Virtual, no disrespect but the topic of the thread is what each individual sees as beauty-not what YOU associate with "Barbie". And if you read the very first post in the thread, the comment is made that our current standard of beauty is Barbie -- and, frankly, this image just confirms it. I got to thinking about this a little more last night and started wondering -- when you look at movie stars of the 20s, 30s, and 40s, they have a wide range of "beauty". But since about 1955, we've narrowed that concept down more and more to the point where, surprise!, they all now share a common look, a common standard of "beauty". I mean, can you imagine the young Katherine Hepburn or the young Bette Davis being seen now as "glamorous"? And yet, in their time they were. Now, to be sure, standards change over time, and yet that standard doesnt seem to have changed much in the last fifty years.