The first ever autistic Barbie doll has been released - featuring a fidget spinner, noise-cancelling headphones and a shifted eye gaze. It follows the company's gradual branching out from its classic blonde Barbie to models with type 1 diabetes, Down syndrome and blindness.
Now, don't get me wrong, but I think if you handed a blind child a G.I. Joe, would they know the difference, or are they selling the item to the parents out of some kind of 'guilt purchase' thing?
Same with the Down Syndrome, too. Again, if you gave the kid a G.I. Joe and told him or her it was diabetic, how would they know? Jeez.
This is about as bad a marketing move as I've seen, but again - who are they really selling too? I can't imagine a blind child screaming for a blind Ken doll to keep her company.
Maybe I am just the crotchity old fuck Babs keeps telling me I am...
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