Fiction Made Real and Transformed Real Bodies

Barbie came 'ready' with her own name and personality, changing the game.

Experts, who stated that the image of perfection entered our lives with the production of the Barbie doll, said that this situation can lead to a body image disorder called dealing with an imaginary defect. warns. Saying that the game played by the child and the toys he chooses have an important place in shaping his personality, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist Dr. Instructor Member Neriman Kilit points out that Barbie's own pink, complete and flawless world has led to the emergence of people who look like Barbie in real life. Underlining that fiction transforms bodies by turning into reality and the Barbie doll syndrome emerges, Kilit said, “We cannot overcome this problem by removing a single doll or movement from our child's life.” He emphasizes the importance of role models in the developmental stage of children.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist Dr. Instructor Member Neriman Kilit talked about how Barbie can affect children's lives and shared suggestions on how families can eliminate this effect.

Barbie has a perfect world of her own

Indicating that the game has an important role in shaping the development of the child, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist Dr. Instructor Member Neriman Kilit emphasized that from the very beginning the games played by the child and the toys he chooses are also very important in shaping the personality of a mature adult. it came 'ready' with its own name and personality. Barbie had her own pink, complete, and flawless world. Barbie has not aged, she has not wrinkled, and time has not been cruel to her. Regardless, the baby's life remained the same. She was always young, curvy and slim. Barbie's clothes and accessories continued to be renewed and constantly followed the trends. Right now, there are even fashion designers who describe him as the spreader of style trends.”

Fiction becoming reality reveals Barbie doll syndrome

Pointing out that there are many fashion brands that look for Barbie in terms of product market, especially world-famous brands, Kilit said, “Thus, with Barbie, the concept of beauty became universal and became an ideal form of beauty. In the real world, people appeared in the example of Valeria Lukyanova, who have striking similarities with the Barbie doll. The model is tall, skinny, slender, glassy blue eyes, long, straight and blonde hair, long and prominent eyelashes, plasticized skin, large breasts and a smooth belly and incredibly 'thin'. Her life and clothing are very similar to Barbie's. This staging of the Barbie image led to the question of whether her existence was real. ‘Is Valeria Lukyanova real or a product of advanced technology? A body in pixels? Disembodied?' In this way, fiction became reality and real bodies transformed. Thus, Barbie doll syndrome emerged in girls who have been playing with Barbie dolls since they were little.”

Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Or is it the same in everyone's eyes?

“When we confuse beauty with perfection, we move into a realm that no longer haunts our real lives.” said Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist Dr. Instructor Member Neriman Kilit emphasized that a single image of perfection will expose us to a body image disorder, which is called preoccupation with an imaginary defect, which is believed or imposed. Lock continued his words as follows:

“This situation brings with it unnecessary aesthetic operations and applications for health, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, especially anorexia nervosa, and ultimately depression. The biggest mistake is, "Is the beauty in the eye of the beholder or is it the same in the eyes of everyone?" Answer: From the eye of the beholder... The perception of beauty, the understanding of beauty varies from person to person, what one finds very beautiful, another person may not like in terms of appearance. Also, are people just outward appearances? Our inner likes and dislikes, gestures, facial expressions, the way we speak, the use of our body and spoken language, and even a single glance, weren't these what affected our tastes? Actually, it still is. So there is no perfection, there is no perfect person, Absoluteness requires immortality and uniqueness. Man is a creature designed on death and differences. It is not our similarities that make us unique, but our differences.” “We cannot overcome the modern age or the internet by blaming social media. Perfection has been and will remain the utopia of humanity from the very beginning. In utopia, it is the goal that is known to be unattainable in reality. Therefore it is divine and not applicable to man.” He said.

Underlining that role models should be taken as a basis in the developmental stage of children, Kilit said, “Children's super-egos develop primarily with the teachings of their parents, and then with teachers and other role models. Afterwards, they will bring together their own tastes and the rules of the society, find the most ideal for themselves internally and externally, and form their social, academic and sexual identities in a balanced and objective way. He said.

The child should be made to accept himself

Expressing that the first way to find the ideal is to raise the child with sufficient self-confidence and be supported, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist Dr. Instructor Member Neriman Kilit said, “The child's self-confidence should neither be unnecessarily inflated nor deflated unnecessarily. From the first moment, people should be taught with their internal and external pros and cons, the areas where they are more talented and less talented, the differences in external appearance and the beauty of these appearance differences, and children should be guided in this direction. He said. We should aim to achieve complete equality in our religion, language, race, gender, internal and external characteristics as a human being. Thus, what is our utopia but ultimately leads us to disappointment and failure, to giving up. We can get rid of a single image of perfection that will repel it and create a happy and equal humanity with its differences.”

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