It takes on the discussion as to whether Barbie and the Disney Princess genre, and the "pink" scheme you seen in many products marketed to girls and women, are stereotyping girls. The conclusion is no, and here's why:
We would do well to understand that children don't necessarily take on the prescriptions their gender-specific toys may indicate. A girl playing in her Barbie kitchen could just as well be running her own restaurant as cooking for a husband and children.
I never have looked like Barbie. I'm too short, and currently too "plus" sized.
But I like the fact that Barbie always has a smile on her face. Furthermore, the official story lines from Mattel feature Barbie being kind, helpful, talented, smart, hard-working and cheerful even though she happens to have an unlimited budget for fun and fashion.
Those personal qualities are certainly ones we want our daughters to have, right?
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