Barbie Honored Six Covid-19 Pandemic Women Heroes With Custom Dolls
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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Share on FacebookMy thought exactly. I'd buy them all if it meant money went to help people get vaccines/treatment.
Load More Replies...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?
Load More Replies...Really disappointing they didn't introduce them for sale. Makes it seem more like a corporate PR move.
I thought the same. Barbie doll face hasn't changed a bit. As if they are superstitious to change her face so that it doesn't fail in the market.
Load More Replies...WTF?? We still need to produce dolls that have unnaturally thin physiques that simply don't reflect the real women that inspired them? Progress of a sort but christ there's still a long way to go...
It won’t, because they’re not selling them… 🤦🏽♀️
Load More Replies...They placed tattoos on one doll but left off the vitiligo on another. Curious decisions that they made. I wish they sold these dolls to the public.
I would have been impressed if they had allowed the dolls to look like the actual heroes.... even just a little bit. Honoring the heroes and actual life changing actions these people did : very good. making them look like stylized non-humans : not good
Pleas ADD: Bonnie J. Fraser Henry OBC, MD, MPH, FRCPC (born 1965 or 1966)[2] is a Canadian physician who is the Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia, the first woman in this position. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She was a family doctor and is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine (also known as community medicine). Her early handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia earned praise from the New York Times in June of 2020.[3] In August, September, and October 2020, Henry was criticized for not mandating public mask usage and BC's back-to-school plans.[4][5][6][7] In November and December concerns were raised regarding the lack of transparency around COVID-19 data.[8][9] Unknown-61...6a16a.jpeg
The dolls would have been so much more effective if they actually resembled the real women they're supposed to represent, instead of skinny, hyper-idealized renditions. Come on, I want to see dolls with chub, wrinkles, big noses or whatever it is that makes the person they represent truly unique.
I'm so glad to see Professor Sarah Gilbert on there. I wish they would sell them though so they could inspire more children in to chemistry, biology, healthcare and other sciences instead of the rapacious and vacuous entertainment industry where your value as a person is based purely on how you look and whether you got a WAP or giant rack or ass.
Why did it take a global pandemic for Barbie to make a bunch of diverse dolls?
Make this conmemorative barbies -> sell them as an exclusive collection where the profits or at least a % goes to a foundation or a charity -> give good examples of women iniciative, work and power to kids = ppl happy. Circle complete Make this conmemorative barbies -> tell the media? -> mattel: “whats a circle?” Btw Amy O’Sullyvan model looks so badass i would buy. Even more if its related to a good cause. How could mattel lost such a good chance?
My cousin Jan works as a frontline nurse in Loma Linda Adventist Hospital. She is Filipino with an American husband and a daughter. Please pray for her, she and her family have had COVID once already!
Well-deserved praise and commemoration of achievement but let's hope these (and all) women In healthcare get paid fairly for their contributions all of the time and not just during a pandemic.
I absolutely love this! It would be nice if they did one for Ken (men) and then maybe Kids that are changing the world right now too! Very inspirational!
Oh my Gosh, I would love a Greta Thunberg doll! And a Malala doll as well (though she's not a child anymore).
Load More Replies...They're not for sale. Doctor, nurse, EMT, & other versions of Barbie are for sale at Target, but not these six. These ones are personal gifts for the six women the dolls are based on.
Load More Replies...U know that all the roles and professions that barbie have had, have already been done by actual real women way long before right? Its like seeing a scientist barbie in the mid 70s and say its feminist, but 20 years later learn about Marie Curie winning a second nobel prize, this time on her own, on chemistry, in the year 1911.
Load More Replies...It's not going to be to everyone's taste, certainly. One of the honorees was initially puzzled, but took a pragmatic view: she wants little girls to think of going into STEM fields. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58077396. Another is very pleased with her doll likeness: https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/canadian-doctor-chika-stacy-oriuwa-among-role-models-celebrated-in-barbie-tribute-1.5533868
Load More Replies...My thought exactly. I'd buy them all if it meant money went to help people get vaccines/treatment.
