@Kim.

Okay let's try this. Black isn't a brand. Barbie is. Barbie was a brand of dolls, originally all white, that represented femininity, idealism, fantasy and also slowly became multifaceted. Kim in calling herself the Black Barbie was trying to associate an already established and respected brand with herself in order to establish her own identity. However Kim didn't invent Barbie. In truth after dubbing herself Barbie Kim didn't in any way dress up in ANYTHING that could be associated with Barbie. It was merely the fact she was dressing up.

I gave you an example with Alexander Graham Bell and you can even look at Nicki, just because one chick is getting shine doesn't mean any other person similar to her has vanished. Kim was a feminine rapper but she wasn't the only ONE and part of the trade off for her femininity was having to bs overly sexual in order to still appeal to a male audience. I give props but I'm just too realistic with the way this whole thing works to pretend women would still be in jerseys and baggy pants rapping if not for Kim. Even Aaliyah was changing that image as she traded back and forth between baggy pants and makeup, dresses and perfectly kept hair.