Barbie Celebrates Diversity By Creating Differently-Abled Dolls With Vitiligo And No Hair That Come In 35 Different Skin Tones
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While most people probably still imagine Barbie as a tall, white doll with a slim figure and bright blonde hair, she’s not what she used to be. After being one of the most beloved toys for decades, the Barbie doll has evolved to reflect not only what kids see around them, but who they are themselves. To highlight the importance of diversity, Mattel has drastically expanded its Fashionistas line to include dolls of different sizes, colors, and abilities.
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Recently, Mattel expanded its diverse Fashionistas line by adding a Barbie doll with Vitiligo
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Recently, the company introduced a brand new doll with Vitiligo.
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After working with dermatologists, the company developed a doll that accurately portrays this condition which causes loss of skin color in blotches.
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To make the representation of different medical conditions even wider, the company also created a doll with no hair.
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Over the years, Mattel has been adding new, diverse dolls to its 5-year-old Fashionistas line. Currently, the line features a huge variety of 176 dolls.
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The company now offers dolls in 9 different body types which include curvy, petite, and tall.
The line now features dolls with 9 body types, 35 skin tones, and 94 hairstyles
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Mattel knows how important Barbie’s hair is, so now Barbies rock 94 hairstyles such as rainbow-colored hair, afro, short hair, and many others.
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What’s even more exciting, for the first time ever, Mattel introduced Ken with long hair.
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While barbie dolls were white for a very long time, Mattel has finally diversified its dolls by introducing 35 different skin tones.
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Mattel also included differently-abled Barbie dolls
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Differently-abled dolls can also be found in this line.
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Some of the Barbies now have prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs.
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“We are proud that Barbie is the most diverse doll line on the market that continues to evolve to better reflect the world girls see around them,” said Lisa McKnight, senior vice president and global head of Barbie and its dolls portfolio.
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As Mattel continues to grow in diversity, more and more kids around the world can see the real world reflected in their toys.
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This is great! About time
I want a longhaired Ken.
same
Fun fact: Barbie was originally based off of an early 1950s German sex doll named Bild Lilli. Mattel has come a long way!
Sex doll? Are you serious? The Bild Lilli doll was 12 inches tall and had the same anatomical detail as a Barbie doll. Explain to me how one gets it on with that (well, I can see how a female could, but I'm sure you get my point).
not sex doll literally, it was kind of collective toy intended for adults
considering that people can get off to idea of having sex with a bridge or berlin wall, I refuse to feel surprised by literally anything in that regard.
Yes, she was. The original doll was a comic character who made her living in very shady ways! Mattel bought the rights to her (also in a kinda shady way) and named her after her daughter who I gather wasn't a high class hooker like Bild Lilli.
Nonsense.
No, it was actually based off the creators children, Ken and Barbie. Which is weird because I'm pretty sure at one point those two were marketed as lovers...
Barbie was named after the daughter, not sure about Ken. But the Barbie build was based on the Bild Lili doll
Sorry but if you want to correct someone, please check you facts first. Where does this information come frome? The creator got the idea from her daughter Barbara playing with dress-up-dolls and later found the above mentioned "Bild Lili" while shopping and created Barbie based on that doll. So Brandon Germer is absolutly right! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie#History
catlady6000 ken was based off her son
um barbie was based off Ruth Handlers daughter -_-
why the dislike? its the truth
This is great! About time
I want a longhaired Ken.
same
Fun fact: Barbie was originally based off of an early 1950s German sex doll named Bild Lilli. Mattel has come a long way!
Sex doll? Are you serious? The Bild Lilli doll was 12 inches tall and had the same anatomical detail as a Barbie doll. Explain to me how one gets it on with that (well, I can see how a female could, but I'm sure you get my point).
not sex doll literally, it was kind of collective toy intended for adults
considering that people can get off to idea of having sex with a bridge or berlin wall, I refuse to feel surprised by literally anything in that regard.
Yes, she was. The original doll was a comic character who made her living in very shady ways! Mattel bought the rights to her (also in a kinda shady way) and named her after her daughter who I gather wasn't a high class hooker like Bild Lilli.
Nonsense.
No, it was actually based off the creators children, Ken and Barbie. Which is weird because I'm pretty sure at one point those two were marketed as lovers...
Barbie was named after the daughter, not sure about Ken. But the Barbie build was based on the Bild Lili doll
Sorry but if you want to correct someone, please check you facts first. Where does this information come frome? The creator got the idea from her daughter Barbara playing with dress-up-dolls and later found the above mentioned "Bild Lili" while shopping and created Barbie based on that doll. So Brandon Germer is absolutly right! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie#History
catlady6000 ken was based off her son
um barbie was based off Ruth Handlers daughter -_-
why the dislike? its the truth