About a year ago the news reported that Barbie might be to blame for American women having such poor self esteem. The whole idea of blaming a toy for the low self esteem of millions of women seems very weird to me. But then I always question people who look to inanimate objects for answers to their own problems. I think in the history of toys, there is really only one item which deserves a bad wrap for leaving kids with low self opinions later in their lives. The lawn dart.
People can be so cruel to others with fewer toes.
And I know women who do not have anything in common with a fashion doll who are well adjusted happy people. I think if you are looking to blame a plastic figure for the course your life has taken as an adult, you have bigger issues to deal with than you could ever blame on Barbie. That whole issue spawned a marketing opportunity that was quickly filled by another doll making company. It was specifically designed to give little girls something to play with that would not lead them into their teen years binging and purging. It never sold well.