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No. 65017

So, Barbie had a "makeover", meaning that she got three new body types: Curvy, Tall, and Petite. Now only that, but there are more eye colors and 7 skin tones available. The line is called Fashionistas. To avoid derailing other threads, I decided to make one to specifically discuss anything having to do with this new line of Barbie dolls.

No. 65018

>>65017
the curvy one looks fat and ugly. I expect no little girl will want that shit and they'll have to sneak 'em in with regular barbies to make any sort of profit.

No. 65020

>>65017
I think this is kind of cute. I'm sure collectors and re-painters are gonna have a blast with these.

No. 65024

The Barbie collector line has had some variation in hair colors, faces, and body types, going back many years. I was confused as to why they were introducing some of those features as if they were a new thing. The curvy and short bodies are new though. Personally I never saw my Barbie dolls as anything but a fantasy, but I guess if this new line helps little girls in a positive way then I'm happy about that.

No. 65025

I personally think some of the dolls from the line are cute. One of the negative things though, is the promotion of "overweight is beautiful!!"

No. 65027

I like that there's a petite one now. Very adorable.

No. 65028

Tumblr's reach has gone this far. What's next? Hijab Barbie?

No. 65035

As long as they don't literally put stretch marks/age spots/cellulite or some other ugly shit on them they'll do fine.

No. 65036

>>65025
to me, the curvy ones don't really look that huge. just literally curvy and not dressed well for their figures.

No. 65041

>>65036
This. They aren't huge and gross looking just your average curvy girl. Lol, you comment made me think of the episode of TM when Toccara was upset about how ugly the clothes were for Plus size models.

No. 65043

>>65028
Fun fact, Mattel DID create a Muslim Barbie, but Muslims didn't like it because they didn't think Barbie stood up to Islam's beliefs.

No. 65045

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>>65018
Funny you should mention little girls not liking her, because this article talks about how when they left the testing room and observed the girl's playing, the kids totally made fun of the curvy one. (part 4) http://time.com/barbie-new-body-cover-story/?xid=homepage

No. 65046

>>65043
Muslim women are the most brainwashed of them all.

No. 65047

>>65045
That's because most kids know from instinct that being overweight or obese is wrong and unnatural.

No. 65053

Corporations are encouraging obesity among children so they can have life long customers to buy their shitty food.

No. 65054

>>65053
holy shit you're right

No. 65058

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>>65045
I had a mental image of a little girl playing with the doll as a read that and I burst out laughing.

No. 65061

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>>65017
I was actually really disappointed. With the way they were going on about all the different skin tones, hairstyles, eye coulors, etc. I got my hopes up for custom dolls but they seem to only be talking about releasing specific 'character' dolls throughout the year.

I distinctly remember being able to design and order custom dolls way back in probably about 1999. (pic related) But nowadays their idea of 'custom' is picking one out of a handfull of pre-made barbies and choosing a couple different outfits for her.

Yes, I'm mad.

>tfw I will never order a petite barbie that looks like me

No. 65062

I think they're cute. The curvy ones are bigger than the "ideal" shown in the media, but I do believe that was the goal. The only thing I think will be very annoying is the different sizes for the clothes.

No. 65063

>>65035
Demisexual greyromantic barbie… Transablist barbie…

No. 65065

>>65062
that was my first thought. they're cute, but how are you gonna find clothes for them?

No. 65066

>>65061
same! my first thought was that they were going to reopen the custom barbie thing, and i got so excited. it would have be perfect, people would have loved that. i don't know why they didn't just do that.

No. 65077

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I think it ridiculous. I don't think normal barbies ruined my life or anything. Same goes for my other friends. The other types like that one "average" barbie is the ugliest doll I've ever seen.

No. 65078

>>65077
From barbie to some white trash hick. Good god this feels wrong.

No. 65080

>>65078
Having average proportions is trashy??

No. 65100

>>65080
I think it mostly has to do with the combination of her proportions/arms making her look brick-shaped skinny fat + her older looking face + the bleach blonde hair

Not the body on it's own, but the whole of the doll (especially when compared to the original counter part)

No. 65103

>>65017
And no fat ken ? … Fatness is just for women?

They should make fedora ken

No. 65110

>>65103
Since Ken is mostly aimed at girls, that wouldn't be as good. Fat action man is where it's at. Comes with a fedora though, obviously.

No. 65111

>>65100
>>65080
I think it looks off because of the way the limbs are positioned with feet and legs apart and the arms make it look like bouncer barbie.

No. 65112

>>65077
iirc, they made this barbie using average measurements so it all depends on how they interpreted the measurements. A 37inch bust could be huge boobs or a flat-chested chubby person. a 38inch hip measurement could be a big ass or wide hips.

