Tuesday, July 19, 2016

P.C. Barbie

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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