Green Options » Margaux Lange http://greenoptions.com/tag/margaux-lange Posts tagged 'Margaux Lange' Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Barbie Doll Art: 32,000 Boob Jobs a Month http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/05/barbie-doll-art-32000-boob-jobs-a-month/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/05/barbie-doll-art-32000-boob-jobs-a-month/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:11:08 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/05/barbie-doll-art-32000-boob-jobs-a-month/ 1200710813.jpgI hate Barbie Dolls. These plastic, large breasted, out of proportion dolls create unrealistic images in children’s minds of a woman’s body. As Empowered Parents explains,

If she were alive, Barbie would be a woman standing 7 feet tall with a waistline of 18 inches and a bustling of 38-40. In fact, she would need to walk on all fours just to support her peculiar proportions. Yet media advertising, television and Hollywood would reinforce her message, influencing what would become the American ideal of beauty.

And what’s up with Ken being an eunuch?  Leave it to artists to find a creative use for Barbie and comment on this cultural icon.

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