Most young women I see don't look like "normal barbie". They don't look like regular barbie either, tbf, but I don't understand why they always make "regular" women look like squat hobbits.

No. 65115

But normal Barbie was already curvy.

No. 65125

I like the petite Barbies. I mean, when I was younger, I was never triggered by Barbies (or Bratz or MyScene) being "tall", but I guess it's nice to see different sizes. Girls are going to have a party with their imagination now.

No. 65128


No. 65130

>>65115
"curvy" has pretty much lost its meaning over the last few years.

No. 65140

>>65061
~memories!~

I loved that game

No. 65201

>>65115
Agreed. now curvy just means fat ass apparently.

No. 65205

I think it's awesome. I always wanted different choices of barbies when I was a kid! Hair/eye colour and all that stuff. The only problem I can see happening is when you will to buy custom clothes for different barbies

No. 65215

>>65058
This made me sad and laugh at the same time. It basically describes lolcow if you can imagine it.

I bet that lil girl grows up to be fat.

No. 65333

Tbh, I think it's weird they're making such a fuss of the "curvy" barbie, considering all it is is that she has wide hips and thicker thighs. That's literally the new standard of attractiveness. It isn't like it's groundbreaking, revolutionary shit, they're just keeping Barbie conventionally attractive to keep sales numbers up. She's not fat, she's what is currently considered "beautiful." Perhaps not everyone's type or preference, and personally not mine either, but generally speaking everyone is all about dat fat ass, and Mattel knows that. They haven't done this to be more diverse, they've done this to keep up with the trends because profit.

No. 65348

>>65333
This. It's just a barbie with a nicki minaj ass and just as unrealistic proportions as the original one. Why did they feel this was necessary?

No. 65356

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This just pisses me off.
its not the children complaining about the body issues Barbie gives them
its the fucking adults
as a child i was a fat fuck who was bullied but NEVER did i play with my barbies and went ''oh wow i wish i looked like that''
seriously, grown ass women should stop projecting their own feelings and insecurities onto little girls

but i do agree, different skin colours is nice

No. 65359

I never played normally with a Barbie doll anyway, didn't give a shit what they looked like. I just took them apart, stuck pins in them and dangled them out of the window or some shit.

No. 65360

Barbie should look like a little girl in the first place. It's weird to have little girls play with some model-looking grown ass woman.

No. 65361

>>65077
average barbie looks good to me. "normal" barbie looks like a freakish alien, i always thought so. how can you look at that and find it cute or whatever

No. 65362

its not fat at all? why is so many people triggered by having some different heights and shaped to choose from. i would understand the rage if it was an actual fat barbie but that doll just have a larger bum. if the kids dont like it they wont buy it, they are just trying it out

No. 65381

>>65362
i personally just think it's stupid. also no one is up in arms about baby dolls or teddy bears or other shit. my only issue is basically what >>65356 said. the moms are usually the ones who feel bad about the dolls looking better than -they- do.

No. 65382

>>65360
But that's what American Girl dolls are for. And yes American Girl is owned by Mattel

No. 65383

>>65061

Oh good god I remember this. The nostalgia is real

No. 65387

>>65361
then get em chelsea/kelly instead

No. 65391

>>65058
God, I could imagine if we had that choice back in the day. All the girls would fight over who had to play with fat Barbie.

No. 65412

Manlet and dadbod Ken when?

No. 65531

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>>65412

No. 65535

I would have probably liked the idea of having a bunch of different-looking Barbies for my Barbie town as a kid tbh. I distinctly remember being annoyed that I only had blonde Barbies (I was a blonde kid) because it felt like my dolls were talking to clones of themselves instead of a distinct character.

Also, I like that curvy Barbie isn't obese by any means and could easily read as "athletic" if dressed the part. Tumblrinas don't understand that dolls of adult women are supposed to allow little girls to act out their fantasies, and no little girl aspires to be a hamplanet. They want to be human-sized astronauts or vets, or at least be someone who's able to fit into the seats of that sweet convertible.

No. 65539

>>65360
Actually, at the time, all little girls had to play with were those fake babies, so they went crazy over Barbie because she was a beautiful and fashionable woman who wore adult clothes and did adult things. When you're a little girl, you can't wait to grow up so you can go out shopping with friends, attend parties, go out dancing, etc. and with Barbie, these little girls could do all that using their imagination PLUS more as the franchise grew and included Barbie with multiple careers.

No. 65548

>>65531
Is this real life? What person wants to play with "dadbod" Ken? I've never even heard of the term until now. Are they saying that these Barbies have "mombods" if Ken has a "dadbod"? kek.

