I chose this Barbie doll because she isn't exactly what you picture when you think of a traditional Barbie doll. Unfortunately in our society most people perceive a traditional or normal Barbie doll as being a skinny blonde woman with blue eyes. These stereotypes of a "perfect woman" are not just seen on a dolls, they are also heavily seen in the real world. A tall, skinny, blonde girl is perceived to be the "ideal" vision of beauty in our society. This doll goes against those unrealistic standards, and proves to our society that a curvy woman can be just as pretty as a skinny woman. The Barbie is an action figure of the real life plus size model Ashley Grahm, who is making history as a plus size model. Ashley Grahm is just as good or even better as some "regular size" models and she proves day in and day out that size truly doesn't matter. I think it is important that they start making more dolls like this because these unrealistic ideals of beauty are damaging the younger generation.
Well done
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