After "Claudia Schiffer" Barbie - Greta, Baerbock, Shirin David - the world needs these five Barbie models
Children learn about the world through play. So it's great that you can now buy Claudia Schiffer as a Barbie doll - in her legendary Versace dress. Or as the product description says: "It is ethereal and shimmers from every angle. Claudia's look is completed with matching strappy heels, her famous blonde locks and soft make-up." The subversive thing about the Versace strappy combo: it's light blue! So all little girls learn from playing supermodel that you can't just look at the world through rose-colored glasses.
Here are five suggestions to Mattel as to which Barbie models based on famous role models could be used to improve children and the world even more.
Greta Thunberg
Greta Barbie wears a beguiling activist outfit consisting of a light gray quilted jacket, dark gray knitted hat and dirty gray cargo pants. Her fancy look is complemented by signs with various slogans such as "Stand With Gaza", "Free Palestine" and "When is Friday again?" So the little ones learn to deal with hate mail at an early age. Greta's partner, the gray stuffed octopus Ken, is currently not available.
Shirin David
How could it be otherwise? Shirin Barbie comes in a breathtaking blood-red halterneck dress in which she likes to rip old white men's heads off. Speaking of which, her partner Thommy "Ken" Gottschalk is currently on special offer! He comes in a wine-red partner look and his head can be screwed on and off. This means that even the little ones will know how to deal with sexists in no time at all - bet on it!
Annalena Baerbock
The doll for the ambitious child: Annalena Barbie with five stylish outfits. The stunning minimal look of the trouser suits and no-frills dresses signals: "I'm me and I'll stay as I am - even if nothing else works." Included are the minister's most important accessories: official plane (broken), traffic light (broken) and Robert "Ken" Habeck (broken).
Alice Schwarzer
There is life after the twelfth birthday: this is the message of our model Alice Barbie to all girls. Wide black dresses demonstrate that a feminist message and fancy fashion need not be a contradiction in terms. How fitting that Alice's partner seems to come from a completely different world: Sahra "Ken" Wagenknecht in a bright red costume. Accessories: her "Manifesto for Peace" plus a map of Europe (without Ukraine).
Franca Lehfeldt
Franca Barbie is dressed in her unforgettable wedding look: white jumper, matching cardigan, plus hair in a sleek look. The journalist and author of the book "Alte weise Männer: Hommage an bedrohte Spezies" (Old Wise Men: Homage to an Endangered Species) explains to three-year-olds where they will later find their place - at the side of a man. Of course, Christian "Ken" Lindner is included free of charge, because like all Barbies, Franca-Barbie can't stand on her own. Stand By Your Ken!
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- Alice Schwarzer's Barbie counterpart, Sahra "Ken" Wagenknecht, also promotes a feminist message with her bold fashion choices, wearing a bright red costume.
- It's fascinating to note that Greta Thunberg's Barbie doll includes protest signs with slogans like "Stand With Gaza" and "Free Palestine," teaching children about activism at a young age.
- Like the real-life Annalena Baerbock, her Barbie counterpart is ambitious and persistent, including accessories like a broken official plane and a broken traffic light to symbolize the challenges she faces.
Source: www.stern.de
