Barbie's New Body, Darby McMahon PD#9

Women don't come in one size and now neither do Barbie's. Along with the origional Barbie, additional Barbie's are now being made with  curves, height variations, etc.. Tania Missad, director of consumer insights, talked about how girls need to stop being compared to the unrealstic doll. According to her Barbie will now come in four body types, seven skin tones, 22 eye colors, 24 hair styles, ending up with 33 different doll variations. These changes come after years of critisism from consumers about unrealistic doll proportions, and an impossible standard for girls. A 2006 study found that girls exposed to the old Barbie reported lower self esteem and greater desire for a thinner body shape. These new changes will send a new more positive message about body image. 

Source:CNN- Barbies New Body

For so many years Barbies have been a negative role model for little girls, and the new Barbie just shows that society is becoming more accepting. This article was writen by Michael Pearson, CNN, and it is complete with pictures of all of the new dolls, It really shows the drastic change and diversity. It is very important that this story is shared because although it is just a few modifications, it symbolizes a new era and way of thinking of Barbies. One of the worst things about the old Barbie was that there was only one version of her. Diversity is very important, its just like Chinese immigration and how America passed the Chinese Exclusion Acts.