I wish I couldrewindandgobackintimeandshowthistomyyoungerselfandsellher.
That's gonnabeokay.
Eventually, you'regonnabe a Barbie.
I feellike a plus.
Esperanceis I feellike a cupcake.
I feellike a glitterbomb.
I personallydofeellikeTyraBanksrightnow.
What's thatmovie?
Lifesize?
Yeah, I feellike I'm abouttohavethebestkeysaneraandinviteBarbieandKenandSkipper.
I thinkBarbie, byhaving a sizeinclusivecollection, issayingthatanywomancanbeBarbie.
It's who's insideandnotsomuchthatplasticfigure.
It's aboutdamnwaybeenhere.
I thinkBarbieissaying, I seeyoulike a ladieseverywhere.
It's importantthatyouseeyourselfinme.
I thinkit's healthyforyoungwomentounderstandthatthereareplentyofdifferentbodyshapes.
Backwhen I hadmyprom, theycouldn't find a dressinmysize.
Thiskindofmakesmehappy.
Liketobeabletothinkaboutwhatitwouldhavebeenlikeif I wouldhavetodresslikethistoweartomyprom.
Isthisthewholethingthat, like, youcandressexactlylikeyourBarbiebecause I mighthavetotakethis.
Oh, myGod.
It's mysister.
Shouldhave a crowngirl.
Wetwins.
Noshoes.
Girl, youcan't gooutofthehousewithout a fancyhellon.
I don't know.
I'm like, emotional.
I'm kindoftheoppositeofBarbie.
I havedarkhair, tattoosandplussize.
It's surrealbecause, likewhen I wasyoungerand I couldn't fitintothemysizeBarbiedolldresseslike, youknow, liketheyhadtheBarbiesthatcamewiththejustforyouTowhere I couldneverfitthosewhohavealwaysbeenlike a chubbykids.
I neverthought I wouldseethisinmylifetime.
Barbieand I havethesamedress.
Howdidthathappen?
Wow, shedoesn't havetodealwiththesequence.
I wenttopromand I had a addressthatwasallSequinsonthetopandmyunderarmswerelikeraw.
Bytheendofthenight, I waslike, Thiswas a hugemistake.
I thought I wasgonnahave, like, someissuerightherebecauseofthesequence.
Butitfeelsreallycomfortable.
I dofeellike I couldstart a firewithmyarmpitsrightnow.
That's justsomethingthatyou'regonnahavetodealwithis a choice.
Maybe, youknow, dosometricks, extradeodorant.
Soitcutsyourightand a decentpartwhereyoucaneat a bigsandwichandyou'd beOK.
I actuallygofordressesnowadaysthatarelikepasttheknee.
I dothinkit's wellmade.
Thisjusthasthepotentialtosurvive a nightofdrinkinganddancing.
What I thinkofwhen I thinkofBarbie, really, mychildhood.
Itwaslikewhat I wouldimaginebeinganadultwhen I wasyounger, I think a bosslady, I wouldevensaynowadays, maybefeministicon, just a touchgrowingupwith a Barbieandknowingthatshewasabletodoanything.
Itwasnicetoknowthat I coulddoanythingif I reallyputmymindtoit.
I wasanonlychild, SoBarbiewasmyfriendandwasmyfriend.
I grewupwith a lesbianmotherandmymotherneverdressedupandneverwasgirly.
Andsowhen I sawBarbiedressingup, I'm like, OK, I wanttoJustlikethat I hadanimaginaryfriendwhen I wasyoungerandshewastall, blond, whitegirl, like, veryskinny.
Justexactlythat.
Whywelooksnothinglikeme.
I don't knowif I reallycomparedmyselftoBarbie.
I think I justlikeplayingwithdolls.
OjiBurbey I wouldsayproportionatelyisnotnecessarilyaccuratetowomen, butshe's verypretty, hasbeautifulhairandlittlehandsoflittlefeet.
I think I wasalwayscomparedtoBobby.
I'm told.
I'm wide.
I haveblondhairandblueeyes, but I'm about £100 tooheavy.