Plus size Barbie?

So I'm sure some of you have heard about this new idea that has popped up about a plus size Barbie. Yeah, that's right. A plus size Barbie. I posted 2 pictures below. In the pictures is regular Barbie and then a different version of a plus sized Barbie. Now call me crazy but I think the heavier Barbie in the first picture doesn't represent a "plus size" person. It represents an overweight person.

In our messed up society someone who is anything above what like a size 2 is considered plus size. I think anyone below a size 2 should be considered anorexic. Anyone above like a size 10 should be considered plus size. And anyone in between should be considered average. The first picture below clearly depicts an overweight Barbie. This Barbie would be like a size 18. The Barbie on the second picture would probably be like a size 7. That should be the normal Barbie size!

We shouldn't have "normal" Barbie be so thin and tall. That is setting a bad example for girls. That size is often unattainable. And beside who would want to be that anorexic looking? No I think normal Barbie should look more like your average female. She should set a proper example for women. She shouldn't set an unrealistic image or an unhealthy image.

I think making a Barbie to plus size is definitely sending the wrong message. Its no better than putting out the thin Barbie. Both are unhealthy lifestyle examples and we should not be pushing that onto our children. They shouldn't be made to feel like there are only two ways your body can look, anorexic or plus size. There is a huge medium between both of those. That is where we should be directing our children's attention.

I know for sure I will never look like "normal Barbie" and you bet your behind I would never look like obese Barbie either. I am happy with the way I am. I may not look exactly how I want to but I'm working on it. I don't want to be scary thin, I don't want to be obese, I don't want to be a huge muscular woman. I just want a little bit of all of that. I want to be thinner in some places (like my thighs), bigger in some places (like my butt), and muscular in some places (like my arms and abs).

I never looked at Barbie and really wished I looked like her but I know there are people who have. And if you see Barbie as a child and get that image of what you should look like into your head at such a young age then you are doomed for life. Who wants their child to see Barbie and base their looks the rest of their life off of that and if they aren't at "Barbie standards" then they aren't good enough? I certainly don't.

I will be making sure my daughter is always comfortable with herself. That she doesn't look at some anorexic and get unrealistic expectations for herself. Lets face it, she's my kid. Her butt and thighs are going to be huge. And I don't want her to hate herself for that based on what society thinks you should look like. She will know she is beautiful the way she is. And if I catch her overeating or starving herself I'll either take the food away from her or shove some down her throat. I will not let society's fucked up way of thinking poison my daughters mind. I tell her everyday how beautiful she is and all the things I love about her. She will know she is beautiful no matter what society expects of her.

So I am firmly support the making of the Barbie in the second picture. This should be the look of all the Barbie's out there and hopefully we can overcome some of our sickness as a society and put these out there and get rid of anorexic Barbie and the idea of "plus size" Barbie.