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Sindy vs The World
Written by Tati
I am a self-proclaimed Barbie Girl. I still have my issues with the lady, but I have issues with all my friends, sometimes. I don’t like her pointy high-heel feet; ladies should have the option to wear flats, especially if they’re tall (although I don’t think Barbie was ever self conscious about her height around Ken). I don’t like… Okay, no that’s probably about it. We already know my reasons for being so pro-Barbie: she’s had just about every job ever (did Ken ever have a job? I don’t know, I was never really into Ken) including getting to be an astronaut, a job only really smart people can do, she has a gang of gal pals with whom she has some really solid friendships, she’s environmentally conscious AND she’s a philanthropist (did you never read the Barbie annual?) and she clearly doesn’t let her high flying lifestyle interfere with her relationship. At least, that’s what I got from Barbie when I was little. I’m aware that, as an inanimate object, she’s open to interpretation.
I once accidentally bought a Sindy doll at a jumble sale. When I got her home and realised she wasn’t a Barbie, I was devastated. Word has it that the creators of Sindy are trying to make her less lame and more popular. The fact of it – and bear in mind I’ve only had experience with modern Sindy, because you don’t give vintage collectors dolls to kids – is that Sindy is super boring. Her whole appeal, even in the ‘60s when, I admit, her look was pretty cool, is that she’s a girl next door. Pit girl next door against a lady who’s had 80 jobs, many of them involving some kind of science/engineering degree and who still keeps in shape. Who’s more impressive?
I think that’s pretty much what my disinterest in Sindy boils down to. That and the fact that I’m supposed to almost be a grown up now. She just doesn’t DO anything. She’s too bland even to chop up or throw into the fireplace, which is a pretty common pastime for some kids apparently. At least if Barbie’s whoring herself out, she does it with gusto. She doesn’t stop at just being vague and boring – she goes full overboard with a voice box squawking about how ‘math is hard’ (google maths is hard Barbie, do it now). If she’s being an airhead, she really commits. Considering her previous career choices, I would suggest that airhead Barbie is really undercover spy Barbie.
I could speculate endlessly here. I clearly haven’t grown up at all. Barbie wins, Sindy is lame.
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