Streetbeat: Is Barbie a good role model?

Kammi Maldonado at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. Photo By Myraneli Fabian.

 

 

 

“I think she is a good role model. She inspires little girls, their dreams, whatever they could be, when they grow up.”

Kammi Maldonado – Nursing major

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Ojeda at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. Photo By Myraneli Fabian.

 

 

“I guess for the Barbie doll, in the beginning, it set unrealistic expectations a bit. I guess you can say it inspired confidence, so I’d be leaning more towards the good side of it.”

Andrew Ojeda – Electrical engineering major

 

 

 

Justin Candelario at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. Photo By Myraneli Fabian.

 

 

“Yes, it’s a good role model. People who like Barbie that much, probably like playing with it, or it’s something they want to keep or it reminds them of how they were little.”

Justin Candelario – Music major

 

 

 

Tionne Whiteside at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. Photo By Myraneli Fabian.

 

 

“Everyone has their own opinion on how it would be interpreted. I think Barbies now show a better example because they have different types and shapes and views of what it looks like.”

Tionne Whiteside – Childhood education major

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