New barbie doll design?! What do you think?

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  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
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    This is not actually a redesign... this was a private artist making a statement.

    http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/09/barbie-meet-average-barbie/

    "Average Barbie, who has not been endorsed by Mattel, is modeled off body measurements of a normal 19-year-old American girl using data from the CDC. "


    Still, I like it better.
  • m76b
    m76b Posts: 1,498 Member
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    nothing against vegan ok!
  • aliciaje
    aliciaje Posts: 83
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    New Barbie has eerily similar body to mine... freaked out a little.
  • SueSlick
    SueSlick Posts: 268 Member
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    No!
  • AbstractAsterism
    AbstractAsterism Posts: 153 Member
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    Looks like she could birth an Eriksen baby.

    Nah, too short! :)
  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
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    Shes adorable and has a bubble butt! Haha

    Hey watch it, that's my butt :)
  • chloecats
    chloecats Posts: 24 Member
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    I think it's terrible! Dolls aren't supposed to look like real people, they're toys. Her head is huge in comparison with her body because a huge head is doll-like. Her body is very long in comparison with her huge head because a long body is more fun to play with (you can get the clothes on easier, and all sorts of things like that).

    The original designers of Barbie dolls, which no doubt included plenty of women on the design teams throughout the decades, weren't looking to design a doll in order to oppress women or make anyone feel bad about themselves - they were trying to make a doll that kids would want to play with! If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    If someone develops self-esteem problems because of playing with Barbie dolls... well, they are probably too old to be playing with dolls to begin with. Self-esteem issues may be among the least of their problems.
  • sherrirb
    sherrirb Posts: 1,714 Member
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    The "new/average" Barbie doesnt look the same. Her face is different...

    And what is with the stupid thigh gap??????????????? That is not "average"
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
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    This just in: Ken breaks up with new Barbie.

    That "new Barbie" is not official and is not endorsed by Mattel. It's a creation by an artist who used data from the CDC for the average measurements of teenage girls and created a more realistic body shape to contrast with original Barbie.
  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
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    I wonder if they are going to make a fat Ken to go with her!
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
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    Until Ken grows some genitalia, he can't complain.
  • iamanadult
    iamanadult Posts: 709 Member
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    I wonder if they are going to make a fat Ken to go with her!

    Are you saying new Barbi is fat!?!

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  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,001 Member
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    Until Ken grows some genitalia, he can't complain.

    Lol. Gives new meaning to 'grow some balls'.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
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    Are you saying new Barbi is fat!?!

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    I love that gif - I'm totally stealing it!
  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,001 Member
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    I wonder if they are going to make a fat Ken to go with her!

    Are you saying new Barbi is fat!?!

    I will say that this 'artist's staement' version (apparently not the new barbie) has a rectangular figure as opposed to an hourglass, which is probably more common to the general population (the rectangle). But, the hourglass was 'ideal' in the 1950's when Barbie was created. More Marilyn and Grace Kelly. Twiggy look didn't become fad until after that.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
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    Barbie's waist changed in 2000... And I could swear that my Barbies in the 70's had much larger boobs. Maybe it just seemed like it due to the pre-2000's waist.

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  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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    She looks fat now.
  • ericarae33
    ericarae33 Posts: 211 Member
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    I'm not sure how I feel... obviously the original Barbie is way too skinny, but the new Barbie seems oddly proportioned to me. I think it will just take some getting used to!

    This, except I think I like it much better! But agree with "oddly proportioned" since I'm so used to seeing her with the long skinny neck!
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
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    Until Ken grows some genitalia, he can't complain.

    Lol. Gives new meaning to 'grow some balls'.

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  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,001 Member
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    Barbie's waist changed in 2000... And I could swear that my Barbies in the 70's had much larger boobs. Maybe it just seemed like it due to the pre-2000's waist.

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    No, I think you're right. I also think she used to have a bigger chest.

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