Typical

     What is it about blonde hair and blue eyes that is so appealing to the public? Both "The Bluest Eye" and "Our Barbies, Ourselves" demonstrated how those two characteristics are generally seen as desirable.
     Barbies, at least the classic ones, are notoriously known for their blonde hair and blue eyes. These toys are given to children at a young age, when they are the most apt to be influenced, perhaps causing them to wish for the sense of normality these physical characteristics will give them. Even her boyfriend, Ken, has blond hair and blue eyes. In the future, maybe Barbie and Ken will have a typical family of beautiful blond haired, blue eyed children, living together in a Barbie dream house.
     Another example of the glorification of blonde hair and blue eyes lies in the popular children's series referenced in "The Bluest Eye"- "Dick and Jane." For those who didn't have those books read to them as a child, the Dick and Jane is a childrens series that describes a perfect family, some with- you guessed it- blonde hair and blue eyes. This again sets a standard for the American family to live up to.

     Shirley Temple is yet another media representation of the perfect blonde haired and blue eyed American, as described in "The Bluest Eye." Shirley Temple is considered to be perfect in the eyes of America, giving people joy in the time of the Great Depression, and again setting a precedent for the typical American family.