Posts tagged "Should girls play with Barbies?"

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Barbie has long attracted feminist criticism for fuelling outdated and problematic “plastic fantastic” sexist stereotypes and expectations.

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.