Load More Replies...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?
Load More Replies...Really disappointing they didn't introduce them for sale. Makes it seem more like a corporate PR move.
I thought the same. Barbie doll face hasn't changed a bit. As if they are superstitious to change her face so that it doesn't fail in the market.
Load More Replies...WTF?? We still need to produce dolls that have unnaturally thin physiques that simply don't reflect the real women that inspired them? Progress of a sort but christ there's still a long way to go...
It won’t, because they’re not selling them… 🤦🏽♀️
Load More Replies...They placed tattoos on one doll but left off the vitiligo on another. Curious decisions that they made. I wish they sold these dolls to the public.
I would have been impressed if they had allowed the dolls to look like the actual heroes.... even just a little bit. Honoring the heroes and actual life changing actions these people did : very good. making them look like stylized non-humans : not good
Pleas ADD: Bonnie J. Fraser Henry OBC, MD, MPH, FRCPC (born 1965 or 1966)[2] is a Canadian physician who is the Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia, the first woman in this position. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She was a family doctor and is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine (also known as community medicine). Her early handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia earned praise from the New York Times in June of 2020.[3] In August, September, and October 2020, Henry was criticized for not mandating public mask usage and BC's back-to-school plans.[4][5][6][7] In November and December concerns were raised regarding the lack of transparency around COVID-19 data.[8][9] Unknown-61...6a16a.jpeg
The dolls would have been so much more effective if they actually resembled the real women they're supposed to represent, instead of skinny, hyper-idealized renditions. Come on, I want to see dolls with chub, wrinkles, big noses or whatever it is that makes the person they represent truly unique.
I'm so glad to see Professor Sarah Gilbert on there. I wish they would sell them though so they could inspire more children in to chemistry, biology, healthcare and other sciences instead of the rapacious and vacuous entertainment industry where your value as a person is based purely on how you look and whether you got a WAP or giant rack or ass.
Why did it take a global pandemic for Barbie to make a bunch of diverse dolls?
Make this conmemorative barbies -> sell them as an exclusive collection where the profits or at least a % goes to a foundation or a charity -> give good examples of women iniciative, work and power to kids = ppl happy. Circle complete Make this conmemorative barbies -> tell the media? -> mattel: “whats a circle?” Btw Amy O’Sullyvan model looks so badass i would buy. Even more if its related to a good cause. How could mattel lost such a good chance?
My cousin Jan works as a frontline nurse in Loma Linda Adventist Hospital. She is Filipino with an American husband and a daughter. Please pray for her, she and her family have had COVID once already!
Well-deserved praise and commemoration of achievement but let's hope these (and all) women In healthcare get paid fairly for their contributions all of the time and not just during a pandemic.
I absolutely love this! It would be nice if they did one for Ken (men) and then maybe Kids that are changing the world right now too! Very inspirational!
Oh my Gosh, I would love a Greta Thunberg doll! And a Malala doll as well (though she's not a child anymore).
Load More Replies...They're not for sale. Doctor, nurse, EMT, & other versions of Barbie are for sale at Target, but not these six. These ones are personal gifts for the six women the dolls are based on.
Load More Replies...U know that all the roles and professions that barbie have had, have already been done by actual real women way long before right? Its like seeing a scientist barbie in the mid 70s and say its feminist, but 20 years later learn about Marie Curie winning a second nobel prize, this time on her own, on chemistry, in the year 1911.
Load More Replies...It's not going to be to everyone's taste, certainly. One of the honorees was initially puzzled, but took a pragmatic view: she wants little girls to think of going into STEM fields. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58077396. Another is very pleased with her doll likeness: https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/canadian-doctor-chika-stacy-oriuwa-among-role-models-celebrated-in-barbie-tribute-1.5533868
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