Barbie goes inclusive

Barbie goes inclusive

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1) Watch the video and take notes.

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2) Watch it again and match each date with its event.

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3) Say if the statements are true or false.

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4) Label each card.

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5) Translate into French.

pouty lips:

lèvres pulpeuses

tan:

bronzé, hâlé

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sassy:

excentrique

break up:

rompre avec

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Click on the webite and explain how the history of Barbie is a good example of a woman's achievement.

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Observe the picture and react.

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1) True or False ? Justify by quoting the video.

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a) The doll is very famous in the USA.

“Barbie is one of the most popular dolls in America.”

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b) Everyone loves the Barbie doll.

“That doesn’t mean that she’s loved by everyone.”

c) Everyone praises the doll for the model it offers.

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“Women advocates have criticized the doll for her proportions.”

d) Some people say the model which the doll offers can be negative for girls.

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“they say [it] set unrealistic and damaging body expectations for young girls.”

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2) Say what Mattel created in 2016.

In 2016, Mattel created new sizes, including Curvy Barbie.

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3) Analyze the underlined part: "the most popular".

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This is the superlative form.

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4) Account for the results of the experiment. Fill in the blanks.

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a. If we scale Barbie to life-size, her waist would be a mere …….....… centimeters, and her hips, just ……....… centimeters.

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b. If Jensen Rubinstein had Barbie’s proportions, she’d have …………………………. arms, a …………………………. neck, and …………………………. feet.

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tiny

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c. Conclusion: Jensen would have trouble ……………………………….. and would be forced to walk ……………………………………… . The chance of a woman having traditional Barbie’s proportions is less than ....... / ………............

on all fours

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d. Curvy Barbie is more ………………………………. . Her waist would be around ………... centimeters and her hips around ………, the ………………… as Jensen’s.

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same

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5) Analyze the structures colored in dark purple: shorter/ longer/ more realistic.

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This is the comparative form. Short adjectives (2 or less than 2 syllables): adjective -suffix -er Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables): more + adjective

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6) Listen to Deborah Tolman. Tick her conclusions about early exposure to dolls.

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Dolls actually have an enormous effect on girls’ and boys’ sense of themselves.

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Toys don’t have a long-term impact on boys and girls.

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If you have an ideal, and you are never able to achieve, it makes you feel bad.

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Young girls exposed to Barbie-doll images have more body dissatisfaction and lower body esteem compared to girls exposed to a larger-sized doll.

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Playing with chubby dolls actually does not suppress the desire for a thin body.

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Well done !

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check

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Compare Barbie and Lammily dolls. Use the comparative form.

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1) List the two Barbies mentioned.

Mattel unveiled two new Barbies as part of its Fashionista line: Barbie in a wheelchair and Barbie with a prosthetic leg. Kim Culmone, Vice President of Barbie Design, told Teen Vogue that one of the most frequent requests Mattel received was for a doll in a wheelchair. In addition to listeningto its customers, the company worked with people with disabilities to bring the dolls to life in the most accurate way possible. […] Jay Ruderman, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which works to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities throughout society, celebrated the move. “Mattel’s announcement — is such a huge step forward. It is not only empowering for young girls with disabilities, but it will break down stereotypes developed at a young age that will help remove stigmas adversely impacting people with disabilities” […] . This is particularly important because people with disabilities are traditionally either underrepresented or misrepresented […] even though they make up 19% of the US population […]. “Kids need to see examples of humans that are different from themselves, but also be able to see toys, movie characters, and other figures that remind them of themselves,” Rachel Wright, a New York-based psychotherapist, told me. “If everyone can be represented, it creates a culture of acceptance, rather than one of ignorance, fear, and hate.” […] Maybe with the new Barbie in a wheelchair, future generations of children with disabilities will come to embrace what makes them different instead of feeling shame. Being disabled profoundly shapes a person’s experiences. It’s an important part of one’s identity, and like Doctor Barbie or Black Barbie, it should be represented and normalized.

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The two Barbies are: Barbies in a wheelchair and Barbie with a prosthetic leg.

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2) Explain the role of the Ruderman Family Foundation.

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Their role is to work to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities throughout society.

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3) Find who 19% of the US population represents.

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19% of the US population is underrepresented and corresponds to people with disabilities.

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4) List the benefits from creating these two new models.

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It will remove stigmas. Disabled people will come to embrace what makes them different instead of feeling shame.

Melissa Blake, edition.cnn.com, 18 February 2019

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Describe the picture.

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Kim Elsesser, Mattel’s New Barbies Aim To Change Stereotypes About Women In Film, January 10, 2024 on Forbes.com

In a nod to the success of the Barbie film and director Greta Gerwig, Mattel has unveiled four new Barbie dolls featuring women in movie production careers. The move casts a spotlight on the persistent issue of gender inequity that plagues the film industry, particularly in roles off-camera.Progress has been slow for women in behind-the-scenes roles in film. A new report out last week from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University revealed that women accounted for only 22% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers working on the top 250 grossing films in 2023. That’s down 2% from 2022 and represents an increase of just 5% since 1998. According to Martha Lauzen, the author of the report and executive director of the center, “An increase of 5 percentage points over 26 years suggests a glacial rate of change and makes one seriously question industry pledges to achieve greater gender diversity.”Mattel’s new Barbies—a director, a cinematographer, a studio executive and a movie star—aim to change the gender stereotypes about these roles. “To show girls they can be anything, Barbie continues to take on culturally relevant and aspirational roles in fields where women are underrepresented,” according to a press release. Here’s how real women currently fare in each of these careers. Gerwig made history last year when Barbie became the first billion-dollar film with a female director.

1) Read the text. List the new dolls.

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New dolls were created: a director, a cinematographer, a studio executive and a movie star.

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2) Explain the goal of this creation.

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These dolls were created in response to "gender iniquity that plagues the film industry". The aim is to "change the gender stereotypes about these roles"; "women are underrepresented".

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3) Give some information about the context.

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This awareness rose after the release of the film Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig, the first female director with a billion- dollar film.

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Option A:

Imagine a doll representing a minority. Present him/her. Explain the cause you defend. Use the comparative and superlative forms.

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Option B:

Watch the film 'Barbie' and explain how it is a good example of 'Diversity and Inclusion'. Give arguments and illustrate with examples, quotes from the film. Use the comparative and superlative forms.

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