Barbie has a hotter body these days.

[Courtesy Flush]

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Ten years of Pilates, Spinning, Yoga, it all helps. nt

[hedgehog]

2. Interesting - the new Barbie is still well endowed, but she actually

has a bit of a tummy and more of a butt. Looks like a touch of scoliosis as well.

[dawg]

5. The curve of a woman's back is very sexy to me.

On a reall woman, that is. Not the doll.

[Xithras]

6. Yeah, but don't forget about the freakishly large head.

I find it interesting that they scaled her body down, but kept the same head size. Why would they do that?

[InvisibleTouch]

10. The Bratz influence, perhaps? n/t

[NewJeffCT]

3. What kind of body was that from the 90s?

It looks like an athletic man with boobs. Or, maybe an Olympic swimmer that had breast implants.

[mikeytherat]

7. 90s Barbie was clearly GI Joe with breasts.

New Barbie does mimic an actual human female more than any previous model, but that was not a real hurdle to clear (see 90s Barbie).

mikey_the_rat

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. Same mold, saves dollars.

I'm reminded of the time some terrorists swapped Barbie and Spider-Man/GI-Joe voice units, to mock the gender line issues of the day...extremely funny. GI Joe whining "Let's go to the mall" and "Math is hard".

[EnviroBat]

4. She had a radical rib replacement surgery.

[guitar man]

8. She looks best these days

the way they have her animated in Toy Story 3. Cue Sir Mix Alot! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPxHWJF3VGs

[baldguy]

11. Does it seem that '90s Barbie is missing something?

Like her head?

[kimi]

12. In bellydance we're taught to keep a neutral pelvis

in the "new" model, her back is arched unnaturally, sticking her pelvis back too far. If this was a real woman, it would be uncomfortable and lead to lower back problems, eventually. But eh, it's a doll, so what the heck.