So long as diversity doesnât include BMI>16 body types?
Came here to ask why theyâre still DD cups on an 80 pound frame.
When Barbie was introduced in Japan, kids found her creepy and repellent, so toymakers came up with Licca-chan, who is closer to a normal shape, but does have those weird anime eyes as big as her fists.
Now wait and watch how this will be done wrong for some, not enough for others; brace for the noiseâŠ
âŠQEDâŠ
This is a temporary affair anyway. In next couple years 3d printing at home will do a number with cheap plastic moulded toys.
One of my kids just told me that theyâre now making Barbies with flat feet. Now THAT seems like a real improvement.
I went looking for an image to show how unnaturally the feet are shaped, and found an article about a high school studentâs art project: creating a life-sized Barbie to show how ridiculous the measurements are.
I have a hunch the rationale is that they need to have the same body type so any Barbie outfit can fit any doll. Of course, thatâs incredibly short-sighted since Mattel could probably sell even more accessories if every doll needed a unique wardrobe.
I think that third and fourth dolls (from left to right) have flat feet.
Iâm glad they finally discovered the palette swap. Video games have been using it to âdiversifyâ their character designs for years.
Check out Lammily.
Skipper always had flat feet, too, though she was still weirdly wasp-waisted.
Sorry⊠didnât mean to body-shame Skipper. Sheâs a dear.
Only⊠holy shit, was this actually a thing?
I have no idea what to think of this.
Growing up Skipper
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Wait. What!?
Just wait 'til you see Alien Mutagen Skipper.
Tangential factoid of the day: âweird anime eyesâ actually originated in western animation. Osamu Tezuka (called the âgod of mangaâ for very good reason - he basically created the form as we now know it) got the idea for the large eyes from the early works of Walt Disney.
I think they all have hinged ankles now, so they can either wear heels or flats.
Every time Iâve mentioned this version of Skipper, people have told me Iâm full of shit. Try explaining to someone whoâs never seen it how you crank Skipperâs arm around^, then she gets taller and bigger-breasted. I AM VINDICATED.
^At least the mid-1970s version worked this way.
The 70s were a very special time, to be sure. Everyone lionizes the 60s and the 80s, but the 70s⊠well, that was an odd decadeâŠ
The reason for this is simple. Money.Girls wonât buy the fat dolls. Or most girls wonât. Because at the end of the day, a little black girl will want a little black girl doll, because she wants to see herself represented in the toys she buys. Most girls do. But fat girls want the skinny girl doll. This is the problem in our society. There is no unity within the plus-sized community, because we are trained to hate ourselves and so instead of idolizing Melissa McCarthy or Gabby Sidibe, we idolize Kylie Jenner.
Logistically, it would also be more costly to produce clothes for different body types and not just one standard size. That one body type could be a little closer to what an actual human looks like though. Those legs are seriously fucking ridiculous.
Machining new injection molds is also much more expensive than using different dyes and paints.
The expense argument would carry a little more weight if people havenât been pointing out the ridiculousness of Barbie for decades. Theyâve had a long time to amoritize the costs of a shift to be more in line with their consumersâ values.
