A Different Type of Barbie: Body Image

By Elizabeth Plank
PolicyMic
Originally posted March 3, 2014

A few months ago, one of the most iconic toys in the world got a modern makeover so revolutionary that it went completely viral. If, like millions of others netizens, you loved the pictures of "Average Barbie" circulating across the web, you'll love what Nickolay Lamm, the designer of the creative project has in store next.

Motivated by a strong desire to show that "average is beautiful," Lamm has decided to make his designs come to life with a doll called "Lammily."

Lamm decided to take matters into his own hands after being bombarded with questions about where to buy a Barbie of normal size.

The entire story is here.

Thanks to Steve Ragusea for this article.

Girls Talk: The Sexualization of Girls

By the American Psychological Association

APA's Public Interest directorate invited six middle school girls to sit down and share their thoughts about the images of girls they see all around them and how they feel about the way girls today are portrayed.




The Executive Summary of this report can be found here.