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

[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"...)