She isn’t young but she wears leggings, lots of eye make up, is very thin, and clearly has had plastic surgery. The president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is mocked by her opposers as “The Queen of Botox”. Health plans often cover plastic surgery, even for those below the poverty line. And let me tell you, this woman cares nothing about what anyone thinks of her. My grandmother, who lived in Argentina for about 10 years in the 80s and 90s, got a facelift while there. While there, an American friend of mine got laser hair removal for a sixth of what he pays in the states. It also shows how strong this beauty ideal is.īotox and plastic surgery is huge in Buenos Aires. A stereotype of Argentines is that they are very proud, and if it is true, it shows in this example. But, it also seems that these women did not want to admit this, as if admitting it would be like saying they aren’t a good enough woman. Anyone size US 8 + reported they had trouble finding clothes. From what I gathered, women larger than a US size 6 suffered from size discrimination. Many were smaller than the average American woman (size 16). I found blog posts by English-speaking westerners who complained about finding clothes. In doing some research, I found astonishing facts about size discrimination in Argentina. I passed it many times when I was there, laughing at the idea of going in, completely unaware of the presence and consequences of praising such a doll.īut as similar as I seemed to Barbie to my host sister, I am much too large to really be Barbie, or to even be close to the Argentine ideal of beauty. The first Barbie store in the world was opened in Buenos Aires. She is blonde and has big boobs, tiny feet, and well, no room for organs. Barbie, as we know, would not be able to survive if she were a real human, due to her proportions. The idea of Barbie is actually another interesting one. Her brother later told me that I was like a Barbie to her.
But as a 13-year-old, likely extremely self-conscious and absorbing all visual media like a sponge, she wanted boobs and blonde hair.
And all I could think was, “But you have this long, straight, thick, gorgeous mane and these massive beautiful eyes and a stick thin body!” She, well and her whole family, were extremely naturally attractive in my opinion. (So much so that we were always playing with each other’s hair and then I realized she gave me lice! It wasn’t that bad, just funny.) She told me that she would love to be blonde and have blue eyes. I know, because my blonde hair got me a ton of attention. Billboards of scantily clad bony (but busty) blonde women are the norm. Western culture has infiltrated the streets of Buenos Aires, and then, it has been turned up a notch. Wife of Michael Buble is Argentine supermodel Luisana Lopilato, busty, blonde, and thin.
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