Artist Nickolay Lamm has built a "normal" Barbie doll, after the original was revealed to be a "bad influence" on young women and children.
Yes, a new study from Oregon State University has revealed that girls who play with Barbie dolls are much more likely to say they that they could do fewer jobs than boys could, compared to girls who played with a ‘neutral’ toy - like, for example, Mr Potato Head. Which is worrying.
As well as making us doubt our own worth in the working world, many have also criticised Barbie for years, saying that her teeny-tiny waist and slender body shape is completely unattainable for young girls - and detrimental to our body image and self-confidence.
So what can be done about it?
Well, Nickolay used statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to find the true average size of an American 19-year-old girl. Then, in Photoshop, he created a Barbie that would fit those exact measurements.
The response to the doll was so great, he decided that he would actually make them to sell. But, instead of recreating Barbie, the artist designed his own doll, Lammily.
And she has been described in glowing terms:
"She is fit and strong. [And] Lammily wears minimal makeup.
"Her wardrobe isn't composed of typical clothing for dolls – she is dressed with striking simplicity."
We love how real she is - she has curves, real womanly curves, and looks healthy, friendly and normal.
Would you like your daughter to play with a Lammily doll? Or do you think people are being over-sensitive to barbie's looks? Let us know in the Comments Box below now.