Barbie, Friend or Foe?

Since 1959, we've all had an unbeatable grad fixation with the 11.5 inch doll. The oldest teenager in the world; Her upbeat fashion, infamous blonde hair and an unrealistic toned body to top it all off. As America's top everything girl icon..

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Now, Barbie has always been the smart, responsible, girl-next-door type, holding down 75 careers in the last 50 years but has she always been so innocent, as it may seem?There are many controversies behind the "role model" most pending of these would have to be the unideal body image. Barbie's waist has been widened in more recent versions of the doll to prevent leading the risk that young girls may attempt to minipulate their own bodies in order to achieve the glamours look that Barbie so profoundly carries.

Barbie syndrome is a term used to describe the desire to have a physical appearance and lifestyle of the infamous Barbie doll. Oftern noted to be directed to teen adolescence; as youths would want to look their best to impress the opposite sex and peers, they would see Barbie as being the perfect "role model".