Yes.

Times of London (UK newspaper)

Skinny Barbie blamed over eating disorders - Times Online

The study found that the Barbie dolls, which are far thinner than traditional shapes, particularly at the waist, make girls want to be unrealistically slim when they grow up.

Skinny Barbie blamed over eating disorders - Times Online

BARBIE dolls, the rite of passage for many young girls, may contribute to eating disorders in adolescence, according to new research.

eric.ed.gov

Does Barbie Make Girls Want to be Thin? The Effect of Experimental Exposure to Images of Dolls on the Body Image of 5- to 8-Year-Old Girls

These findings imply that, even if dolls cease to function as aspirational role models for older girls, early exposure to dolls epitomizing an unrealistically thin body ideal may damage girls' body image, which would contribute to an increased risk of disordered eating and weight cycling.

Does Barbie Make Girls Want to be Thin? The Effect of Experimental Exposure to Images of Dolls on the Body Image of 5- to 8-Year-Old Girls

Girls exposed to Barbie reported lower body esteem and greater desire for a thinner body shape than girls in the other exposure conditions.

literarycollage.blogspot.com

literary collage: Is Barbie a bad influence on girls?

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literary collage: Is Barbie a bad influence on girls?

Critics say the doll promotes materialism and an unnatural body image.

associatedcontent.com

Is Barbie a Negative Model for Girls and a Bad Toy for Christmas? - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

That unattainability has made her the target of feminists, health-care workers, psychologists and moms, all of whom have expressed concern that girls playing with Barbies is tantamount to telling them that they too, should have those ridiculous proportions.

Is Barbie a Negative Model for Girls and a Bad Toy for Christmas?, Page 2 of 3 - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

A recent study by two British universities concluded that Barbie does indeed have an effect on the way little girls perceive body image.

blurtit.com

Barbie Is A Bad Role Model. - Blurtit

She Shouldn't Be Advertised So Much For Being A Blonde Idiot.

Barbie Is A Bad Role Model. - Blurtit

Barbie Is Skinny And Makes Chubby Girls Like Me Feel Like We Should Be A Size Minus 10.

findarticles.com

Early adolescents' experiences with, and views of, Barbie - page 7 | Adolescence

The majority of participants argued that Barbie presents an unrealistic image of perfection that may harm girls' developing self-concept and body image.

empoweredparents.com

Parental Influence Takes Precedence Over Barbie and the Media

Body image disturbances, typically the result of such exposure, are clearly dangerous to our youth not just because their preoccupation precludes clarity of thought, the ability to concentrate and learn, and attaining the developmental milestones of childhood, but also because they typically lead to the fear of being overweight, and therefore to dieting and food restriction, to becoming malnourished and/or excessively thin, and ultimately to the onset of clinical eating disorders.

Parental Influence Takes Precedence Over Barbie and the Media

If she were alive, Barbie would be a woman standing 7 feet tall with a waistline of 18 inches and a bustling of 38-40.

Parental Influence Takes Precedence Over Barbie and the Media

In fact, she would need to walk on all fours just to support her peculiar proportions.

teen-beauty-tips.com

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

Body Image...One Woman's Quest to Become Barbie There is one woman, Cindy Jackson, who was so influenced by Barbie that it became her life mission to look exactly like her.

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

Her obsession to look like Barbie started when her parents bought her first Barbie at the age of 6.

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

And she didn't give up until she reached her goal.

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

Advertising can also cause us to try to reach an unrealistic ideal image of beauty.

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

She ended up spending about $55,000 and underwent 20 plastic surgery operations to reach her goal of becoming Barbie.(3)20 operations!

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

Watch this eye-opening video to see for yourself.A

Barbie Body Image - How toys like Barbie influence our body image

This is just one more example of how impossible it is to reach this ideal image without major alterations of our natural beauty.

observers.france24.com

Iran bins "bad influence" Barbie | The Observers

Iran's top prosecutor Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi called for a crackdown on imports of western toys Monday, in particular Barbie dolls, saying that her curvy figure, which continues to find its way into the country, is threatening the country's Islamic culture and revolutionary values.

idreamofbaby.com

Bad influence barbie?

