Should Meredith Vieira Call Princess Barbie Inspirational?

Given my many Fox News Bias videos (see: http://tinyurl.com/299z37 ), I am often asked to make videos showing bias at other media outlets. While other outlets do not have the clear ideological bias that Fox News does, they do share with Fox a bias towards controversy, sensationalism, superficiality, and corporatism. This video is an example of those latter two media biases at NBC.

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News & Politics

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• Barbie
• Meredith
• Vieira
• Thanksgiving
• Day
• Parade
• Macys
• Macy's
• advertise
• commercials
• role
• model
• princess
• mattel
• corporation

[brrrrantarctica]

I think people are taking barbie's effect on young girls too seriously. I used to play with barbies as a kid and I'd like to think I turned out just fine. I don't want to be a princess or a trophy wife or anything. :)

[LiberalViewer]

werunfromcops,

Again, namecalling isn't much of an argument. Labeling things "stupid," "ignorant," or "inane" is meaningless when u provide nothing substantive to back it up. And, it would not be a waste of time for u to seriously consider why you need to pretend that your opinions are universally shared or, in the alternative, that everyone who disagrees with you is "stupid." Again, I hope that helps and

thx 4 commenting :-)

[DisPrincessxM]

I think she is talking about children using their imaginations. Obviously every girl can't be a princess but every girl can pretend. =D Barbie Dolls inspire little girls to dream and use their imaginations.

[gamerunknown]

@brrrrantarctica

They rip Mr Rogers for saying that everyone is unique and special (based on pretty standard Christian beliefs, may I add), then say that everyone should aspire to marry aristocracy.

y u no logic Fox

[katrinalindley]

@MrXmyselfx You need to read "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Bennet.

[FloridaDave00]

I think if little girls see Barbie as having all these jobs like a doctor, or an airline pilot, or what have you, and that in turn motivates them to be aspire to a the same, then I think that's a good thing. It is the same for architects and engineers that start out with playing with LEGOs and Lincoln Logs.

Did Meridith insert an advertisement for Mattel? Yes. But it's a Disney parade and it's near Christmas. The whole thing is a marketing ploy.

[Leedark3]

I don't think it's really fair to the profession of journalism to include Meredith as one of them, especially not during a stint as a parade host. The parade isn't news; it's just entertainment and heavily sponsored entertainment at that. Even in her day-to-day stuff, calling her a journalist would be generous. Sure, what she said was dumb, but why should we care in this instance?

[poliscimajor1]

It sounded to me like she was reading it off a card -- which they may have done for every float. Plus, I don't think I understand the argument of the video. Is it (generally speaking) that calling Barbie inspirational violates journalistic ethics? But if they were reading a card off for every float, it doesn't really seem like favoritism or anything. Plus, parades are also designed with kids in mind. And kids like Barbies. Whoop-de-doo, this video is illogical, and/or carries next to no weight.

[MrXmyselfx]

Obviously, all girls can't be princesses.

[absb075]

I want to be a tall, skinny and blonde woman when I grow up!

[Hreinn91]

Hmm they're gonna be up for a big disapointment if they dream to become a princes or a fairy....

[godshiva]

Hmmm. Honestly, this doesn't bother me. It may be indicative of a larger failure within our culture to adequately encourage girls to excel and dream big - but as for the actual statement itself - it just seems like something that got said without thinking too much.