QUOTE OF THE NOW

"Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That's why it's good to be able to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower. 'Lead us not into temptation.'" Joseph Campbell

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Monster Barbie is coming to eat you! (And then purge you, of course)

Not much time to blog this week--the husband is back in town, and he's been having a rough few weeks. The kitties and I are in High Attention Mode. Pancakes, cookies, movies, cuddles...

But here's a short post.

End Fat Talk's facebook page posted this Huffington Post article showing life sized Barbie. We've all read about "Barbie's figure if she was a real woman..."
  • If Barbie were an actual women, she would be 5'9" tall, have a 39" bust, an 18" waist, 33" hips and a size 3 shoe.
  • Barbie calls this a "full figure" and likes her weight at 110 lbs.
  • At 5'9" tall and weighing 110 lbs, Barbie would have a BMI of 16.24 and fit the weight criteria for anorexia. She likely would not menstruate.  [From the above Huff article]

but nothing like a straw Barbie to make the point!



Read the story to find out why and how Galia Slayen made monster Barbie.


  

Reading

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Les années douces : Volume 1
Back on the Rez
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Stupeur et tremblements
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