Do men really want Barbie?

A lot of our class discussion and essays we have read about gender identity has been centered on Barbie. What is her impact on a girl's self-esteem and self-expectations. I just wonder if men like a Barbie figure or are turned off by Barbie like a lot of women are, for what she represents. An article from The Christian Century magazine indicates that while it has been believed for a long time by psychologists that men prefer a Barbie-like figure, new research supports that this is only true in countries where women are not independent. Eastern cultures as well as England and Denmark, where women are independent mostly, don't show an interest in a Barbie like curvy figure like countries like Japan, Greece, and Portugal do. And American men surprisingly opt for the normal looking woman over the super skinny model according to new research.