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As illustrated by a new Netflix documentary, the history of Black Barbie paved the way for a more inclusive Mattel. It’s been 44 years since toy maker Mattel introduced the first official Black ...
Barbie might be a feminist film, but its ideas and compassion are not only reserved for women. This movie shows why the patriarchy hurts everyone. It makes life a zero-sum game of winners and losers.
Amidst all the brouhaha around the “Barbie” movie, a cartoon began circulating on social media that got on my last nerve. In it, a woman is shopping for a Barbie and asks the store employee ...
Q: Why do you think Barbie has endured and even thrived over the last 65 years? A: Because she can be anything … you’d be surprised how many men show up at the convention. For little girls and ...
I gave her bold colours, bold jewellery, short hair and a wrap skirt that could actually show skin.” Dressed in a dazzling red gown, Black Barbie was introduced to the world as: “She’s Black!
The scene in question is when Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, shows up at another Barbie's house for help with her existential crisis. In the background of that scene a colorful map of the "real ...
When the Academy museum first approached production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer about curating ...
Ncuti Gatwa shared the first look of his Doctor Who character as a Barbie doll days after being reportedly axed from the BBC series.
“Barbie: The Exhibition” at the Design Museum in London was three years in the making—a surprising fact given that the beloved 11.5-inch doll has been the subject of so many museum shows ...
It’s been 44 years since toy maker Mattel introduced the first official Black Barbie to the market. As filmmaker Lagueria Davis illustrates in Netflix’s “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” the ...