Many female dolls have unattainable physical proportions; this is increasingly also becoming true of male dolls. As seen in this comparison of a 1970 G. I. Joe action figure (left) with one from 2010 (right), male action figures have become more muscular over this 40-year span (Baghurst et al., 2006).
© Alisha Marie Ragland
© Alisha Marie Ragland