THE BOOTY MYTH

"At the ripe old age of 38, an age at which mortal flesh starts to sag, the world's best-selling toy [Barbie] is set to undergo major plastic surgery on her body for the first time. The operation, which she will undergo for 1998, will give her a wider waist, slimmer hips and - in a stunning front-end realignment - a reduction of her legendary bustline." [The Wall Street Journal, 11/17/97]

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