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Letter: Maybe Barbie can catch up someday

The front-page story on Barbie getting a new body got us thinking in our water aerobics class about our "ideal Barbie."

First, she would not be ideal. She would have short gray hair. She would have wrinkles on her face and body, and she would have several body parts that either didn't work, were aching and creaking or had been replaced. And she would be a little more than "curvy."

Maybe next year? In the meantime, we live in paradise, so we can wait a little longer for Barbie to catch up.

Judy Finney

This story was originally published January 31, 2016 at 8:51 PM with the headline "Letter: Maybe Barbie can catch up someday."

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