In lecture the professor talked about how barbie dolls brought on unrealistic images of women to society. I found a parallel in an anime called One Piece. In this incredibly long anime, the women are mostly figured with incredibly large breasts and tiny waists. In some ways one could assume that the sexualization of women is very apparent even in Japanese cartoons that kids watch at a young age. Mostly the reason behind making women in cartoons look like this is to attract a higher fan base consisting of males.

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