Political correctness has entered the world of little
girls. That's
because the maker of Barbies, Mattel Inc., is introducing new
President and Vice President Barbie dolls. Not just any old VP and
Pres. though. The doll is said to represent Barbie’s first all-female
ticket, meant "to expand her career opportunities to more inspiring and
empowered roles", according to a PC press release from Mattel. It's all
in anticipation of Hillary Hilton being elected as president and her
choosing a female as her running mate.
Hmmmm I wonder if the Barbie President doll wears the same pant suits
Hillary clings to. And will the doll lie and mishandle every task it
is given? Accuracy in dolls should be adhered to. Erin Loos Cutraro, co-founder and CEO of 'She
Should Run', said in a press release that she believes “our country
will benefit from having a government with varied perspectives and
experiences” and feels that the new dolls will “encourage girls
everywhere to unlock their leadership potential.” Odd...How about
encouraging girls to achieve things through talent and effort? Maybe
the new VP and Pres.. dolls are affirmative action dolls.
Mattel went into a partnership with the 'She Should Run' group because
it says it is a “non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding the
talent pool of future elected female leaders, ”in order to create the
new PC White House dolls. The duo hopes that by working together, they
can create more products that will enable dialogue between parents and
young girls about their future as leaders. Are not parents already
teaching their daughters what is true in the U.S., that there are no
restrictions for women and that they already do achieve everything that
males do?
Here's a short video for little girls that illustrates Mattel's
campaign for it's new Barbie White House dolls.
http://www.nylon.com/articles/barbie-president-vp-congress
I wonder if there is also a video of two male Mattel dolls cooking the
White House Doll's dinner? Oh well, Barbie has run for president in the
past, but this is the first time she’s doing it with another lady by
her side, the Vice President Barbie. Of course, if Donald Trump some
how miraculously defeats Hillary in the election, I suspect it might be
a good time for Mattel to introduce another new doll, the Lying
Incompetent Failed Candidate Doll. From my perspective that's a more
realistic and teachable doll or all girls and boys.
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