tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685608788672533401.post7562698606732178226..comments2022-04-05T03:02:08.815-06:00Comments on Intern 101: Um...Architect Barbie?Lulu Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713133001416080918noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685608788672533401.post-42131162758826150982011-04-12T03:58:57.306-06:002011-04-12T03:58:57.306-06:00I just love how her hard hat is magically attached...I just love how her hard hat is magically attached to her hip!Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685608788672533401.post-60086906635348317182011-02-22T11:52:49.378-07:002011-02-22T11:52:49.378-07:00Cait: I love you. I think you've hit on the p...Cait: I love you. I think you've hit on the problem with Barbie in the 21st century. Clothing only makes the (wo)man to a certain extent--at some point, you have to BE the (wo)man. It's fun to play dress-up, but you actually have to *do* stuff when you play House, or Doctor, or Firefighter, or whatever. Why is there not a CD-ROM with Architect Barbie that allows you do design a house (maybe a tie-in with Sketch-Up!), or shows an Architect Barbie (or hell, even an Architect Midge at this point) on the site, talking with clients, etc.?<br /><br />Seriously, Cait, I love you. And I'm going to steal the phrase "abusive use of pink". Your observation points out the problem with all of the "I Can Be..." series. The only career that can be made by just changing clothes is modeling.Lulu Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713133001416080918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685608788672533401.post-83963217313240563912011-02-21T18:15:54.460-07:002011-02-21T18:15:54.460-07:00"The company also notes in its message that i..."The company also notes in its message that it consulted with the AIA to keep the doll ‘authentic to the career.’"<br />Uhm, I'm not really sure that Architect Barbie is very serious about her career... her lack of professional clothing is a tip-off (would you like a hard hat with your dainty dress and high heels? It will protect your hair!). <br />If she's serious about her career and possibly even having her own firm, she may have trouble keeping her business afloat during this (and any) economy due to her abusive use of pink in her work (or what we've seen of it). Where is your portfolio, Architect Barbie?<br /><br />Barbie may have tons of career options but the problem is that she doesn't work for any of them! She puts on an OUTFIT and becomes a doctor, firefighter, astronaut, vet, architect; you name it. Any real-world career takes years of hard work, and Barbie just doesn't teach that to young girls.Caithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972396478590517953noreply@blogger.com