Barbie — ridiculously proportioned Barbie — is a villain among body-image activists
Her impossible proportions have long influenced the body image of women — from the curvy girls who never saw themselves in Barbie to girls who never recognized her as an impossible ideal and strived to get her figure. The original Barbie, released in 1959, was thin — and came in a bathing suit — but she had some curves on her thighs, hips, and calves. Over the years, Barbie continued to get a tinier waist, bigger breasts, and blonder hair
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