So I'm watching a thing on Ruth Handler and Barbie, and swet jesus, can we retire the Barbie leads to bad body image in girls meme? I'm sorry but If you were comparing your self to a plastic 11 inch doll that in no way resembles an actual naked woman, you're an idiot. Even if you are six! But even at six I had seen naked women and knew that they looked TOTALLY DIFFERENT from a naked Barbie. Her feet were total abstractions of feet! (Which is why I liked Jem. She had big feet, so shoes stayed on better, and her butt looked like one as did her breasts.)(I think I feel the similarly to the oh no! fashion magazine leads to anorexic teenagers! argument too. So how come every woman who reads magazines don't have eating disorders?)

Barbie contributing to excessive consumption on the other hand....