Barbie has been criticized for decades for her unrealistic proportions. But In 2014 an artist gave kids a doll based on the proportions of the average 19 year old American woman and a Barbie doll. Why are Barbie’s body proportions an issue? According to BBC, all four of Barbies’ body shapes, including those recently released […]
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Ever wonder why dolls affect body image? The pressure to live up to a certain ideal of beauty and body proportions, promoted by popular media and culture, starts at a very young age. The most alarming statistic is the one that shows that by the time girls reach the third grade, 42% of them wish […]