Mixing it up: Artist Nickolay Lamm has invented an 'average' male doll


Whose body greatly differs from a Ken doll.

Before Mattel introduced its new 'curvy' Barbie in January, the company had been getting flack for years from people who said Barbie promoted unrealistic body standards. But it turns out, it might not just be little girls who are comparing themselves to their dolls. In 2014, artist Nickolay Lamm invented the Lammily doll to combat body image issues. Lammily, which sells online for $25, has more realistic proportions, comes in different races, and can be customized with freckles, acne, and even cellulite. And now he's trying to appeal to little boys, too, offering up a new kind of Ken doll whose figure reads more as 'dadbod' than bodybuilder.

Beauty standards: Nickolay said the proportions are more in line with what the average young man looks like.

Unlike a totally-ripped Ken doll, the male Lammily was modeled off the proportions of the average 19-year-old man. That means he doesn't have broad shoulders, toned biceps, and hard pecs, but a slightly rounder belly and arms that won't be tempting anyone to come to the gun show.

'He may not have a six-pack abdomen, but he has a fantastic sense of humor,' Nickolay wrote in his description for the doll. 'He may not have the biggest biceps, but he has a big heart. 'He may not look like a runway model, but he values himself for who he truly is, and always makes sure to pay the same respect to others!' These things are especially important to Nickolay, who said that he, too, suffered from self-esteem issues as a teen. 'Back in high school, I decided I really wanted a six-pack. So I thought to myself, if I just lose enough weight, then I'll get those chiseled abs,' he explained in a Kickstarter video. 'I exercised myself to exhaustion, and got so skinny that I just didn't recognize myself anymore. And I know that I'm not the only one.'

Ken dolls weren't unrealistic like Barbie though.
If a guy works out he can have a body like that.
The main criticism against Barbie is that her proportions are pretty impossible.

Anyway, Mattel solved this with the new Barbies.
The dolls don't need to be fully accurate but it's nice that they're showing kids you can have a range of body types.

Originally posted by Kim Kardashian Ken dolls weren't unrealistic like Barbie though. If a guy works out he can have a body like that.

Really? No Thank you.

Originally posted by princedonte I'm a doll collector I'm so over this. They're is a war on Barbie and Ken you look at other doll brands and they are way thinner and more unrealistic Leave us alone and stop politicizing what I like. I'm fat as hell and don't need this Stop it please