#125: Why We Need to End Our Obsession with Christian Barbie




Java with Juli show

Summary: <p>Barbie has been in the news lately. For 57 years, this plastic woman has projected the ideal and unattainable image for American girls. Now Mattel has introduced three new versions of Barbies: petite, tall, and curvy. While we wrestle with the body image presented by Barbie, the struggle of what it means to be a woman goes much deeper. Cultural expectations and Christian projections of what a woman “should be” make us feel insecure and uncomfortable in our own skin. Join Dr. Juli Slattery and her guests at the coffee shop for a candid discussion about the ideal Christian woman, and ask the question “Is this God’s standard or someone else’s?”</p>