This upcoming week is a big birthday week. I will be turning 53 on Thursday. My oldest daughter turns 30 on Tuesday. And you will never guess who turns 50 on Monday! Ready for this? Barbie hits the half century mark on Monday! Actually her full name is not "Barbie Doll" but "Barbara Millicent Roberts." That's a fact ... no joking! Other little known facts about this well known American icon?
- Mattel estimates that three Barbies are sold every second.
- In the past three months, 217,736 Barbies have been sold on eBay.
- The most expensive Barbie sold for $7,999,999. It was a No. 1 Ponytail Barbie.
- Barbie met Ken in 1961 (wow - Barbie met Ken when she was just 3 years old - talk about a childhood romance!).
- Early research suggested that Barbie would never sell. Let's just say it was due to her bodily proportions.
- If Barbie were real, she would probably be suffering today from back pain (due to all the high heels), would be at risk for osteoporosis, would have graying hair and a plumper waistline.
- In the past three months, 217,736 Barbies have been sold on eBay.
- The most expensive Barbie sold for $7,999,999. It was a No. 1 Ponytail Barbie.
- Barbie met Ken in 1961 (wow - Barbie met Ken when she was just 3 years old - talk about a childhood romance!).
- Early research suggested that Barbie would never sell. Let's just say it was due to her bodily proportions.
- If Barbie were real, she would probably be suffering today from back pain (due to all the high heels), would be at risk for osteoporosis, would have graying hair and a plumper waistline.
So there you have it! A bunch of rather meaningless trivia about America's doll. Unfortunately, Barbie's impact on our culture has been any thing but meaningless. Millions of little girls have grown up wanting to be like Barbie. As they saw it, beauty was determined by one's appearance (which is exactly what Barbie "communicated" to them). And so as these girls grew up, they did their best to achieve the "Barbie" look.
However, beauty is more than skin (or in Barbie's case, plastic!) deep. True beauty consists of an inner beauty of character that bubbles forth in such virtues as love, compassion, mercy, integrity, faithfulness, gentleness, etc. Peter puts it this way in God's Word, where in the context he addresses wives by telling them,
"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight"
(1 Peter 3:3-4).
(1 Peter 3:3-4).
Ladies, strive to achieve this kind of inner beauty that is truly unfading. And men, encourage your wives as they do so!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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