Barbie Day

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

The day of 52 years ago, on March 9th 1959, the first Barbie doll went on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Over the years, Barbie generated huge sales. This eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair doll was the first mass-produced toy doll in US with adult features.

You know how the idea come from? Ruth Handler, the inventor of Barbie, after seeing her young daughter ignore her baby dolls and play with paper dolls of adult women, she realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls to imagine the future.

For many years, Barbie dolls were considered a healthy role model for girls, she has had a series of different jobs, from doctor, stewardess, Olympic athlete and even U.S. presidential candidate. However, the never-ending supply of stuff seems like encouraging kids to be materialistic.

Though Barbie brings some bad impact, but this is not the genuine idea of it. She is just a doll, and nothing underneath. I believe that a parental influence is much stronger.