I think Steinberg chose this form to show that we were all created differently but equal and that in the bible it does not define us by the color of our skin, how we dress, or the contents of our bodies. This rhetorical choice works in terms of Steinberg’s argument because she talks about how different kinds of barbies were created but in the end they all remained equal. She discusses how both male and female “barbies” had no private parts. Being that ken is a male barbie he should possess genitals. Steinberg also talks about how some barbie dolls were white, black, Hispanic, and Asian. Even though the ethnicity of the doll changed the features of them stayed the same. Steinberg also brings up the fact that ‘Barbie” was an interchangeable doll meaning that she was able to wear all different styles out outfit, and how as a kid she would try not to wear the same outfit for at least a month. One day she slipped up and got caught wearing the same outfit and the class noticed. Along with why Steinberg chose this form i think this taught her that no matter how many different outfits we wear, were still the same person, and are all still equal.
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