Wangari Maathai By Katherine Krizek

The Complex Jewstory Of Barbie

Barbie, the doll we all know and love. The icon that changed the way girls viewed themselves, an icon to be for many generations including having a HUGE box office! Ain't that something? She was the gift young girls would absolutely BEG their parents to get for them whether it be the holidays or birthdays.

But did you know the doll has very interesting origins? The history of Barbie is one to behold, but is she Jewish? That's the burning question everyone's been asking and the answer is, it's complicated.

Hello tigers and doves on my blog! My name is Aphrodite and today, I will be discussing the complex jewstory of Barbie and answering if Barbie is TRULY the Jewish icon we all need.

But first, let's start alllll the way to the beginning:

Ruth Handler was first born as Ruth Moskowicz on November 4th, 1916.

Ruth was born to a Polish Jewish immigrants in Colorado.

At a young age, age 16 to be exact, Ruth met her future husband, Elliot Handler. They had met at a Jewish youth dance.

Elliot was a artist, he went to art school to pursue his passion. At 22 years old, the pair were married.

Elliot as well as being the creator of Mattel, created Hot Wheels! But I'll get into that another time.

Years passed, the influence from Barbie, came from when Ruth was watching her daughter, Barbara Handler, playing with paper dolls. Noticing how her daughter found most interest in the adult paper dolls instead of the young or baby paper dolls.

Barbara, however, needed inspiration, in 1956, her and her family went on a family trip to Switzerland. A German, adult toy, named Bild Lilli.

There she had it. The perfect inspiration!

3 years later, the year was 1959—

The iconic hips and body shape was presented with her platinum blonde hair.

Barbie was born!

Barbie quickly became an icon for all the young girls across the world, for her body shape and signature face became most iconic.

Now the question still burns :

Is Barbie Jewish ?

The verdict is, it depends! Barbie can be anything or anybody, including Jewish! While Barbie is based on a Jewish woman, it's never explicitly confirmed that she is Jewish (she also has films whereas she's celebrating Christmas)

If you want your Barbie to be Jewish, then she's Jewish!

Barbie can be anyone.

Barbie has the most interesting history I've seen and she'll forever, I say, be iconic.

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked this little rant, I've been waiting to make this for so long!

@/kittiearie on tiktok wrote this caption on her video: "When the sundown sisters' feminism is being upset Margot Robbie wasn't nominated for an Oscar but silent on how women and girls in Palestine don't have access to pads, tampons, contraceptive pills and other hygeine products while mothers are having their children without anesthetics."

some of white western feminist advocacy boils down to viewing issues (problematically so) as one-dimensional. their praxis never includes reflexivity, accountability, and intersectionality; while they ensure that their OWN reproductive health rights are never threatened, they vastly ignore so many people suffering in the world just because it doesn't directly impact them -looking at their priorities is just always so shameless and despicable.

A Palestinian owned burger restaurant called Burgertory in Melbourne, Australia was recently burnt down to the ground by zionists.

The restaurant owners are looking to raise $300,000 and they only have 203 donations, do not let zionists get away with this, here is their donation page so please give them a hand!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-burgertory-caufield

Ana Mendieta, Silueta series, 1973-80.

"I have been carrying out a dialogue between the landscape and the female body. Having been torn from my homeland (Cuba) during my adolescence, I am overwhelmed by the feeling of having been cast from the womb (Nature). My art is the way I reestablish the bonds that unite me to the Universe. It is a return to the maternal source."

Welcome! My name is Aphrodite! This is my blog where I share about feminist, political, LGBTQ/trans and personal life/lifestyle posts!

Rest in peace, Corei Williams.

He was 14, he had so much life left to live. He only wanted to be himself but harassment from transphobes became too much for him.

I hope for his family to find peace and calmness during their mourning.

Deranged about them❤️‍🔥

Just finished an exam a bit ago, I hope I did well 🩷

A friend once told me that when they are struggling with getting laundry done, she pretends it is her sworn duty to smuggle the young prince out of the castle to safety, disguised in a laundry hamper.

Now, when I am struggling with hygiene, I pretend I am part of a village with an annual festival, and I get one day a year to spend luxuriously at a bathhouse in preparation.

What my friend imparted on me was the skill of turning mundane tasks into fantastical adventures to make them more compelling and bearable.

So next time you need to go on a mental health walk, maybe consider doing reconnaissance for a secret underground organisation.

Next time cooking is too much of a chore, consider you ability to turn space station rations into a feast to the delight of your crewmates.