By: Max Creager ~Staff Writer~ Barbie dolls have been under scrutiny for a long time for what some critics say is an unrealistic presentation of beauty and anatomy for young girls. In 2014, graphic designer and artist Nickolay Lamm used 19-yearold female Americans’ average proportions from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to create a side-by- side picture comparison between an average woman and Barbie. “For my first project I showed how distorted fashion dolls are in relation to typical human body propositions, and this got me thinking what if fashion dolls were simply made off of standard female body … Continue reading Realistic Barbie alternative gets her period