Barbie in Real Life
I was rummaging through my attic this past weekend to help my mom rid the house of some old clutter. I came across a box labeled ‘old toys’ and quickly opened it in hopes that it would trigger memories from the days of making Barbie kiss Ken, pretending my American Girl Doll Josephine was my real child, and destroying my brother’s masterpiece built from Lego’s. I was somewhat successful as I opened a box full of Barbie Dolls. I pulled out one with brown hair, one with no hair, one half-dressed, and of course, the original Barbie doll. As I held her, I couldn’t help but notice how disproportionate she was compared to what a real woman looks like.
Barbie would not be able to survive if she were human. She would not menstruate, hold up her neck or head, and would have to crawl on all fours due to her legs and feet. Who would want to live such a life (or lack there of)?
Barbie would be 6 feet tall and weigh a mere 100 pounds. Her measurements would be 36-18-33 (bust, waist, hips).
The Average Woman is 5 feet, 4 inches and has the measurements 35-27-37. (bust, waist, hips)
It’s no wonder that young girls learn at a young age to think that they need to resemble Barbie to be beautiful. I know that I personally believed this is how real women were built. Would it be so difficult to make dolls resemble realistic people?
Diet Pills-Are They Worth It?
What extent would you personally go to in order to obtain the “ideal” body? Some stop at diets, while others continue on to more drastic meas
ures such as eating disorders and the usage of diet pills. But, at what point does ones obsession with being thin become harmful to their health?
Infomercials and advertisements are all over the media about the so-called ‘guaranteed results’ from diet pills. Many times, it is not worth it to begin using diet pills simply for some of the side effects that can coincide with taking them. Such effects range in severity, but are those such as increased heart rate, constipation, sweating, excessive thirst, anxiety, dry mouth and many more that to me, just don’t seem worth it.
I strongly believe that altering ones diet and exercise habits can have the same, if not a greater impact on achieving optimal health for an individual. I also know that in reality people do experiment and no one wants to wait to see results. With that said, it is important for the consumer to research products prior to using them. Whether you’re interested in trying a diet pill yourself, or just simply want to see reviews about a pill that you’ve heard about, please take a look at www.dietpills.org.
It’s worth it to know the background to all of this hoopla spread throughout the media because we’re only given one body and it’s our job to take care of it!
