So it stands to reason that Mattel has launched Creatable World, a series of customizable and interchangeable gender-neutral dolls that have tween bodies that look somewhat like tween bodies, thigh gap be damned. Kids can dress the dolls in shorts or pants or dresses, swap out wigs, and play around with accessories.
Creatable World Deluxe Character Kit Customizable Doll
This particular Creatable World doll has short, copper hair and wears a simple tank and shorts, letting kids play with the doll as they want.
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The company says it worked with experts, parents, physicians and kids, to create the line. It consists of six different doll kits; the dolls have a variety of skin tones. Each kit includes one doll, two hairstyle options and multiple styling possibilities.
Creatable World Deluxe Character Kit Customizable Doll
Like other Creatable World sets, this one includes a doll, a wig, clothing and accessories that kids can mix and match.
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Even though she sells like crazy, Barbie has attracted her fair share of smackdowns. There was the brouhaha over the lack of diversity, which led to the release of non-white Barbies. But the largest kerfuffle was reserved for Barbie’s body, and how it lacked any similarities to real-life physiques.
A Barbie has a 36 inch chest, an 18 inch waist, and 33 inch hips. In short, it’s something not remotely attainable in the real world, unlike your plastic surgeon is your best friend. And parents leveled concerns that Barbie promoted an unhealthy body image in kids. In 2016, Mattel introduced a broader range of Barbie body types, for better or worse.
Which is why Creatable World dolls are something we can get behind.
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