Role Models in general

I think it’s interesting that Caitlin brought up how Barbie is seen as a dumb girl and sets a bad image for what is expected of real girls. When I did my textual analysis of Barbie I found that Mattel created a talking Barbie and she said phrases like “Math is tough” and “Let’s go shopping”, giving an image that shopping is the only thing girls are good at. The doll ended up being recalled and Mattel apologized for it. I don’t think Barbie is the only bad example of role modeling, a lot of the celebrities that teenagers look up to, or at least monitor their latest news through magazine and E! television, set a bad example as well. People like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, the Simpson Sisters, the Olsen twins, etc.