The Barbie doll has been a part of American culture for more than 50 years. Tall, blond and blue-eyed, the doll became a symbol of the “all-American girl.” But in recent years, critics targeted the doll. Social commentators said Barbie was not a good representation of what women do or should look like. The toy company that makes Barbie made some changes over the years. For example, it widened Barbie’s waist in more realistic proportion to the rest of her body. But that apparently was not enough for consumers or critics. So on Thursday, the manufacturer announced three new Barbie body types. Time magazine reported the story. Mattel describes the new dolls as tall, petite and curvy. The dolls will also represent different ethnicities, with a range of skin colors and hair styles. Lots of people commented about the news on Twitter and Facebook. Some people were excited to see the changes. Geek Girl Diva tweeted, “The curves are cool. I’m way more stoked about the hair color.”
Title: Barbie Reimagined
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804/barbie_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Barbie Reimagined' data-article-id='1215'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5958'>The Barbie doll has been a part of American culture for more than 50 years. </span> <span data-start-time='5958' data-end-time='14354'>Tall, blond and blue-eyed, the doll became a symbol of the “all-American girl.”</span> <span data-start-time='14354' data-end-time='19813'>But in recent years, critics targeted the doll.</span> <span data-start-time='19813' data-end-time='27708'>Social commentators said Barbie was not a good representation of what women do or should look like.</span> <span data-start-time='27708' data-end-time='32438'>The toy company that makes Barbie made some changes over the years. </span> <span data-start-time='32438' data-end-time='40313'>For example, it widened Barbie’s waist in more realistic proportion to the rest of her body.</span> <span data-start-time='40313' data-end-time='45583'>But that apparently was not enough for consumers or critics.</span> <span data-start-time='45583' data-end-time='52354'>So on Thursday, the manufacturer announced three new Barbie body types. </span> <span data-start-time='52354' data-end-time='55396'>Time magazine reported the story.</span> <span data-start-time='55396' data-end-time='62896'>Mattel describes the new dolls as tall, petite and curvy.</span> <span data-start-time='62896' data-end-time='70271'>The dolls will also represent different ethnicities, with a range of skin colors and hair styles.</span> <span data-start-time='70271' data-end-time='76021'>Lots of people commented about the news on Twitter and Facebook.</span> <span data-start-time='76021' data-end-time='80250'>Some people were excited to see the changes.</span> <span data-start-time='80250' data-end-time='85333'>Geek Girl Diva tweeted, “The curves are cool. </span> <span data-start-time='85333' data-end-time='88250'>I’m way more stoked about the hair color.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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Joe</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5223 data-hint-location='19813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804/_many_people_think_barbie_was_not_a_good__blank__of_what_women_look_like.m4a'> Many people think Barbie was not a good <span class='blank'>representation</span> of what women look like.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='representation'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804/representation.m4a'><span>representation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804/role_model.m4a'><span>role model</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804/influence.m4a'><span>influence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804/image.m4a'><span>image</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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