…So why are the plastic women so disproportionate?
Average woman
Store mannequin
Barbie
Height
5′ 4″
6′ 0″
6′ 0″
Weight
145 lbs.
Not available
101 lbs
Dress size
11 -14
6
4
Bust
36 – 37″
34″
39″
Waist
29 – 31″
23″
19″
Hips
40 – 42″
34″
33″
And this is why I cringed when I heard my coworker, oblivious, ask his little girl over the phone, “Did you play with your Barbies today?”
Source: ANRED
Originally posted 2008-05-19 [...]
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