[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I mean yeah of course they're doing it to make money but again I don't see the harm, if a kid has diabetes it's not like they don't know that and feel a bit different from their friends sometimes because they have to take meds etc, imo the doll is just normalising that a bit more, like if they had Barbie in a wheelchair (which i think they probably have done) and they have definitely had hospital barbie sets etc

What's different about a kid with diabetes? Nothing, except the meds they take and the food they eat. If Mattel was giving 10% of the profits to a diabetic charity I wouldn't think it was so very cynical. Yes there is a wheelchair Barbie and I have no problem with it. It probably helps kids with visible disabilities. Diabetes though? Any Barbie could be diabetic Barbie.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

What's different about a kid with diabetes? Nothing, except the meds they take and the food they eat. If Mattel was giving 10% of the profits to a diabetic charity I wouldn't think it was so very cynical. Yes there is a wheelchair Barbie and I have no problem with it. It probably helps kids with visible disabilities. Diabetes though? Any Barbie could be diabetic Barbie.

Again no idea what the harm in it is. All barbies are there to make money for Mattell

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Again no idea what the harm in it is. All barbies are there to make money for Mattell

It's just my opinion. If someone wants to buy one that's their business.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

It's just my opinion. If someone wants to buy one that's their business.

fair enough

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Again no idea what the harm in it is. All barbies are there to make money for Mattell

Its just annoying that they pretend its for some altruistic reason and as you say its just to make them money and look good

But we can still call them out on it

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Again no idea what the harm in it is. All barbies are there to make money for Mattell

We need Goth Barbie.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

We need Goth Barbie.

That'd be cool, or Grunge barbie for a special 90's edition

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That'd be cool, or Grunge barbie for a special 90's edition

I'm up for both.

Country Barbie wouldn't be too bad either.

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Livia

What's different about a kid with diabetes? Nothing, except the meds they take and the food they eat. If Mattel was giving 10% of the profits to a diabetic charity I wouldn't think it was so very cynical. Yes there is a wheelchair Barbie and I have no problem with it. It probably helps kids with visible disabilities. Diabetes though? Any Barbie could be diabetic Barbie.

I've read a lot of responses from people with T1D who are super happy with this.

I don't think you're being cynical in suggesting this is to make money, of course it is, but two things can be true at once: it can make money and it can make kids feel better about an illness they have.

T1D is visible to the person with T1D even if they hide wearable monitors electronic apps hidden from outsiders and is it visible on this Barbie?