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Your Opinion on Plus Size Barbie

What do you think of plus-size barbie?


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I don't think a double-chinned Barbie is a healthy idea, but I do think that a normal-looking Barbie would be terrific.

Just a guess.... I don't think Barbie was originally meant to be an "ideal" so much as it was meant to be a miniature mannequin that little girls could dress up.

If you look at fashion drawings, for example, they're never proportionate. I'm not sure why that is, but that's been the convention for years and years.


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Just a guess.... I don't think Barbie was originally meant to be an "ideal" so much as it was meant to be a miniature mannequin that little girls could dress up.

If you look at fashion drawings, for example, they're never proportionate. I'm not sure why that is, but that's been the convention for years and years.


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That totally makes sense to me! Kind of like a runway model. Really tall and really thin. Like a hanger for the clothing.
 
Just a guess.... I don't think Barbie was originally meant to be an "ideal" so much as it was meant to be a miniature mannequin that little girls could dress up.

If you look at fashion drawings, for example, they're never proportionate. I'm not sure why that is, but that's been the convention for years and years.


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I had an epiphany a few years back. I was flipping through channels and some fashion show was on. My first reaction was "ugh, so skinny. Like a coat hanger. How could that possibly be considered attractive?" Then it hit me. That's precisely what she is. A walking coat hanger. Literally employed to hold up clothing for others to look at.
 
My kids are grown (19 and 22) When they were young I did edit what they were allowed to watch to some extent but for the most part I chose to let them be exposed to alot and direct them on what to do with what they were seeing instead. I felt like this stuff will reach them no matter what I do so it makes more sense to let them see it (to some extent) and talk with them about it or guide them.

My ex doesn't let them watch anything... I let them watch anything on Discovery, Food network, Animal Planet, etc. along with other random shows. TV is not a bad thing...
 
If you use Google Scholar, you can find any number of articles on body image dissatisfaction and its relationship to eating disorders and etc. Just as a casual example, here is an abstract of one article with a bibliography beneath it. Take a look:

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I understand... there are a lot of really self conscious females with low self esteem... as a father I really am aware of that and do my best to instill esteem into my daughters.
 
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