I'm a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie World

Once upon a time, as soon as humans were around, the patriarchy was what ruled the land; unfortunately, traces of that society still linger and affect everyone today. Faster than ever, feminism is on a roll to seeking gender equality between men and women. From the already achieved voting rights to the aspired equal pay, women are uniting in a movement comparable to the Civil Rights Movement.

 Emily Prager, through the use of argumentative rhetorical questions, questions the integrity of the iconic Barbie Doll in its use of promoting a man-dominated world. Remarking on a man's design of an unrealistic depiction of an ideal woman, she draws a contrast between her obvious sexual features and the lack of such on Ken. While Barbie has "something indescribably masculine about her-dare I say it, phallic," Ken is missing something: his Jesus given pink elephant.

She suggests that there's a prejudice against women in that they can be viewed as sexual objects but men cannot. This can be seen everywhere. Female models that surround male artists on music videos and frequent sexual assault are just a few examples.

Going back to the topic of the features of an "ideal woman," she says that it wasn't surprising that the designer of Barbie was a man. I believe that she says this because if it were in the eyes of a woman, the characteristics would have humility and realism. However, since it was designed by a man, the features were only created in the mind of a primitive man. This creates a window into today's world in that men are stereo typically shallowness in that they only appreciate women for their looks.

Prager takes the specific example of Barbie in order to let people realize the realities of the patriarchal world they live in because no one should have to live unequally due to the way they were born.