Posts tagged "Are Barbie dolls toxic?"

Audience members at a recent Barbie movie screening in Sydney were purportedly handed gift bags containing cleaning cloths and a skin-whitening cream, prompting an apology from the Events Cinemas chain.

Barbie has long attracted feminist criticism for fuelling outdated and problematic “plastic fantastic” sexist stereotypes and expectations.

Every 182-gram Barbie doll causes about 660 grams of carbon emissions, including plastic production, manufacture, and transport.

It’s hard to believe the same doll that once said “math is tough!” is now in the company of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.