One hundred years from now — (May the engine of our Republic keep running on the bicameral track of Democracy!)

When the reincarnated Robin Gerber explore the zeitgeist of the feminine time past and the time hundred years from the moment against the male-dominated tiers of the American society, in her (or his, for she could be reborn as he due solely to the Wheel of Karma) authoritative book, Barbie: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy.

Ruth Handler gave birth to her iconic doll — Barbie — in 1959. “[A] doll that started with a choice of either blonde or brunette hair now, reflecting diversity, boasts 35 skin tones, 97 hair styles, and 9 body types, with those numbers growing each year.” (goodreads)

As was/is/will be the case with the fickle memory of lesser/higher mortals, very few, save a handful of history buffs, among us can recall what happened one hundred years ago today. So, one hundred years from hence very few Americans would remember the burning issues of today. All, all will be consigned to the dustbin of history/herstory/themstory.

However, the meticulous handlers of Mattel mercantile magic would see to the Barbie doll kept all buffed up, reflecting the cultural tone while influencing the trendy taste of time.

Like The Brook by Alfred Tennyson, “For men may come and men may go, / But I [Barbie] go on forever.”

Hence it is safe to assume that the ice Barbie will during the time of cultural thaw would “[f]ollow the path that Barbie took from teenage fashion model to over 200 different careers, including trailblazing roles like astronaut in 1965, beating the first American woman, Sally Ride, into space by nearly 20 years, to surgeon in 1973, at a time when the total number of women physicians in the US was around 5 percent, to other male-dominated roles like Marine Corps sergeant, a business executive, and President of the United States.” (Robin Gerber) She will be remembered for her cold, alabaster skin tone.

Breaking Boundaries is in the DNA of the American humanity.