Posted on 01/29/2016 6:01:08 AM PST by Bon of Babble
I the name of diversity and inclusion, Mattel has announced big changes to its Barbie product line again this year that will now include three new body types for the iconic doll: curvy, tall, and petite.
"The company hopes that the new dolls, with their diverse body types, along with the new skin tones and hair textures introduced last year, will more closely reflect their young owners’ world,"
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Well it appears that they have the “Kim Kardashian” Barbie covered.
It’s just business. If a Mom doesn’t like it, don’t buy it.
Me too.
LOL
Get the Blue Eyed Blond while supplies last !
Women are far more judgmental about looks than men ever thought of being.
That “ideal” of beauty was not something concocted by straight men.
I’m still going with they need a Klaus Barbie.
Next up from the diversity department: Bull dike Barbie, and the trans-Barbie that comes with a gender neutral bathroom.
Trivia question....what is Barbie’s last name? She also has a middle name too.
That was unexpected...
Sir Mix-A-Lot just ordered seven.
Anyone who has ever raised kids knows they possess a clear unfiltered honesty.
No Steatopygia Barbie in a Walmart electric shopping cart?
The black one is the shortest, it’s a micro agression i tell ya
Body styles have made some rapid changes in the last 15 years or so. There used to be a standard size, which went to smaller boobs, bellybuttons, and ones called Model Muse and Fashionistas.
They rarely can wear the same clothes, so the bigger Barbies are just an extension of each of the different dolls needing MORE STUFF.
I used to be a pretty avid Barbie collector, but the lack of a standard in body style (along with a horrible drop in product quality) has keep me from even bothering anymore.
Well since Tom & Jerry are now best friends that go on cultural adventures together... and the Tasmanian Devil goes to anger management therapy... and Pepe le Pew is a registered sex offender... stands to reason that Barbie is fat. (oh, I’m sorry, ‘curvy’)
Next.... superheroes who are too lazy to get up off the couch but can play video games for 18 hours straight.
Yeah, definitely miss-proportioned.
You stumped me.
Skinny Barbie has ‘B’ cups, big boned Barbie has ‘B’ cups. You do the math.
These new PC Barbies will probably be like the perfect dog food some company developed, except the dogs wouldn’t eat it.
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