Lammily; The Barbie Suitable for Trainers, is Allowed to Like Food

So an inspired artist, graduate of Pittsburgh university has created a Barbie-type toy that has 'real' humanistic proportions.

She doesn't walk on her tiptoes!

Nickolay Lamm named the product "Lammily"... after himself (I would too if I could make a product) and has suggested it will help children stop seeing Barbie as the perfect, although humanly unattainable, figure.

Lammily is portrayed as a strong, independent female who is "Fit and strong".

I personally like the idea, I think it's really nice and yeah it might make the kids less self conscious about being stick-thin... I don't much like their tag line of "Average is Beautiful" just because of my physical phobia of "normal" and kids being led into trends, fashions and stereotypes through trying to be "normal" (I was always the weird kid at school, and damn proud. This is for you, glue-eaters) but I like this idea.

The main problem, is the kick starter is only asking for $95,000... which might sound like a lot- but to try and replace Barbie on the shelves that is churned out by Mattel, THE top toy manufacturer in the WORLD on 95 grand seems very unlikely.

So I wish it the best of luck, but I won't be investing, so I'm out.

:B