If Barbie was an actual woman, she would be 5’9” tall, have a 39” bust, an 18” waist, 33” hips and a size 3 shoe.
• Barbie calls this a “full figure” and likes her weight at 110 lbs.
• At 5’9” tall and weighing 110 lbs, Barbie would have a BMI of 16.24 and fit the weight criteria for anorexia. She likely would not menstruate.
• If Barbie was a real woman, she’d have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.
• Slumber Party Barbie was introduced in 1965 and came with a bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs with a book entitled “How to Lose Weight” with directions inside stating simply “Don’t eat.”
i’m always reblogging this.
fucking barbie ..
(via silent-l-o-v-e)
Have you ever danced the thin silver blade, over your clear soft skin?
Have you ever counted those colorful pills, to the perfect amount?
Have you ever wrote that one letter, wording everything so perfectly?
Have you ever looked in the mirror, and hated what was starring back?
Have you ever been pushed around, by the one person that you were supposed to be able to count on?
Have you ever knelt over the sweating toilet, fingers down your throat?
Have you ever cried yourself to sleep, and woke up the next morning like nothing happened?
Have you ever felt left out, abandoned, alone?
Have you ever felt worthless?
If so, count to close your eyes. Count to ten. Then continue reading.