No, playing with a Barbie doll isn't going to destroy brain cells, or cause things such as cancer, but the mental impact this small $15 doll could cause your child to have in the long run, could be devastating. ... Are we grasping that women who are 5'11" and 250 lbs. are not meant to have stick legs and a "thigh gap" or are we just so stuck in the era that a "beautiful woman" has to contain these things? ... We are handing 3-4 year old children a piece of plastic that they are obviously going to be infatuated with, making something click in their head possi...

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In the article, "The Effect of Experimental Presentation of Thin Media Images on Body Satisfaction: A Meta-Analytic Review" Lisa Groesz, Michael Levine, and Sarah Murnen explain, "This perfect body has flawless skin, a thin waist, long legs, and well-developed breasts" (2). ...

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