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...
GREAT PRICES ON BULK ITEMS
BIG question though: does this Barbie come with a Bud Light and a Jaguar?
ReplyDeletedoes Mattel make a potato-shaped Barbie with purple-dyed hair that hasn't bathed in two years?
ReplyDeleteObviously the Barbie is ready for school...we KNOW she's fully vaccinated. And do you have to purchase a separate vaccine accessory pack or is she fully autistic when purchased? CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY have been committed by BigPharma, doctors, and others, and they MUST BE PROSECUTED.
ReplyDeleteWe are all crotchety Old Fucks now Joe. Eddie
ReplyDeleteIf you're blind, diabetic, autistic, or other major disability, you CANNOT become a soldier.
ReplyDeleteSo, this is perniciously stupid.