A good friend posted this article to my Facebook timeline the other day, asking what I thought of it:
“New doll made with body image in mind”, Toronto Star, December 12, 2012
According to the article, Arklu, the company that makes ‘Lottie dolls’ “worked with two academics to work out the exact proportions of an average healthy 9-year-old. The scaled-down dolls don’t have breasts or super skinny waists, although their heads and eyes are enlarged.”
I had skimmed the article when I first came across it and remember thinking “Meh…cute dolls, nice concept, good price, but it’s been done,” but being asked specifically for an opinion compelled me to look a little deeper and I wound up tossing and turning all night thinking about my response, which was this:
As options for young girls go, I don’t hate them. I don’t think they will do any harm (or any more harm…
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