About Us
We Love You Through Thick and Thin!
The mission of adiosbarbie.com is to promote healthy body image and self-image for people of all cultures and sizes.
We believe that one’s body image and identity happens in the mind. In fact, body image has very little to do with one's actual body. Rather, it comes from messages, beliefs, habits and self-talk. The average American sees more than 600 ads per day. How do we process what we see? Do we question it, or simply ingest it? Our media "literacy" can powerfully shape our self-perception.
Awareness is the antidote. By taking a step back, we can identify where negative or disempowering beliefs originate (e.g., the media, peers, family). As we grow conscious, we can shift from a passive to an active role, creating our own versions of beauty and identity instead of trying to live up to an unattainable ideal. We are dedicated to giving you the tools and inspiration to love yourself through thick and thin. We say: think freely and live fully!
You can email us at teamadiosbarbie@gmail.com.
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Hi Deepti,
Wish I could see your play, but I'm in California. I'll forward to Ophi and see if she can make it. Would love to connect. Feel free to email me anytime. My email is pia (at) piaguerrero.com.
Looking forward to getting in touch and learning more about your work!
-Pia (Adios Barbie)
Hello,
I created, and am Monday host of the Big Is Beauty Project on youtube. We are 7 people from around the US and Canada trying to make a difference in the plus sized community! Please check us out.
Thank you,
Jenn Dionne
http://www.youtube.com/BigIsBeautyProject
I can appreciate the message you're trying to send but perhaps you should've chosen a different name for your site. I’m attaching a link to “Barbie and Ruth,” since it’s clear that none of your “writers” have any semblance of knowledge regarding the Barbie doll. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler, the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants and one of the most successful feminists of the fifties and sixties. She started Mattel and was one of the very first women to hold such high positions in a corporation. Mattel was also the first company to give positions of power to women and other minorities. Ruth created the Barbie because the only toys little girls had in the fifties and sixties were baby dolls. Ruth didn’t want her daughter to think that her only choice in life was to become a mother. Since her creation, Barbie has held nearly 100 different vocations. The doll has been created to focus on her career and as a result has never gotten married or had kids. Feminists seem to miss the point entirely when it comes to Barbie.
What’s wrong with creating a feminist, hardworking doll whose sole aspiration is not having kids? Oh right, her body image. Truth be told, Barbie is play-scale, and as a real person would be 5’9’’ and 110 pounds. Is that really that unattainable? Angelina Jolie has the same measurements but does that negate the fact that she’s helped so many underprivileged third world children? Blame the media, blame men, but don’t blame the first feminist doll.
If you’re only focusing on Barbie’s body image, then you’re no better than the white patriarchy you so readily criticize. Before you create a website and domain name, you might want to consider catching up on your reading, or at the very least current events.
SP
http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Ruth-Worlds-Famous-Created/dp/0061341312/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261692540&sr=8-2
Hi, Thank you so much for the invitation but unfortunately we can't make it. (I'm in LA.) But, would love it if you or someone else at Barnard who attends wrote up a synopsis that we could post. I would also be interested in talking with Janet Jakobsen about ways we could support each other's work. I will post the event to our site and Facebook fan page and hopefully help get the word out.
Warmly,
Pia Guerrero
Editor and Co-founder
AdiosBarbie.com
I'm writing an article about menstruation and have in my file a piece from AdiosBarbie titled "Meet Vinnie the newest face on your tampon case." However, I don't have any note on when you posted it and I can't find it on your current site. My publisher is going to want a citation note; can you tell me when it went up and what the url was?
thanks,
and, by the way, I love your site!
David Linton
Professor of Communication Arts
marymount Manhattan College