YES WE HEARD YOU, YOU ARE SCOTT MALKINSON BARBIE AND YOU HAVE DIABETES
this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2025
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said “dolls are for pretend play, I would hate to be reminded of my problems when I try to find an escape”
It's a love hate situation. For a lot of children, they will use play to process and understand things. E.g. "Helping" a Barbie with the problems helps them understand why their brother gets special treatment.
I've seen my daughter playing "classroom" with her teddies. It helps her understand better how school works, and what would be acceptable or not.
Woke capitalism strikes again!
They should make a Barbie doll that’s just been kicked off Medicare.
Not to sound ignorant but can’t you just use your imagination for something like this?
I guess it's more for the "lore" of Barbie than the doll itself.
Then they can't sell you another doll. When do we get sickle cell barbie? Like why give doll diseases? Can't leave that up to the kid?
Scott malconson
As a girl who grew up with type 1 diabetes, seeing these tasteless jokes in here just remind me of the shitty time kids can have when they feel different to other kids and get singled out for something they can't control.
So what if its a gigantic mega-corp, they're doing a good thing here for children.
Disgusting fucking 'jokes'. Shitty people.
Thanks for the insight! You made me change views on the tasteless jokes!
Yep, lemmy can be super ableist. It’s pretty bad.
Kids can be cruel.
I'm glad this Barbie exists. Representation matters, and this toy is one way to show little kids it's ok to have T1D. If a kid knows that Barbie can wear CGM then maybe the kid won't be a jerk when they meet a new kid with a thing on their arm.
Kids can also be amazing and caring. They just need the context and understanding of what is going on. Toys like this help a lot in that regard.
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