I wish I couldrewindandgobackintimeandshowthistomyyoungerselfandsellher.
That's goingtobeokay.
Eventually, you'regonnabe a Barbie.
I feellike a plus s princess.
I feellike a cupcake.
I feellike a glitterbomb.
Personally.
DofeellikeTyraBanksrightnow.
What's thatmovie?
Lifesize?
Yeah, I feellike I'm abouttohavethebestkeysaneraandinviteBarbieandKenandSkipper.
I thinkBarbie, byhaving a sizeinclusivecollection, issayingthatanywomancanbeBarbie.
It's who's insideandnotsomuchthatplasticfigure.
It's aboutdamnwaywe'vebeenhere.
I thinkBarbieissaying, I seeyoulike a lady's everywhere.
It's importantthatyouseeyourselfinme.
I thinkit's healthyforyoungwomentounderstandthatthereareplentyofdifferentbodyshapes.
Backwhen I hadmyprom, theycouldn't find a dressinmysize.
Thiskindofmakesmehappy, liketobeabletothinkaboutwhatitwouldhavebeenlikeif I wouldhavetodresslikethistoweartomypromisthisthewholethingthat, likeyoucandressexactlylikeyourBarbiebecause I mighthavetotakethis.
Oh, myGod.
It's mysister.
Have 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.
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 beokay.
I actuallygofordressesnowadaysthatarelikepasttheknee.
I dothinkit's wellmade.
Thisjusthasthepotentialtosurvive a nightofdrinkinganddancing.
What I thinkofwhen I thinkofBarbie, really?
Mychildhood, Itwaslikewhat I wouldimaginebeinganadultwhen I wasin, I think a bosslady, I wouldevensaynowadays, maybefeministicon, just a touchgrowingupwith a Barbieandknowingthatshewasabletodoanything.
Itwasnicetoknowthat I coulddoanythingif I reallyputmymindtoit.
I wasanonlychild, SoBarbiewasmyfriend.
Hewasmyfriend.
I grewupwith a lesbianmotherandmymotherneverdressedupandneverwasgirly.
Therewereundertonesthat I didn't evenrealize I'm pickingupon, forinstance, theclassicwaistline.
I thinkevennow, asanadult, I'm affectedwithhowyouknowsocietywaslookingatbodiesofwomenatthetimewhenCinderellacameoutwithBrandy, shehadherownBarbie, andthatwasmyfavoritebarbecue.
Couldshehavethegrades?
I startedmakingmyhairreallyyoung.
I I wantedhertobelikeBarbie.
I even I wenttotheextentof, like, bleachingmyhairwhen I was a kid, I wouldhavejustwanted a Barbiewithcurlyhairlikethatwouldhavebeenlikethethingthat I couldhaveresonatedwith.
I knowmymom's sideofmyfamilyandthey'reallwhite, and I'm theonethatsticksout.
If I had a Barbiethatlookedmorelikeme, I wouldhavebeenmoreconfidentaboutmycurlyhairinmydarkerskintone.
Thenmyfamilymembers a lotsooner.
When I waslittle, I usedtoput a littletissuearoundmyBarbie.
I tapedtissueonmyBarbielikeandthenputthedressesoversothatthebarwecouldlookmorelikeme.
Andso I wantedtheBarbietoehave, like a littlebellylike I didwhen I waslittle.