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Barbie house protest
抗议芭比屋

                                                                                                                
                           
                                                      
Audio Report：http://club.topsage.com/thread-3270800-1-1.html
Summary
17 May 2013
Protesters have disrupted the opening a life-size Barbie house in Berlin. The exhibition, which consists of a copy of the popular doll's toy house, has angered some women, who think that Barbie leads to less respect for women.  
柏林，一座真实比例大小的芭比娃娃主题屋开展仪式遭到一群抗议者的抵制。本次展出的是一座时下流行的芭比娃娃玩具屋的模型，然而本次展出却惹恼了部分女性，他们认为芭比娃娃带来的是对女性的不尊重。

Reporter: Steve Evans

Report

It wasn't the opening which the organisers planned. Feminist protesters said the Barbie doll turned women into objects. A semi-naked member of the Femen protest group, had "Life in plastic is not fantastic" written on her bare chest. She set fire to a Barbie doll.  

In what the organisers call the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience, a hundred gallons of pink paint were used to decorate the exhibition. The colour provoked a protest from a group called Pink Stinks whose members said there was too much emphasis on becoming more beautiful and on being pretty, and that put an awful lot of pressure on girls.  

The other Barbie Dreamhouse, in America, has not been the target of protest. The Berlin version continues until August and then tours Europe. There will be more opportunity for protest - and also for visits by Barbie's countless fans.

Vocabulary

feminist：someone who wants equal rights and opportunities for women
objects：things you can see and touch, but are not living
provoked：caused a negative reaction (here: that led to a protest)
emphasis：attention / importance
pressure：trying to force, influence or persuade someone to do something (here: to look prettier)
target：focus / the central point
tours：travels around
countless：very many; too many to count