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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, as a short, stocky girl, I really didn't appreciate Barbie-encouraged body norms. I starved myself, but ultimately, I was still short and broad, even when bony, and Barbieness was unattainable.

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I don't understand this.  What is it about a plastic doll that makes you think looking like her is a good idea or attainable?  Look at some of the women who come somewhat close.  They look ridiculous!  Boob jobs, lip fillers, cheek fillers and god knows what else.  Nobody looks like that naturally. [/quote]

+1 I played with Barbie a ton as a kid, but I never thought I had to look like her (thank goodness, since I don't!) Body image problems come from elsewhere (a mother, a friend, some real-life influence), not a doll you play with when you're a child (IMHO). [/quote]

Agree.  And my 2nd wave feminist Mom (who incidentally, I agree with 90%+ of the time), actually banned Barbie for the first couple years I recall. But it never occurred to me that I should look like Barbie.* Afterall, I played with Strawberry Shortcake and cabbage patch kids too & never thought that they were anatomically correct or physically enviable.

*I also did ballet semi-seriously... and now *that* will eff with your head in terms of body image like nothing else.  Not even the crappiest comments from family or random guys could compare. (And Barbie wasn't even on the radar.)[/quote]

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