Come on, guys, don't take this too seriously. She's trying to illustrate a point about media influences on self-image, not discredit Barbie. She even says she DOESN'T blame Barbie for her eating disorder, just a small environmental factor, which can be easily translated as 'there were more traumatising, sensitive things which may have caused an eating disorder to accumulate'. So she isn't saying that she desperately wanted to be like Barbie, just that it was a small unconscious prod in that direction. And eating disorders are probably a bit taboo for some people, especially those who are suffering. Not everyone can talk about the things you can.