Sunday, April 17, 2011

How To Lose Weight.

There are many things wrong with Barbie (despite how much we may adore her and her designer wardrobe). We've all heard the facts before - if Barbie was real she'd have to:
a) walk on all fours (because she is far too top heavy)
b) have the majority of her organs removed
c) and have her bras custom made as her boobs are just so fabulously large

Barbie probably wouldn't be so attractive walking around Sydney's CBD like this.

We were reading articles on body-image today, and although all these well-known anti-Barbie stats are shocking - I think this takes the flour-less orange cake that is in our fridge:

WHEN BARBIE WENT FOR A SLEEPOVER SHE BROUGHT A...
Along with her pretty pink dressing gown and matching pink slippers Slumber Party Barbie never leaves her house without her toiletries bag. Your toiletries bag would probably have a toothbrush, toothpaste, some make-up and perhaps some face wash. Barbie's is perfectly equipped with pink hair rollers, pink mirror and PINK SCALES THAT READ 110 POUNDS AT ALL TIMES - but of course. And Barbie knows that 49 kilograms is an unacceptable weight to be she brings with her a red and yellow 'How To lose Weight' book.


After this we found Galia Slayen, an amazing young girl who built a life-size Barbie so create awareness about the severity of eating disorders. It's much more shocking when you see it in real life:


There is no doubt that Barbie would turn heads -  What would you think if you saw Barbie walking down your street??

2 comments:

  1. This is amazing! Im definitely showing these pictures to the high school girls i work with. THanks for posting them!

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  2. That's fine! We thought it was very shocking and interesting! Glad we could help!

    Best Wishes,

    SR

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