90's Barbie vs. 00's Barbie

AndYourWorldWillBurn · 9 months

Barbies are designed to wear clothes.

At that scale, the seams on the clothes cause the clothing to bulge out. To solve this, the doll's body is reshaped so that clothes fit naturally. This is why the dolls have small waists and large busts.

The space at the waist for the seams should be clear on both dolls in the picture, with the difference being that the one on the right is designed to look more human while still accommodating the seams.

BrainInAJar · 9 months

she looks more like a real woman now instead of a weird misshapen freak?

patternfall · 9 months

It's almost like we've gotten better at molding plastic.

RoachOnATree0116 · 9 months

Ever since they started putting heads on them the expectation has just become to much on young women

imyourplusone · 9 months

False - 90s barbies originally had heads.

Source - I remember. I used to rip off their heads when they cheated on Ken with GI Joe.

Hobbes4247791 · 9 months

All right, quick question:

How do you pronounce "00's"?

ismelldeath · 9 months

It wasn't until the 00's that barbie had a head. She kept giving it to Ken.

stonedotjimmy · 9 months

thank god she's no longer barrel chested

Wraith12 · 9 months

Reddit: Where men can talk about dolls.

noseham · 9 months

The one on the left has no ass and the rib cage of a gorilla. Could it be that the manufacturers just wanted a more life-like design?

I suppose this is trying to make some point about putting unrealistic expectations on girl's body image. There's hardly any difference between this argument and claiming that violent video games turn kids into criminals. If a girl grows up with poor self esteem, I think it's safe to say that there are plenty of more pressing issues in her development than the fact that she happened to have owned a few barbies. There may be some negligible factor they play, but this is so clearly a non-issue and I'm sick of hearing it.

hackysack · 9 months

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blart_history · 9 months

Okay, listen y'all. I'm a woman, I owned like 100 Barbies, and I'm a feminist. I know many women who have acquired eating disorders for a myriad of reasons, but owning a Barbie was never one of them. That is not to say that nobody has gotten a disorder that stems from their Barbie dolls, but seriously, they are, in no way, causing the downfall of society.

solidcurrency · 9 months

She's shaped like Skipper.

adzey · 9 months

Damn, she has aged well.

canadamoose18 · 9 months

Some serious anterior pelvic tilt.

Alibababonanza · 9 months

I never played with my Barbie and thought. I wish I looked like this :((. For one I was like seven and didn't even want boobs. And two I dont even think I knew what the term body image was. Now rainbow brite.. That's the bitch I wanted to be.

iowa116 · 9 months

So Barbie grew a head in 2000?

Necavi · 9 months

Definitely surprised no one has brought up a feminist perspective on this one just yet.

But for a comparison, take a look at how male action figures have changed throughout the decades: Scroll down to page 71 if you don't feel like reading the sociological stuff

johnyquest · 9 months

Well thank god someone fixed her, finally. Took them long enough.

clutterbang · 9 months

Seems to me both time periods are emphasizing the most conventionally fuckable features a woman can be bestowed. Firstly, the tiny waist and ample bust (not expertly sculpted, slightly comically exaggerated), and secondly on the right, smooth flat stomach and protruding ribcage (not very obvious from this angle, but a quick wander through your Barbie doll isle will reveal they're almost half as prominent as the breasts). Mattel aren't conspiring to make little girls insecure about their bodies for kicks, it's just that they focus on making these dolls as beautiful and fashionable, as perfect and pretty as possible, just so every little girl will WAAAAAAANT it, with all of her psyche, as much as they can make her. If she doesn't yearn to have what the doll has, how would they make money? Encouraging curiosity and intelligence? Nope. They're fashion dolls. They're about being beautiful. That's what they're about. And the problem is, that's just not feasible for everyone, or even useful. I agree the doll on the right is more realistic, I don't believe the one on the left is any less sexist, or oppressive, (it's just a typical fuckable hourglass shape, however exaggerated) however I've seen these newer dolls in person and they definitely do not represent a common body shape. They fucking do not. Like someone in this thread said - everybody can't be beautiful, because beauty wouldn't exist in that context. They don't make Barbie dolls to look like fucking everyone.

