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Perhaps her being referred to as "normal" is a faux pas, and I could see reason for calling her something different, but claiming that Barbie is MORE realistic for the very thin just seems extremely silly to me. Barbie has a very nipped in waist, true, some girls and women may find that more like themselves than this new doll, but again, going by the actual measurements of Barbie and comparing her to a real person....not realistic. At all. The claims are true that Barbie wouldn't even be able to hold herself up, much less walk, given the way she is built.
And I'm quite certain that people who are calling others fat or to skinny or what have you do far more damage than a TOY.
I don't think the creator is labouring under the assumption that kids define themselves 100% (or even mostly) in comparison to toys, but when the toys are in line with other cultural assumptions and norms (beauty ads, celebrities, family pressures, and so on) they're still a part of the bigger cultural picture.Material things are rarely the most important thing, but that doesn't make them unimportant, y'know?
Cute as heck. You know what would be cool though?Dolls with multiple body types. Fat ones, skinny ones, in between ones. YES.
Yea... I do think the media is trying to pit people against each other. CNN title their video as "Anti-Barbie crowd-funded in 24 hours". The media says you're not allowed to like both. No way.