Meet Lammily, The New Barbie With A Realistic Body Shape And Marks
by
christyn.andrade
from
Different Solutions
We all know that the images of beauty portrayed around
us are full of falsities. We're bombarded with these image of ideal
beauty that are totally unattainable. The worst part is that our
children seem to get the brunt of it. From Disney to
Barbie, unrealistic expectations about what women look like are all
around. The good news is that people are starting to say enough is
enough, showing what average bodies look like and demonstrating that
they can be beautiful, too. Nickolay Lamm
created Lammily, the "normal Barbie", who has the average body shape of
a 19-year-old, to show kids what realistic and healthy beauty looks
like.
Meet Lammily, the "Normal Barbie."
She's not the shape that you're used to...
It's
incredible to see the comparison side by side. Is Barbie really the
standard of beauty that we want our children to see? Or would we prefer
to give them a doll with actual healthy proportions?
But she's showing us that beauty is all-encompassing
This woman used Photoshop to show what she would look like in Barbie's shape. Can you imagine the back problems from her chest? Yikes.
This girl did a project on eating disorders and made a life-sized version of Barbie with the proper proportions. Shocking, isn't it?
Seriously...she would topple over.
I think this says it perfectly. "If Barbie was real..."
Lammily, the "average Barbie," also comes with other
realistic standards of beauty, like marks! Our bodies are not perfect
and have all kinds of marks and bumps...and the "average Barbie" can
too!
She comes with pimples...
Stretchmarks...
Stitches on a scar...(because this Barbie is tough and not afraid to get hurt)
Bruises happen too, because she's not afraid of a little fun...
Cellulite makes her more like real women...
And she can even have adorable freckles...
Nickolay Lamm has plans to make more dolls. He wants
to include all kinds of shapes and diversities for the next dolls. What
do you think; would you buy one for a kid in your life?
Lammily WebsiteNickolay Lamm
