'For Girls'
'Glue it to the boy'
If done on a wider spectrum, to note also is body types often being the traditional barbie proportions which the Barbie company has recently gone against releasing varied body type barbies. Can really mix them up.
A vintage and modern style cut out doll, which shows even though styles and body preferences have changed through the decades this issue still stands that women are pressured to be the popular desirable embodiment of the decade.
This idea stands by my essay in drawing attention to the fact due to social media being so prevalent, gender stereotypes are being hashed left right and centre and people are speaking up about it, for example, from unequal pay in Hollywood to Jaden Smith appearing in a womens clothing campaign which was highly praised. An issue I will face and that I personally am aware of is that the clothes can't be extremely polar opposites in style, like perhaps low cut crop tops and high heels might be outlandish to put on men and will be shunned, but that is the point. Why should people be freaked at a man wearing heels? I will try and pick clothes that aren't full androgynous but not overly gender influenced as it is one billboard/poster which is done to raise awareness and provoke thought and change in society.
Paths i can go down for this are
-Mens clothing pink and womens blue, as this was the original meaning before it was swapped highlighting its shallow traditional view in society. Also interesting to see if the reaction against pink for men is really strong, they are faced with the fact they are more male clothes: would they rather put them on the women because they are pink?
-Gender neutral clothing showing the new wave of feminity being less traditional and pressurized
-Traditional gender bended clothing scattered around the two dolls but the male clothes fitted for the girl and womens to the mens posture.
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