The Buzz Around Carina

Carina Buzo's opening piece at the All City Slam takes on society's narrow minded view of beauty in this piece.

5'9', 110 pounds, 39-18-33

Barbie’s measurements are impossible

yet anything is possible if you put your mind to it

but last time EYE checked

these measurements were no where near hers…

and its on MY mind??? ALL THE TIME!

how could it NOT be.....

in a world where the tv is the teller of all things true and mighty....

and plastered on the screen

is a bunch of my size barbies

that never made it to my house

for the last 18 Christmases....

and even though i tend to use the whole....

its america baby

i could look however the hell i wanna look....

i secretly wish barbie actually was my size

then those moments in the mirror

before I pull back the shower curtain

wouldn’t be so alone

and prom dress shopping

wouldn’t be so damn humiliating

because at 5’1 160 pounds 34-30-38

doctors have labeled me as obese

and the sizes in the stores

that only go up to a size too small for me

only smears it in my face more

barbie has become a culture icon

forcing little girls to strive for standards that aren't obtainable

and hide and seek pregnancies are born

because only pregnant Barbie comes with a matching ken

making little girls believe that imperfections are not acceptable

how can we show these girls that mistakes happen

and that being yourself is the best thing to be

and that being alone isn’t horrible

when you have Barbie being stuffed into your vision

Barbie, who is always dependent on a man

in all this mess

an assumption has been created that there’s a “sporty barbie” out there somewhere

But someone with a rack that big with no panties on

Has the option to run ANYWHERE

She uses sex and looks to her advantage

then calls herself a feminist

There's just something about glorifying this manifestation of "female perfection" and

her obsession of hording material possessions

that disturbs me to the core of my being

because the closet thing to a Barbie like me....

a once released cinco de mayo Barbie named abil del monte

which, directly translates to skilled worker from the mountains

she has a big Jalisco dress on

made to look like the Mexican flag

and big trensas in her hair

tied together with ribbons....

and yes, I am very proud of my culture

All I’m asking for

is something that little girls today can look up to

not some one with measurements that are based on male fantasy

rather than actual human metrics

and I don't want them to be a product of a culture

that treats women with disrespect

and confine them to the role of a sexual toy for men

because once upon a while back...

that my size barbie.... seemed larger than life

and i thought that with enough outfits and shoes and makeup

I could be just as perfect as she was

not knowing that....

5'9', 110 pounds, 39-18-33

is impossible....

no matter how long you put your mind to it