The Hunger Games

I saw this article about a Katniss Barbie doll on Yahoo earlier today. I don't have any huge objections to Barbie; I played with Barbie dolls a lot as a kid. I know their proportions are all off, and all the other complaints, but it doesn't bother me too much. Maybe it should, but it doesn't. However the Katniss doll does disturb me. For one thing, the article states that the doll is "make-up free", but it doesn't seem that way to me in the picture. Okay, her lips aren't red or pink, and there's no blush, but she doesn't exactly look "make-up free" either. In fact before I read the article I was looking at the photo and wondering why she was wearing eyeliner and mascara. Apparently those are not there, and I'm just seeing things. That's not my biggest complaint though. My biggest complaint is that the doll looks perfect - no cuts, bruises, burns, etc. I know very few people would want a doll like that, but to me it would make it truer to the books. Katniss (and everyone else) went through horrible, horrible things. And here she is, standing there looking perfect. I know I'm probably reading waaay too much into those. After all, it's just a doll. But that's how I feel.