Its sending a message that you can do it yourself.

Bad influence barbie?

I think this is is a bit bad, because what if it encourages little girls to try to do their own ears!

Bad influence barbie?

So little girls can pierce Barbie's ears.

Bad influence barbie?

It was for California Barbie http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...27027?v=glance

Bad influence barbie?

basically a 'cool' Barbie doll that comes with an ear piercing gun!

wakefield.patch.com

The Barbie Doll: Good, Imaginative Toy or Bad, Unhealthy Influence? - Wakefield, MA Patch

Critics say Barbie promotes an unrealistic body image for young girls, given that by keeping her measurments the same but expanding her body to the size of a real woman, Barbie would be 5'9", weigh 110lbs, (35 pounds underweight for a woman her height) with measurements of 36-18-33.

No.

Independent (UK newspaper)

Debate: Is Barbie a bad influence on our daughters? - Life & Style - The Independent

Saying Barbie gives little girls a distorted idea of how real women are shaped is such hackneyed rubbish.

info.umkc.edu

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

And did I mention her wardrobe? 

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

She had all the nice sports cars, she lived in luxurious homes, she had lots of friends, and she was accomplished in several professional careers. 

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

A shopaholic’s dream!  Sounds like the good life to me!

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

I believe that Barbie is a great figure to have in our society, but it should be understood that she isn’t real. 

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

 I think, like me, many young girls who played with Barbie realized that she is just a doll and they were more influenced by her independence, career aspirations, and the joy she brought to us as we were growing up.

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

She’s fun to play with and she encourages little girls (and boys) to use their imagination and dream big.

Barbie's Positive Influence « Women's Center

Barbie had it all, so who wouldn’t want to live the Barbie life?

helium.com

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Jane Smith - Helium

Through the years, I have, since, heard the ideas of many girls regarding their Barbie's chosen professions.

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Annabelle Fogerty - Helium

Mothers tell their daughters that she is a bad influence, but Barbie is only a symptom of a greater social trend.

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Paula Deseure - Page 2 - Helium

We should persecute ourselves for not living an active, mentally healthy and physically healthy lifestyle.

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Paula Deseure - Page 2 - Helium

We should persecute ourselves because of the dramatic increase in childhood diabetes (an incurable disease).

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Paula Deseure - Page 2 - Helium

If we want to persecute any role models, we should persecute ourselves for allowing children to spend all time indoors and inactive.

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Paula Deseure - Page 2 - Helium

Perhaps putting a child in front of a TV or computer is the way that some parents have chosen to protect their children, when really they are simply assisting in our society's unhealthy lifestyle.

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Paula Deseure - Page 2 - Helium

Barbie is a much safer and less destructive image than what kids see in video games, on the computer screen and on television.

Barbie dolls: Barbie as a role model for young girls - by Jane Smith - Helium

I do not feel that the introduction of Barbie to America in 1959 is unrelated to the success of the women's movement one decade later.

care2.com

Barbie Hits the Big Screen

Over the years she has been a doctor, surgeon, Air Force fighter pilot, movie producer, WNBA basketball player, United States Army and Navy officer, firefighter, police officer, NASCAR driver, and even a candidate for President.

Barbie Hits the Big Screen

Ludicrous physique aside, Barbie isn't just a pretty face.

Barbie Hits the Big Screen

She has proved that a woman's career and aspirations are important and should not be sacrificed for a relationship, even calling it quits with her own long term boyfriend Ken after 43 years.

Barbie Hits the Big Screen

In doing so, she sends the message that girls can do anything – a message that makes Barbie a positive role model for girls and women alike.

findarticles.com

Early adolescents' experiences with, and views of, Barbie - page 7 | Adolescence

Some reported that Barbie dolls offer positive role models because they allow girls to imagine a variety of careers and practice female adult roles.

xroads.virginia.edu

Barbie in the Nineties

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Barbie in the Nineties

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