Fashioning the Body: Versions of the Citizen, the Self, and the Subject

speech

let's dance

Hi, this is Barbie Karaoke Machine.   Let's dance!  I've had my heydey years earlier when my limbs worked.  now i can pop out a few beats.  my speech is a bit broken, but i can still say a few things.  I want you to sing with me!  My arms broke and my stomach is hungry.  Let's dance!  When you press the Echo button, you can do interesting things with your voice.  But I don't have that any more.  Are we movin' now?  Get up and dance.  I don't talk to correct misunderstandings.  I simply cannot talk well.  Hi-Med-Lo-please turn my volume to Hi.  My mouth is pink with flowers.  My mouth is broken.  Press the song button to hear a song.  You can hook it up to a tape player.  I am the dream of many pretty boys and girls, but am broken now.  Let's get groovy!  It is disheartening, because as a Barbie I was taught I could do anything.