Through the eyes of a child

Have you ever caught yourself thinking about something through a different person’s eyes. Watching my little sister play with her friends and her Barbies is what made me post this next blog. When I watch my little sister play with her dolls, I can see how her imagination takes over. For her its not about what the doll looks like, because in all they are all going to have bad hairstyles once she plays hairdresser or poor makeup when she uses markers for an unintended purpose, but its where she is going to go with that doll. Where her Barbie can take her. I really think that Barbie looks differently in her eyes, than in the eyes of all the critical adults in the world. For her, Barbie is a way for her to travel the world and accomplish anything, without ever leaving our basement. I thought it was interesting that I was not the only one who thought about this theory. As I browsed the different areas of Barbies website, I cam across the blog, “Barbie, one dad’s view” by Mattel’s Chuck Scothon who is the General Manager and Senior Vice president for the Girls Mattel Brands. He was also seeing that Barbie represents something totally different for his 5-year daughter than what an older adult may think. I thought it was interesting as well that he is encouraging anyone to visit webelieeveingirls.com and comment on the overall affects that Barbie might have on anyone. He wants to hear about all of the comments or concerns that mothers, daughters, or even fathers might have toward the brand Barbie. I also thought it was inspiring to see that he was able to capture a little bit of what his daughter and my sister see in the beloved doll. That Barbie is not trying to represent a false image of women in any way, but that she is there to empower all girls to embrace their imagination and reach for their goals.