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Growing up I never really thought about whether my dolls were a reflection of what I would grow up to look like. But looking back, I can see how it could have affected me.

There's a new Doll in town. Read article.

That's interesting...I wonder how well they will sell. I never was much into barbie. Maybe becaue I was a big kid. I had a castle with knights and ladies and a dragon that I played with most.

Now that is just really cool. I always loved that kind of stuff growing up.

I just read the article - wow, those dolls are gorgeous! Before I clicked on their site, to be honest, I was prepared for the worst. I had two B-like dolls, one was an actual B-- and the other was a brown-haired, brown-eyed girl with a larger, less sex-kitteny body. But she was frumpy and lame standing next to B-----. It was like she was a second-class citizen.

Of course, I look much more like that doll - I have NOTHING in common with B-----.

But these dolls in your article are so glamorous and fun! I love them! I'm definitely going to spread the word about them. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Chris

The dolls are very pretty with exciting sounding lives and I'm sure they can and will be a great influence on girls and even grown women but I do see a similarity to Barbie and other fashion dolls.
The "Big Dolls" faces are still prettier than many, maybe even most girls/women in real life and their lives are glamorous which is not reality for most people.
If the point of the dolls is to more closely resemble real women than Barbie and other fashion dolls I would have to ask where is the homely looking, over weight waitress, or maid, or school teacher or stay at home mom? Why not represent her with her stresses in life like bills to pay and kids to rear and a husband to care for. Oh, and let's give her a car that isn't a sports car but a 10 year old sedan or mini van that is in good condition but could use some work... for which she has no idea of where the money will come from. Etc., etc. etc.
Barbie has been criticized for not being realistic in her looks, her life, or her possessions but I would say the same argument could be made for these dolls as well. Not to mention much of what we see on TV, movies, in print ads, music videos, etc., etc., etc.
The truth is it's nice to look at good looking people and most people from time to time day dream about "the good life" which of course is not the life they are living at the moment.
The ironic thing is that even the poorest people in the US are rich by comparison to many people around the world. We just choose not to see it.
How about a doll of a poor woman who in spite of her life or situation keeps her spirits and standards high and expects the best from herself and her family without complaining about what they don't have but instead focusing on all that they do have?
Maybe she could be Barbie's disowned cousin who amazingly enough isn't jealous of Barbie because she realizes that in the end she has more than Barbie. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />