There is no question that Barbie dolls have an impact on the body image of the young girls who play with them. They help reinforce unrealistic standards of beauty that can make girls who don't look like the doll feel like they're not good enough.
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Luckily, Barbie dolls have come a long way in terms of diversity. But Amanda Ahola, a 22-year-old woman from Jyväskylä, Finland is an extreme example of the dangerous impact that putting the classic blonde Barbie doll on a pedestal can have. In an interview with Barcroft TV, she confessed that she has spent thousands on plastic surgery to look like Barbie and nearly died in the process.