The problem with Barbie? She stands for nothing at a dangerous time for women

“If Barbie were an actual woman,” according to a project entitled Get Real Barbie, created by Chapman University and the South Shore Eating Disorders Collaborative to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, “she would be 5’9” tall, have a 39” bust, an 18” waist, 33” hips and a size three shoe. Barbie calls this a “full figure” and likes her weight at 11 pounds.  According to doctors, her measurements would deem her physically...