REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Should toymakers abandon Barbie's pencil-thin physique for a double chin? That question, posted to Plus Size Modeling.com's Facebook page, has created a social media firestorm with people weighing in on female body image.
The photo of a fuller Barbie with the words "Should toy companies start making Plus Sized Barbie dolls?" was posted to Plus-Size-Models' Facebook page earlier this month now has over 40,000 likes, but not everyone is a fan.
"Imo this is horrible," wrote one Facebook commenter. "Maybe make her a little fuller, but in no way promote obesity. Triple chins?? Really?? I'm a curvy girl, but come on this is ridiculous."
And the debate spilled over to Twitter.
This whole plus-size Barbie thing is utterly ridiculous. Since apparently we're encouraging obesity, lets also come out with diabetes Barbie.
- Steena Hymes (@Steena_Trinity) December 30, 2013
Barbie is a role model for young girls. Creating a #PlusSizeBarbie allows them to think obesity is acceptable when it's a growing problem.
- Morgan Arnold (@_Morgan_E) December 30, 2013
Others think it's time for a change.
I don't know why everyone is making a deal big about plus size Barbie I kinda like the idea, makes me feel like I could be Barbie
- Alexis Wombles (@AlexisOlivia45) December 30, 2013
We need a #plussizebarbie. A persons shape does not change his/her heart.
- Kara Horgan (@horanmcnuggets) December 30, 2013
The plus-size rendering of the doll was a submission for Worth 1000's "Feeding Time 9? competition, where artists digitally alter celebrities to make them larger. The photo, submitted by a user named bakalia, took first place in 2011 beating out works including a photoshopped obese Lindsay Lohan dubbed "Chubby Lindsay" and "Jennifat," depicting a larger Jennifer Aniston.
This isn't the first time Barbie's gotten a virtual makeover. In June, artist Nickolay Lamm created "Normal Barbie" based off measurements of the average 19-year-old girl.
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