You might not be aware, but Barbie games have come under much fire over the last few decades because Barbie’s waist was too small. If Barbie was a real girl, she would be 5’9” tall and have an 18 inch waist. It’s completely unrealistic – even with a corset of the 1800s.
There was great concern that girls would try to look like Barbie and in doing so hurt themselves by trying to reach a standard that was completely unobtainable. Barbie’s height and proportions alone are hard for most girls as the average height of a woman is just over 5’5.” Barbie’s like a model – very few of us will ever come close in stature. Fortunately, at least, Barbie didn’t stay too thin.
When Mattel redesigned Barbie a few years ago, they made a few important changes to the doll. Barbie used to bend at the waist, and the joint there was part of what made her waist so unbelievably tiny. The new Barbie gained a thicker waist that didn’t move, but had a belly button.
I don’t know about most girls, but I’d gladly trade an unhealthy waist size for a really great belly button any day of the week.
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