Barbie

[fillyboy]

I can see, having read the article that the intentions are noble, I still find it a little weird. Is it taking inclusivity too far?

Barbie® Introduces the First Autistic Barbie Doll, Championing Representation for Children through Play

Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, process, and communicate about the world around them

corporate.mattel.com

 

[motorbiking]

I was wondering what Autism looked like. I see they think its wearing noise cancelling headphones.

 

[MNW67]

I don't fully get what the point of this doll is. But here are some of the features:

• Body: The autistic Barbie doll features elbow and wrist articulation, enabling stimming, hand flapping, and other hand gestures that some members of the autistic community use to process sensory information or express excitement.
• Eye Gaze: The doll is designed with an eye gaze shifted slightly to the side, which reflects how some members of the autistic community may avoid direct eye contact.
• Accessories: Each doll comes with a pink finger clip fidget spinner, noise-cancelling headphones and a tablet.
  • Fidget Spinner: The doll holds a pink finger clip fidget spinner that actually spins, offering a sensory outlet that can help reduce stress and improve focus.
  • Headphones: Pink noise-cancelling headphones rest on top of the doll’s head as a helpful and fashionable accessory that reduces sensory overload by blocking out background noise.
  • Tablet: A pink tablet showing symbol-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication apps (AAC) on its screen serves as a tool to help with everyday communication.
• Sensory-Sensitive Fashions: The doll wears a loose-fitting, purple pinstripe A-line dress with short sleeves and a flowy skirt that provides less fabric-to-skin contact. Purple shoes complete the outfit, with flat soles to promote stability and ease of movement.

 

[fillyboy]

Some years back I bought my young niece the 'Divorced Barbie', it came with Kens house and Kens car.

 

[pete01]

Cant do any harm I suppose.

 

[fillyboy]

Cant do any harm I suppose.

True.

 

[SPLINE]

"Autism" is one of those conditions created for the purpose of claiming welfare payments; it is now a huge industry and burden to the taxpayer. Now the Barbie company is at the trough.

 

[pete01]

This reminded me of the film Rain man, great film....sorry off topic. Ish

 

[Ihavenojob]

We wanted to buy our daughter a Barbie, complete with Ken. she said she wanted Barbie and GI Joe. We said barbie comes with Ken, she said, "No, she comes with GI Joe, she fakes it with Ken"

 

[noseall]

"Autism" is one of those conditions created for the purpose of claiming welfare payments; it is now a huge industry and burden to the taxpayer. Now the Barbie company is at the trough.

Do you know who created it then?

 

[transam]

I had an action man

It cost £1. 13 shillings ( £1.60p )

Had the rubber dinghy with it sent him down through a ditch in his boat that went partly through a tunnel 10” drain pipe

Boat came out action man did not

 

[aveatry]

I had an action man

It cost £1. 13 shillings ( £1.60p )

Had the rubber dinghy with it sent him down through a ditch in his boat that went partly through a tunnel 10” drain pipe

Boat came out action man did not

Some say he's still there