The way that Barbie is portrayed now is not sending a good message.
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Rebecca McDermott
11 years ago
I agree that this is a problem, and that the barbie doll does not represent the teachings of Girl Scouts
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Ronnie Darling
11 years ago
The Barbie Doll is not a good role model for girls in general, much less for the Girl Scouts. I was a girl scout for many years, and sold enough cookies to pay my own way to camp. I never once, in all of my years, wanted to look like barbie, knew anyone that looked like barbie, or heard anyone say they wanted to look like barbie.
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Emily Bailey
11 years ago
I agree. i
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Christopher DeBlois
11 years ago
Barbie, no. She gotta go.
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Clara Crawford
11 years ago
this problem is something that must be addressed...also considering the fact that who would actually play with a Girl Scout doll? It's devaluing the idea and value of Girl Scouts even more by broadcasting the Girl Scout organization in a Barbie-like image instead of a realistic 21st century Girl Scout.
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Mariah Sweet
11 years ago
:)
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Tori DeBlois
· petition starter
11 years ago
What are everyone's thoughts on this? What are you thinking?
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Gwendolyn DeBlois
11 years ago
There were a lot of good comments that this troop made in one of their meetings. (Maybe you should add it to the discussion?)
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Jerrhonda White
11 years ago
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As a Troop co-leader, I understand that Barbie is seen as a symbol to young girls for what they can achieve, as she has been an astronaut, a doctor, etc. HOWEVER. Barbie is not realistic. Her outfit in NO WAY represents a Girl Scout out fit. If you're going to do a true representation of a GS then no pink, no cowboy boots, no capri pants it's RIDICULOUS and an insult. A lot of the girls in my troop are insulted and they do not agree with this partnership at all.
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Jayne Kranc
11 years ago
I think a lot of people are being ridiculous about these stupid dolls. If your child's role model is a toy, you have bigger problems than Barbie being in the wrong uniform, although I agree she should have had an older girl's uniform. I had some of the first ones ever made and I've given them to girls for years and no one ever had problems because of it. It's a toy. I gave a kid tonka trucks I wouldn't expect him to wind up as a trucker. Not everyone who had a He-Man became a body builder or a GI Joe went into the army. But I do have a problem with GSUSA (and that is the correct name, sweetie!) being able to slap their logo on anything that makes them a bug when I can't get permission to do money earning with my girls. That should be the issue here, not Barbie herself.
Barbie does not set a good example.
The way that Barbie is portrayed now is not sending a good message.
I agree that this is a problem, and that the barbie doll does not represent the teachings of Girl Scouts
The Barbie Doll is not a good role model for girls in general, much less for the Girl Scouts. I was a girl scout for many years, and sold enough cookies to pay my own way to camp. I never once, in all of my years, wanted to look like barbie, knew anyone that looked like barbie, or heard anyone say they wanted to look like barbie.
I agree. i
Barbie, no. She gotta go.
this problem is something that must be addressed...also considering the fact that who would actually play with a Girl Scout doll? It's devaluing the idea and value of Girl Scouts even more by broadcasting the Girl Scout organization in a Barbie-like image instead of a realistic 21st century Girl Scout.
:)
What are everyone's thoughts on this? What are you thinking?
There were a lot of good comments that this troop made in one of their meetings. (Maybe you should add it to the discussion?)
As a Troop co-leader, I understand that Barbie is seen as a symbol to young girls for what they can achieve, as she has been an astronaut, a doctor, etc. HOWEVER. Barbie is not realistic. Her outfit in NO WAY represents a Girl Scout out fit. If you're going to do a true representation of a GS then no pink, no cowboy boots, no capri pants it's RIDICULOUS and an insult. A lot of the girls in my troop are insulted and they do not agree with this partnership at all.
I think a lot of people are being ridiculous about these stupid dolls. If your child's role model is a toy, you have bigger problems than Barbie being in the wrong uniform, although I agree she should have had an older girl's uniform. I had some of the first ones ever made and I've given them to girls for years and no one ever had problems because of it. It's a toy. I gave a kid tonka trucks I wouldn't expect him to wind up as a trucker. Not everyone who had a He-Man became a body builder or a GI Joe went into the army. But I do have a problem with GSUSA (and that is the correct name, sweetie!) being able to slap their logo on anything that makes them a bug when I can't get permission to do money earning with my girls. That should be the issue here, not Barbie herself.