This Barbie is a body-positive queen — and her name is Issa Rae.
their slim physiques and perfectly coiffed blonde locks, images that initially worried Rae.
“That was something that I was concerned about too — who are the other Barbies, and what do they look like?” she confessed to. “I saw that immediately on my first day when I was doing the dance sequence rehearsal. There were so many different types of Barbies, and so many different types of Kens. Some able-bodied, ages, genders. Greta did her best to try to include everybody.”Rae continued: “Barbie Land is perfect. Everyone in Barbie Land is a perfect Barbie. I found that so beautiful.
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