This archetype is trademarked by a visual aesthetic punctuated by unabashed girliness, a kind of hyper-femininity. Often a Valley girl, she is typically associated with themes such as celebrity culture, shopping and beauty, social hierarchy, and sexuality. Defining physical characteristics of this archetype generally include whiteness, blondeness, a youthful and symmetrical face, a highly feminine appearance and choice of presentation (via clothing, hair and make up), and sexualized postures and movements. Though on-screen depictions of the Barbie Girl Archetype frequently conjure an image of simplicity and vapidness, the frequent subconscious associations between IRL women who match the physical criteria of this archetype, with the personality traits of on-screen renditions of the archetype, reflect a troubling psycho-sociological pattern wherein women who choose to present this way are denigrated simply as a result of the entertainment media conditioning that the people around them have been subjected to.
