If we scale Ken up to my height, his waist would be just 63 centimeters, and he would also have unusually small feet, long legs, and larger calves. Though, of course, she still wouldn't be able to walk upright. Now, here's Jensen with Curvy Barbie's proportions. Her waist would be around 63 centimeters and her hips around 90, the same as Jensen's. In fact, they'd be so small that she'd have trouble balancing and would be forced to walk on all fours.Īnd what about Curvy Barbie? Is she any more realistic? Actually, yes, at least relative to Jensen. She'd have shorter arms, a longer neck, and tiny feet. And if Jensen had Barbie's proportions, this is what she would look like. If we scale Barbie to life-size, her waist would be a mere 50 centimeters, and her hips, just 71 centimeters. But still, it's not nearly as thin as Barbie's. Narrator: Although Jensen is the average height of an American woman, she has a smaller-than-average waist. Will you point to your belly button for me? Jones:And then we're gonna compare that to Barbie. Jones: First thing we're gonna do is take some of your measurements. Jones: So you are the average height of an American woman, congratulations. Then, we compared them to a real-life woman for comparison: our colleague Jensen. Narrator: First, we measured each of the dolls, their height, waist, and so on, and used some high-school algebra to figure out their life-size measurements. And then, of course, we also have a Ken doll because I couldn't not get Ken. We've got a Curvy Barbie, which is kind of a newer doll. We have your more typical Barbie over here. Today, we're going to open up each of these three dolls and do a little bit of math to try to figure out what they would look like if they were life-size. But how unrealistic is Barbie really? Is Curvy much better? And where does Ken fit into all of this? That's what we set out to discover.īenji Jones: Hello, and welcome to our Barbie experiment. In response, her maker, Mattel, created a handful of new sizes in 2016, including Curvy Barbie. For years, women advocates have criticized the doll for her proportions, which they say set unrealistic and damaging body expectations for young girls. But that doesn't mean that she's loved by everyone. Narrator: Barbie is one of the most popular dolls in America. Ken: Funny, I was going to say the same about you. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.īarbie: Hi, Ken! You're looking unrealistically thin today!.But some experts say these dolls are still far from perfect.
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