie imparts an unrealistic and unhealthy standard of beauty. With her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she wouldn’t be able to menstruate or even stand up. In the center, and with this contest, we’re poking fun at Barbie as a way to take away the power of such a well-known icon.
For instance, "Outdoor Adventure/Rescue Ken," complete with scared plastic baby doll and poinsettia resides above our computer desk. And I bet you can imagine where to find "Getting Eaten by the Filing Cabinet Barbie."
With our own "Alterna-Barbies" in mind, we at Fifty-One % are challenging all you feminists to design and create your own for our first ever contest!
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Guidelines: You must turn in an actual Barbie Doll (and/or any of Barbie’s
numerous pals - Ken, Skipper, Midge, etc) not just a written concept or
drawing, however brilliant it may be. Doctor her/him up any way you see
fit to actualize your creative vision. Please - don’t worry about
political correctness. Your creation must be turned in to the Women’s
Studies Center no later than Friday, October 13th. Judging will
take place the following Monday.
Barbies will be judged by the following criteria: effort, originality, and realistic execution of outrageous creative vision. The winner of the Invent-A-Barbie contest will win an amazing, scintillating, perky, boss prize - if we told you any more, we’d have to kill you. Your creation will also be displayed in the Women’s Studies Center and appear in a future issue of Fifty-One %.
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Trailer Trash Barbie and Ken |
