Barbie as the Epitome of Beauty

Short skirts, tiny waists, large breasts, and flawless airbrushed smiling faces. These are the images of womanhood that I have seen while I was growing up. I see them on the television, on the sides of buses, on billboards, magazines, and everywhere else. And I wonder why so many female adolescents have self-image and weight issues? Add these limited images of feminine beauty a little baby pink, blond hair, blue eyes, and what do we …

…low body image, as a result of this culture. For Example, I remember the lawsuit against Mattel having to change the size of Barbie's breasts, reducing them in size. Barbie also had to pack on a little more weight in the waist area. I wonder if things like these cure our North American culture of its beauty myth? Of course not. At least some reforms have been attempted. But I suppose this is a start.