Patrick Keller

HR Stienburg article

To be completely honest I really have no idea why this was included in the course. The connection between Barbies and the scripture is already shaky, but I have absolutely no clue what this has to do with studying Appalachia. My best theory would be that people from Appalachia do not conform to society’s ideas on how people should look, act, live and that they are unfairly compared to things like barbies. this could negatively affect the stereo types of the region. When a young girl looks at a barbie she sees perfection and any part of her that doesn’t look exactly like the barbie she hates. This could be the way Appalachia feels about the rest of society. As a result of living in harsh conditions the Appalachians have sometimes a rougher appearance and maybe do not have the big house boats and cars that “barbie” ( the rest of society) has and this could cause them to feel inferior or even be embarrassed about their heritage. The point is is that being a “Barbie” or living the life of a barbie is impossible, the barbie itself is a Utopia that is not feasible in real life.