Barbie Honored Six Covid-19 Pandemic Women Heroes With Custom Dolls
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Recently, the popular toy company Mattel (the owner of one of the strongest portfolios of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world, e.g. Barbie dolls) made a decision to honor the work of six Covid-19 frontline workers from around the world. In order to showcase the feats achieved by these six individuals, the company has designed and created six one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls that resembled each of the women.
The six dolls were modeled after Audrey Cruz (a physician from the US), Jaqueline Góes de Jesus (part of the team working on variation of SARS-CoV-2 in Latin America), Kirby White (a frontline doctor from Australia), Sarah Gilbert (a professor of vaccinology from the United Kingdom), Chika Stacy Oriuwa (a Canadian psychiatry resident), and Amy O’Sullivan (a veteran nurse from the US).
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Recently, the popular toy company Mattel made a decision to honor the work of six Covid-19 frontline workers from around the world
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Audrey Cruz (United States) – Physician who served on the front lines in fighting the pandemic in Las Vegas.
Audrey shared a heartwarming message on her Instagram: “Here’s to breaking barriers, speaking truths, and empowering the next generation!” she wrote under the picture, revealing that she became one of Barbie’s role models.
“I’m so incredibly honored to be a Barbie Role Model as part of their #ThankYouHeroes program! With this honor, I hope to shine a light on the commitment and compassion all frontline workers exhibited over the past year and a half and every single day. I hope to represent minorities in America and encourage cultural advocacy. I hope to represent working moms who are balancing their careers while raising a family. And I hope to show all young women that they can be anything they want to be—even a physician mom and engineering grad like this girl!
Kids imagine they can be anything but actually seeing that they can, and hearing the real-life stories of others, makes all the difference.
Thank you @mattel and @barbie for recognizing healthcare workers all over the world and helping to inspire the next generation with our stories. This is a dream come true!”
In order to showcase the feats achieved by these six individuals, the company has designed and created six one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls that resembled each of the women
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Jaqueline Góes de Jesus (Brazil) – Jaqueline was part of the team responsible for the first genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Latin America.
All of the six women received a Barbie of their own for the amazing and inspiring work they have done during the pandemic
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Kirby White (Australia) – Australian doctor who developed a surgical gown for frontline workers.
Unfortunately, while these particular six Barbie dolls will not be available for purchase, the toy company did announce that they will donate $5 for every doctor, nurse or paramedic Barbie sold at Target
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Sarah Gilbert (UK) – Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University and co-creator of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The exclusive Barbie dolls are not only there to represent the fight of essential women during the global fight against the coronavirus
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Chika Stacy Oriuwa (Canada) – Canadian psychiatry resident at the University of Toronto who battled systemic racism in healthcare during the pandemic.
In fact, it was also a gesture meant to hopefully inspire the next generation of children, showcasing the type of careers they may not be aware of (like a vaccinologist)
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Amy O’Sullivan (United States) – A veteran nurse at Wyckoff Hospital in Brooklyn. She treated the first covid-19 patient in New York City and was named one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2020 by TIME Magazine.
In the 62-year history of Barbie, the said doll has held many jobs, therefore it’s no surprise that this time, the brand has decided to support the frontline workers who are amazing role models
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Wait they are not for sale? So what was the point? That’s disappointing
My thought exactly. I'd buy them all if it meant money went to help people get vaccines/treatment.
It's a mixed blessing. If they were on sale for thousands of people everywhere, it would just be another tonne of plastic the environment doesn't need.
Why are the barbie dolls skinny? These ladies have some awesome curves! Makes me sad to see that the manufacture did this.
I was about to say the same. Nice of the manufacturer to make special dolls but ffs do they all have to be anorexic?
Because that's the definition of "Barbie". There're full of other different dolls in different styles. Buy one with curves. :)
Body positivity isn't just for obese people. I have a plethora of health problems which has caused me to shrink down to under 100Ibs. I already look and feel f*cking disgusting and everywhere I look I see billboards, magazine covers, panel shows etc and it's profoundly discriminatory. I've personally had strangers calling me names for being skinny right in my face. These groups can put so much hatred in the direction of a thin person, knowing nothing about their background or why they might be skinny. . Big is beautiful? So is being thin. Shame on those in that community. They cause such a brew haha when people comment on their size, yet they do exactly the same themselves to thin people. It’s utterly repugnant.
The whole point is that they manufactured the dolls with the same face, same hair color, same eye color, same skin color, almost exact same clothes even. But not the same body type. Some of these women are bigger and curvy. All the barbie dolls were very skinny. And while there is absolutely nothing wrong with being slim, trim or skinny these dolls are not a representation of the people they were modeled after. It's no campaign against skinny people, it's just people questioning why a bigger woman is modeled like she was only 1/3 of her actual size, just because it's a "barbie" doll
Its due to the fact people like you would then say that Barbie were sexualising these women. Lose lose with you people
Really disappointing they didn't introduce them for sale. Makes it seem more like a corporate PR move.
I thought so too!
But they're literally not making money off them?
Wait they are not for sale? So what was the point? That’s disappointing
My thought exactly. I'd buy them all if it meant money went to help people get vaccines/treatment.
It's a mixed blessing. If they were on sale for thousands of people everywhere, it would just be another tonne of plastic the environment doesn't need.
Why are the barbie dolls skinny? These ladies have some awesome curves! Makes me sad to see that the manufacture did this.
I was about to say the same. Nice of the manufacturer to make special dolls but ffs do they all have to be anorexic?
Because that's the definition of "Barbie". There're full of other different dolls in different styles. Buy one with curves. :)
Body positivity isn't just for obese people. I have a plethora of health problems which has caused me to shrink down to under 100Ibs. I already look and feel f*cking disgusting and everywhere I look I see billboards, magazine covers, panel shows etc and it's profoundly discriminatory. I've personally had strangers calling me names for being skinny right in my face. These groups can put so much hatred in the direction of a thin person, knowing nothing about their background or why they might be skinny. . Big is beautiful? So is being thin. Shame on those in that community. They cause such a brew haha when people comment on their size, yet they do exactly the same themselves to thin people. It’s utterly repugnant.
The whole point is that they manufactured the dolls with the same face, same hair color, same eye color, same skin color, almost exact same clothes even. But not the same body type. Some of these women are bigger and curvy. All the barbie dolls were very skinny. And while there is absolutely nothing wrong with being slim, trim or skinny these dolls are not a representation of the people they were modeled after. It's no campaign against skinny people, it's just people questioning why a bigger woman is modeled like she was only 1/3 of her actual size, just because it's a "barbie" doll
Its due to the fact people like you would then say that Barbie were sexualising these women. Lose lose with you people
Really disappointing they didn't introduce them for sale. Makes it seem more like a corporate PR move.
I thought so too!
But they're literally not making money off them?