Both fair and perilous

[pegkerr]

Barbie as Galadriel. Urk. Somehow, this makes me cringe; can't quite explain why.

Edited to add: heinous_bitca has informed me of this, which is equally as bad. *Shudder*

Second edit: I am, of course, rather a howling hypocrite to object.

Comments

[stinaleigh.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way. I think it may be because I don't think Barbie would ever read Tolkien. It may also be that there were those who played with Barbie and there were those of us who read and never the twain shall meet.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Oh, nonsense. I read, I read SF, I read Tolkien when I was 11 years old, and I played with Barbie dolls.

K.

[alisgray.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

The appeal of Galadriel is supposed to be so etherial and spiritual, while Barbie's massive powers stem largely from her being overdeveloped and small enough to fit in the hip-pocket -- a perfect material girl.

However, they are the Lasting Beauties, the archetypes, and have that semireal sexy/unapproachable quality.

God knows that if Galadriel has ever been portrayed, it was as a super femme enchantress. Just. Like. Barbie.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Well, I read Tolkien at ten and played with Barbie dolls then also. Of course, I gave them all butch haircuts and made my mother very angry. ;) I personally still think Midge looked great that way.

I'm waiting for Barbie as Eowyn the Warrior. ;)

[aerden.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'd love an Eowyn Barbie.

*slaps self* What am I saying???! (g)

Chantal

[aynjel.livejournal.com]

Ditto...

[stinaleigh.livejournal.com]

Well, I played with her a bit too. I was more thinking along the lines of those who had a dozen dolls and all the acruments. The girls I am thinking of from my childhood would not have read Tolkien, or would not have admitted it if they did. But it does take imagination to do both so I am sure that this is just a broad sterotypical generalization I am making.

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Hell, I read, I read SF, I read Tolkine (when I was 13...), and _wanted_ to play with Barbies (and have somewhere around $500.00 worth of "action figures" , not to mention _TWO_ versions of "Barbie's Friend Becky In The Wheelchair"...)