In July of 2025, Mattel announced a brand new Barbie doll, only this one was special. This Barbie was Mattel’s first doll to have Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and she sports a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), an insulin pump, and color theming to match global diabetes awareness symbols. On the
Tag: barbie
With the highly anticipated Wicked movie set to come out later this month, Mattel toy manufacturer has released a line of dolls, featuring characters Elphaba and Glinda from the movie. However, these dolls have all been recalled due to a misprint on the back of their packaging. Instead of wickedmovie.com, the
The Barbie Liberation Organization or BLO, sponsored by RTMark, are a group of artists and activists involved in culture jamming. They gained notoriety in 1993 by switching the voice boxes on talking G.I. Joes and Barbie dolls. The BLO performed “surgery” on a reported 300–500 dolls and then returned them
Barbie is one of the most iconic dolls for girls, representing the fashion industry for toys. She defines beauty for young girls with her impossibly attainable body features. Barbie promotes primary focus on beauty standards and expensive lifestyles. Mattel, the creators of Barbie, plants the idea of consumerism in the