No. 65554

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>>65548
I don't think people are serious. I have seen men complain that a big deal is made about unrealistic beauty standards in girl toys, when boy toys have huge steroid muscles. I think that's where that shit is coming from. Pic related was a meme I saw going around.

imo, everybody needs to calm down about what is only a toy. Any girl or woman that gets self-esteem issues from a hunk of plastic reflects on something terribly wrong with that person's perception of reality. Which is why people like Valeria Lukyanova are such huge cows.

No. 65556

>>65531
I hate everything. i honest to fucking god hate everything about what's happening in 2016. Is tumblr seriously leaking out into real life?

No. 65558

>>65548
The term dadbod is so infuriating. It's basically a way for fat guys to say "it's okay! I'm a dad.i can be lazy and not work out and watch what I eat." when there's zero excuse to do this. Getting older can be difficult, but it doesn't force anything to stop giving a shit. Men with guts and no muscle are repulsive, just like women who give up and not work out and are saggy are gross.

No. 65597

>>65558
It's annoying that dad bod is positive but that stuff like mommy arms is negative. I think everybody should look after their health but I don't see why one should be under more pressure than the other.

No. 65599

>>65558
It's OK, anon, I promise it's going to be OK, drink a glass of water and breathe deeply.

>>65597
There is such a thing as fat acceptance, though, and it's mostly for women.

I personally hate both the current state of affairs and the ideal world where fat will be hailed as attractive too. I don't think it's media's job to say what's attractive and what isn't (though I'm not sure it's possible to stop doing that. Needs further though).

No. 65680

I don't see little girls wanting to play with the curvy barbie, or the dwarf, or the really dark one with brown hair.( seriously? why brown… shit looks weird.)

No. 65683

>>65597
I don't think "dadbod" is any more positive than "curvy" is. Some people attempt to use it in a positive or ironic light, to shield themselves and improve their self-image, but other people generally view it negatively. Dadbod and curvy seem like equivalent terms.

No. 65685

>>65680
The dwarf one with the brown hair is a stereotypical hispanic. I live in a mainly black and hispanic neighborhood and you see women who look like that here fairly often, however, they're fatter in person. It looks bad both in doll form and irl.

No. 65687

>>65597
>>65683
No, other anon is right. dad bod is definitely seem as positive, while women putting on some pudge or 'mom arms' are negative.

No. 65707

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>>65683
Curvy can exist at different sizes and levels of health. You can be chubby and curvy or thin and curvy.

"Dadbod" just means out of shape with a beer gut, but it is used more positively.

Take Leo Dicaprio for example. He's allowed to look like this while still being a sex symbol, but most actresses fear being called curvy in magazines. Its almost passive aggressive.

No. 65713

>>65707

Yeah but dude, that photo's been Shooped to Hell and back. The area around his stomach and arms has obviously been edited.

No. 65720

>>65077
This. I played with barbie and I'm not "OMG ANOREXIC SELF ESTEEM HURT". It's cartoonish, no kid thinks that's how a normal person is supposed to look. Like, I've never heard a kid whine about not looking like barbie in my life.

No. 65721

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>>65713
Here is one that is unshooped

No. 65733

>>65721
Isn't he 41?

That's like your middle school kid daddy age

No. 65751

>>65707
>>65721
That is straight up FAT. Why do men get away with being fat slobs so easily in media and hollywood? There's no excuse for this.

No. 65752

>>65733
He's not in his 40s yet. and being in your 40s doesn't mean you can't be in shape. Stop your HAES bullshit.

No. 65773

>>65707
lmao i have bigger arms than him and i'm natty

No. 65787

If the ladies that actually get pregnant and give birth to kids can get themselves back into shape afterwards, there's no excuse for dadbod.

No. 65789

>>65787
Well, yes and no. Maintaining muscle mass well after 30, let alone building, is an uphill struggle due to diminished test. You could get skinnier though, sure.

No. 65798

>>65752
Born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
November 11, 1974 (age 41)
Hollywood, California, U.S.

He's obviously in his 40s.
And most (male) hollywood actors just slob around most of the year unless they have a movie to work on. Then they hire a personal trainer to whip them into shape for the camera before they slob around again

No. 65804

>>65787
When are you giving birth then?

No. 65813

>>65787
Pretty much this. There's no excuse. Let's face it, men don't get bullied for their weight nearly as much as women. I'm tired of these lax double standards.

No. 65820

>>65813
That's because women are the source of most fat shaming.
Most men could care less if other men are overweight, and most would gladly sleep with 'chubby' women.


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