For years, Barbie has been attacked by people that claim the dolls suggest unrealistic body images to young girls. In a real life scale, her proportions are physically impossible. Daily Mail states that her “16-inch waist would also be four inches thinner than her head, leaving room for only half a liver and a few inches of intestine.”

Daily Mail also claimed that, “like her fragile 3.5-inch wrists, her 6-inch ankles would prevent her from heavy lifting. Then, as far as holding up her entire body—despite so much of it missing—it'd be an entirely impossible feat requiring her to walk on all fours.”

In 1998, Barbie’s bust was shrunken and her waist expanded. Still, even after these changes as an attempt to make the doll more realistic, consumers were not pleased.

On January 28, 2016, Barbie dropped a massive surprise on consumers—the company introduced three new body types for their dolls. In an effort to "catch up" with the times, to respond to this generation's requests and to increase their sales, Barbie has evolved to be curvy, tall and petite.

The curvy doll, pictured third, looks like the average woman's body size. As of 2010, the average dress size was between 12-14 and the average woman weighed between 140-150 pounds. Each doll pictured was created with the hope to give young girls realistic and positive role models.

Not only have they added new body types, but the company has also added seven new skin tones, 22 eye colors and 24 new hair styles. Barbie is reaching a new level of diversity, allowing girls to play with more realistic and personal dolls.