Mattel says new and varied range of hair,face and body will promote healthy and realistic self-image so that girls can ‘find a doll that speaks to them’With her tiny waist, stick lean legs and petite frame, and the Barbie doll has been accused of promoting an unhealthy body image for over five decades. But now,in her biggest update since 1959, it’s out with the skeletal frame and thigh gap, and in with the curvy hips and thighs as the company has revealed three new body types for the dolls to reflect a “broader view of beauty”.
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Source: theguardian.com