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ABSTRAKSemenjak kecil, anak-anak perempuan di seluruh dunia sudah mengenal dan
terbiasa dengan boneka Barbie. Tidak hanya anak perempuan, perempuan dewasa
pun senang bermain dan mengoleksi. Namun, beberapa orang lebih tertarik untuk
menjadi manusia Barbie dibandingkan menjadi “cantik” atau “keren” dengan
gayanya sendiri. Penelitian ini akan menjelaskan tentang fenomena manusia
Barbie dan efek dari fenomena ini berdasarkan beberapa konsep kemanusiaan dan
feminitas. Penelitian ini juga akan menunjukkan bagaimana Valeria Lukyanova
dan Justin Jedlica merubah diri mereka menjadi manusia Barbie dan apakah yang
mempengaruhi mereka sehingga merubah diri mereka menjadi “Barbie look
alike”. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan penjelasan mengapa
beberapa orang berkeinginan untuk merubah dirinya menjadi manusia Barbie.
Selain itu, penelitian ini juga akan membahas konstruksi sosial apa yang
membuat manusia Barbie ini merubah penampilan mereka. Berdasarkan konsep
identitas dan konstruksi kecantikan di masyarakat, penelitian ini akan menganalisa
alasan manusia Barbie merubah penampilan menjadi seperti Barbie.
ABSTRACTFrom early childhood on, especially for almost the entire girl in the world, Barbie is well-known asgirls' toy. Barbie is a doll that almost all of the girls, even an adult, like to play and collect it.However, some people tend to be like Barbie doll instead of being a “normal” people. This studywill explain about human Barbie phenomena and the effect of this phenomena towards someconcepts of humanity and feminism. This study also shows how Valeria Lukyanova and JustinJedlica become human Barbie and what kind of society and life that affect them to become Barbielook alike. The purpose of this research is to give the explanation why people want to change theiridentity into a Barbie. Thus, what kind of social construction that makes those people change theirappearance into a Barbie look alike. Based on identity concept and social construction of beauty,this paper analyzes why the human Barbie changes their appearance into a Barbie., From early childhood on, especially for almost the entire girl in the world, Barbie is well-known asgirls' toy. Barbie is a doll that almost all of the girls, even an adult, like to play and collect it.However, some people tend to be like Barbie doll instead of being a “normal” people. This studywill explain about human Barbie phenomena and the effect of this phenomena towards someconcepts of humanity and feminism. This study also shows how Valeria Lukyanova and JustinJedlica become human Barbie and what kind of society and life that affect them to become Barbielook alike. The purpose of this research is to give the explanation why people want to change theiridentity into a Barbie. Thus, what kind of social construction that makes those people change theirappearance into a Barbie look alike. Based on identity concept and social construction of beauty,this paper analyzes why the human Barbie changes their appearance into a Barbie.]"
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya Universitas Indonesia, 2015