Back in the day I played with Barbie and her politically correct friends. But, really, she can't lift a feather next to Wonder Woman, the six-foot-tall Amazon superheroine who is "beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, stronger than Hercules, and swifter than Mercury," according to her comics. Noticing that Barbie and Wonder Woman share the same figure (though Barbie could lift some weights), I thought, why not give Barbie an upgrade?
I now know that Mattel already has several Wonder Woman Barbie dolls. See [http://www.barbiecollector.com//images/showcase/products/24638_9993_main.jpg 1999], 2005, and soon to come Oct. 2008. But who wants to pay for collector's items or wait until October? That doesn't feel right if you're a DIY-er, anyway. Besides, I see things I'd want to change in each of those boxed Wonder Women.
At any rate, this is a good chance to try some Barbie modification.
I now know that Mattel already has several Wonder Woman Barbie dolls. See [http://www.barbiecollector.com//images/showcase/products/24638_9993_main.jpg 1999], 2005, and soon to come Oct. 2008. But who wants to pay for collector's items or wait until October? That doesn't feel right if you're a DIY-er, anyway. Besides, I see things I'd want to change in each of those boxed Wonder Women.
At any rate, this is a good chance to try some Barbie modification.
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Signing UpStep 1: Here she comes... Miss Imitation Wonder Woman
First up is to find the right doll. I already had some old Barbie dolls sitting in storage, so I checked those out first. Try to get as close to the image of Wonder Woman as you can (or want). Now, this can vary depending on the version of drawing you pick. I've provided a few images below. On a side note, here's a blog discussing her portrayal over time (more character than illustration, but still helpful).
In the end, I found several Barbies that could fit the bill, each with different strengths, so I decided to make the most of each contestant in the 2008 Imitation Wonder Woman Pageant.
Ballerina Barbie Pros: opposable limbs, blue eyes, "diamond" earrings. Cons: blond hair
Casual Dog-walker? Barbie Pros: narrower blue eyes. Cons: blond hair
School Teacher Barbie Pros: dark hair, red lips. Cons: brown eyes, molded with one bent arm and one straight arm, tan skin tone.
In the end, I found several Barbies that could fit the bill, each with different strengths, so I decided to make the most of each contestant in the 2008 Imitation Wonder Woman Pageant.
Ballerina Barbie Pros: opposable limbs, blue eyes, "diamond" earrings. Cons: blond hair
Casual Dog-walker? Barbie Pros: narrower blue eyes. Cons: blond hair
School Teacher Barbie Pros: dark hair, red lips. Cons: brown eyes, molded with one bent arm and one straight arm, tan skin tone.
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Number two, saying someone can't do anything about their own thoughts and feelings is defeatist. Maybe YOU can't, but most thinking people can and do control both emotion and thoughts and speech. Take it from a guy who's been there and back a number of times
For instance: one of the interesting things about how we think it we can and do control it (if not, tell me who is controlling your thoughts, and send him to the shrink for counseling, you would get better ;-) . Control doesn't mean you must eliminate thought, just control the length, breadth, and direction. For instance: it is said that the difference between a teen-aged male and a mature sociologist, is their reaction to a pretty woman walking into the room; the teen things wow, and watches where she sits, the the sociologist turns and watches everyone else's reaction to her entrance ;-)
You don't control a horse or a car without observation and pre-thought, but you can correct mistakes and control them if you learn to steer them (who's driving YOUR bus, Dr. Dyer would ask ;-)
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blanket statements (like all men, or all women) are wrong, wrong, wrong. Inaccurate, incorrect, mistaken, erroneous, off beam, wide of the mark, immoral, wicked, dishonest, sinful, iniquitous, criminal, unethical, amiss, not right, unsuitable, improper, inappropriate, irrational, and misguided.If you are going to take a poll, make sure it is a good cross-section of people and not just red-necks (apologies to Nacho) and people that go to family reunions looking for a date....
(Sorry, I just couldn't resist pointing that out)
Um...when you complain of me misinterpreting your words, and in the same breath tell me to take them however I wish, it gets confusing, to say the least.
And I think, with all due respect, that yours is a really really bad argument. Frankly, it's childish. This is also a really silly (not to mention awkward) conversation overall IMO, so I don't wish to carry it further - I just will hope there are males out there who don't reason this way.
Guys? Help me out?
I've only made a comment about women's weak point. It's interesting that you've never questioned that one.
I absolutely reject the claim that "women's weak point is their feelings". Where's your evidence for that one? (rhetorical question-there is none). It shows an utter lack of respect for women, not to mention awareness that we are in the 21st century now, not the 19th, and neanderthal behavior is frowned upon.
Also, do you not actually know any living, breathing, human women? Or have you just been reading a lot of Freud?
Making gender-based claims like this is silly. Individuals have their own strengths and weaknesses, and to be sure the sexes do also. For example, the average male tends to be physically stronger than the average female - that's a biological fact. It is absolutely correct to say that women and men have different (sometimes very different) emotional make-ups, reactions and responses. And therein lies the point - different is neither superior nor inferior; and to show emotion is not weakness. That is a very commonly made mistake in our culture, and it is an endlessly annoying one.