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Posted on 01/13/2026 6:51:24 AM PST by dynachrome
Mattel is expanding its push for inclusion with the launch of its first autistic Barbie, developed in partnership with autism advocates to reflect how some people on the spectrum experience the world.
Mattel spent more than 18 months developing the autistic Barbie in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), a nonprofit that works to advance the rights and media representation of autistic people. The aim, the company said, was to design a doll that reflects some of the ways autistic individuals experience and navigate the world around them.
The doll includes articulated elbows and wrists to allow for movements such as hand flapping and other gestures often used for sensory regulation or expression.
The doll’s eyes are positioned with a slightly averted gaze, reflecting how some people on the autism spectrum may avoid direct eye contact. Accessories include a pink finger-clip fidget spinner that spins, pink noise-canceling headphones designed to reduce sensory overload, and a pink tablet displaying symbol-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps used to support communication.
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Is this for real?
When will the Siamese twin addition be released?
Why not? They already have Plus Sized Barbie, Down Syndrome Barbie, Wheelchair Barbie and other "special" Barbies? Why not add one more category to the DEI circus?
Zoloft Barbie
WTF! Next, a black Ken that can’t breathe and call him Ken Floyd?
Speaking of the dreaded “diversity”, SCOTUS is hearing oral arguments in the transgiblets cases this morning.
Little v. Hecox (Transgender Athletes)
Audio is here (SCOTUS doesn’t livestream):
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-813
Scotusblog is livingstreaming the arguments here:
Babylon Bee was my first thought too...
LOL! A never depressed doll.....
From Years ago:
Barbie and Ken were such a failure,
Because neither of them had genitalia.
Wait, wait wait...
So neither of them can transition?
Isn’t that against the law?
Sorry, I’m in a bad mood this morning.
The virtue signaling Barbies are a reflection of what leftists think about people with these varying conditions and as far as I know don’t sell well. Barbie should try the build-a-bear model. With 3d printing I bet it would work and there are plenty of people who would pay for specialty Barbies that would actually reflect the desires the specific child.
Do they make a morbidly obese Barbie, or a fat ugly dyke Barbie? If not, I think it’s high time they do.
Historically, all Barbie dolls have been autistic. If they talk at all, they just repeat the same phrases. Mostly they say nothing and avoid eye contact.
I want to see AWFL and other loathsome left-wing Barbies.
A Jessica Tarlov Barbie.
And a special collectors set of “The View” barbies.
All done in their realistic awfulness.
They take anti-anxiety meds that cause them to gain weight and the weight gain makes them anxious.
Why don’t we have Divorced Barbie yet?
What about:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Barbie?
ADHD Barbie!
Schizophrenic Barbie?
Merged Up Barbie?
Fentanyl OD Barbie?
Karen Barbie?
AWFL Barbie?
Skunk Drunk Nancy Barbie?
Sack Of Potatoes Barbie?
They want to remain culturally relevant!
Regards,
Chowder Cannon Barbie?
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