We've all heard the well-meaning, righteous critics who blame today's violence and low moral standards on television shows such as Cops and Melrose Place. But those shows are only the product of a society that has been based on Barbie, G.I. Joe, and Disney. Barbie, America's favorite doll, has impossible proportions. Multiple models have shown that if a woman were to actually be built like Barbie, she wouldn't be able to stand, Yet for some reason, girls learn that the ideal beauty is in a large chest, tiny waist, and curvy hips.
Blonde hair is another plus, for both sexes.
Barbie isn't the only perpetrator of the hourglass image. See, for example, Disney's Pocahontas. She has a very adult figure for someone who was only twelve years old. The second rule that girls learn is that clothes matter. Looking back at all of the Barbie accessories I insisted on having, I'm not sure what else Barbie has time to do besides shop.