NEW YORK (WNB) - Mattel has redesigned their Barbie doll to more accurately reflect today's female shape. The toymaker has been increasingly criticized for selling a doll whose slim. curvy proportions may give young girls a negative self-image.
In seeking a model for today's female, Mattel chose someone who personifies good health and fitness - First Lady Michelle Obama. "We felt that Mrs.Obama has a physique that nearly any female can, and likely will, obtain."
The new Barbie is featured in this month's Time Magazine and features a flat chest, bulging biceps and abdomen, large, cellulite-dimpled posterior, thick, chunky thighs, and feet equivalent to a men's size 17.