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The year is 1959. The name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. To many, that
name means absolutely nothing. But if you drop the middle and last name, chop
off the "bara" from "barbara" and add "bie"... okay, did I lose you there? Let me
spell it out for you then: B-a-r-b-i-e.
Ahh, Barbie! The first role model for
young girls. She is for many an example of setting goals and achieving them. She can be a
doctor, a lawyer, a mother, and a teacher all at once. But for many young girls,
Barbie created what is now the "standard" of how young women are supposed to
look.
Let's be realistic. How many people really look like Barbie? The flawless
skin, the perfectly highlighted hair, the awesome body? Let's go to
the chart, shall we?
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Average Woman |
Barbie |
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Height |
5'4" |
6' |
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Weight |
145 lbs |
101 lbs |
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Dress size |
14 |
4 |
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Bust size |
36" |
39" |
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Waist size |
31" |
19" |
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Hip size |
42" |
33" |
Now, the column on the left is the average women. The column on the right is
Barbie.
Think about it. Did you know that if a real women had Barbie's exact
proportions, she would no longer be able to walk upright? She'd have to crawl on
her hands and knees! Her internal organs would not fit inside her body, too! Sadly, most people are not a size 4, and they are scorned and made fun of for
it.
Marilyn
Monroe herself was a size 12. If she had had her modeling career in present times, she
would never have made it. She would probably have been considered overweight.
What does that say about America's taste for beauty?
So, consider what all this means.
Loving life,
Cloudy83
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