Tredici_13 · 9 months

looks like Barbie stopped bench pressing.

bestbiff · 9 months

The 00's barbie's dimensions are more realistic in case you haven't already read that 100 times.

xyroclast · 9 months

In all fairness, the one on the right is a lot more plausible than the one on the left. How many women do you know what are shaped like an inverted cone?

Peek_a_Bo0 · 9 months

Not a comment about the missing head

aerynjbson · 9 months

the 00 babrie looks like a women whos fit and in shape. I'm ok with this.

distortednet · 9 months

insert rant about consumerism shaping society and how they are intertwined here

generalchaoz · 9 months

Last time I saw this the number one comment was something like

"90's barbie was a linebacker and benched 200lbs"

texmed · 9 months

Dang, so 90's Barbie had some emphysema

RonaldFuckingPaul · 9 months

let me know when the 2010 models come out

WaitThisIsntDigg · 9 months

I see now why girls in the 90's felt so pressured to be headless. pathetic really. How do you sleep at night corporate america?

Hebes · 9 months

Man, 00's Barbie has a really bad case of Lordosis.

Nicktendo · 9 months

What's wrong with encouraging people to be healthy anyway? America is wayyy too fat. Sorry if your feelings are hurt, but I don't want us to be fat pansies any longer! Shit!

Anonymous_Bosch · 9 months

00s Barbie is hot.

Sukoh · 9 months

Why do you have these things laying around?

ಠ_ಠ

jackelope · 9 months

Just going to say... I played with barbie, ken, and a rabbit doll as a child. I never thought I was expected to look like any of the three, and grew up to be what I feel is fairly well-adjusted.

D14BL0 · 9 months

To be fair, the 00's Barbie actually looks like an actual human female body. The 90's Barbie looks like motherfucking Alice the Goon.

[deleted] · 9 months

Injection molding techniques have come on quite a bit haven't they

ebscot · 9 months

I would totally do 00's Barbie.

poop_lol · 9 months

90's Barbie had a big-ass ribcage.

kirakun · 9 months

NSFW?

blackhighheels · 9 months

First of all it's a doll! Second, children don't think the same way adults do about barbies, unless there is a parent out there teaching their child that Barbies figure is "way out of proportion". It's about imagination! One of the greatest things to have when growing up. I played with barbies all the time and not once thought of how "skinny" she was or how good her "boob job" looked. I was too busy "going shopping" with barbie or "hopping in the pink jeep to go for a drive". I wonder what would happen if Mattel suddenly made obese barbie. Would parents say "oh honey she's too fat", "that's disgusting". Why not focus on feeding your children a healthy balanced diet, turn the tv off once in a while and go outside and play instead of blaming a doll for how awful it is to be fat or skinny.

foyoinformation · 9 months

Looks like she gained a little junk in the trunk aaaaand scoliosis.

Dogonmylap · 9 months

90's Barbie looks like she could bench press a house.

eyezofblue · 9 months

Uses less plastic = environmentally friendly Barbie.

TronCorleone · 9 months

So we added a head and subtracted underwear?

iamcq · 9 months

i don't see the problem. they both have small breasts

azrhia · 9 months

I just want to know why 90's Barbie doesn't have a head.... O.o

joshbike · 9 months

I'm glad she stopped bleaching her ass.

[deleted] · 9 months

Oh come ON. Don't act like if a girl that looks like the one on the right wanted to have sex with you, you'd say no. My body is shaped very similar to the one on the right. Making me feel bad because I am slim is the same as making someone feel bad because they are fat. We shouldn't be promoting fat or skinny. We should be promoting healthy.

ohiostatefan24 · 9 months

I've got one friend who looks like the one on the left and all her friends look like the one on the right. Needless to say she.... sticks out :D

Killen4money · 9 months

They didn't have heads in the 90's?

VampirePirateNinja · 9 months

Um...I remember my Barbies having heads in the 90s

SystemError69 · 9 months

Barbies didn't have heads in the 90s?

[deleted] · 9 months

I have no problem for the later design for any reason.

redd9 · 9 months

new one is hotter

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