ed, but I could also put Barbie back on a shelf after playtime. In her essay, Prager says that, in movies, women are always topless and men are always covered because of Barbie. Topless women and covered men were not novelties in 1959, nor are they in 1999. One doll did not account for the events both before and after her creation. The insinuation that, if a man made Barbie, then all things were explained is ridiculous. Barbie was not made by a man, and was not made in the image of a man's perfect woman. She was formed to give a young girl a realistic idea of her future, not necessarily in looks, but in her ability to do what she fantasized most about. Barbie was not made to be a sex symbol. She was created to make dreams seem possible....
