Mattel has introduced its first Barbie doll with representing someone with Type 1 diabetes. The doll, part of the Fashionistas line, includes realistic medical accessories like a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump — as well as an outfit that pays homage to diabetes awareness.
This new doll “enables more children to see themselves reflected in Barbie,” Mattel wrote
Oh, people can tell. I act like I’m tweaking out of my fucking mind about half the time. I don’t personally find most physical things that important, like a goddamn Pixar movie, I think that the inside is what counts. I’ve only ever met 1 person I know to be type 1 (my aunt that I’m reasonably familiar with), and she’s never mentioned it in any way. Since 5-10% of people have it, I’d expect to have at least met someone else that really cares about it. Maybe I’m just an anomaly.
5-10% of people have diabetes. Globally, 6.3% of people have type 2 and in the US 11.6% of people have it (had no idea it was that many but I’m not surprised). Type 2 can be typically be managed by oral meds, diet, and exercise. In the US, 0.5% of people have type 1 and require insulin to live, globally that’s about 0.1%.
I don’t personally find most physical things that important, like a goddamn Pixar movie
Not totally sure where Pixar come into play here but a lot of people do find physical things important. People who have type 1 either care about it or they go blind, lose a foot, or die. They generally don’t go around talking to people about their diabetes.
As far as kids go, at least when I was growing up, they are fucking brutal. In 1st and 2nd grade I had a lazy eye which was corrected by glasses and an eye patch (not the cool pirate kind, it was a skin-colored sticker) and I got teased quite a bit. Insulin pumps didn’t exist back then, I would imagine little kids with insulin pumps today get teased at most schools. Pretty good chance a T1D Barbie will make a difference to a lot of those kids.
I’m a very teasible person, and I’m certainly awkward. Maybe it was my autistic obliviousness, but somehow, I never really got bullied. I would’ve never considered being mean about any of those kinds of things, maybe I’m just strange. I get why representation matters to people, but I’ve never personally been helped by it. If it really helps kids, then that’s good. I’m stupid, not a cartoon villain lol
Oh, people can tell. I act like I’m tweaking out of my fucking mind about half the time. I don’t personally find most physical things that important, like a goddamn Pixar movie, I think that the inside is what counts. I’ve only ever met 1 person I know to be type 1 (my aunt that I’m reasonably familiar with), and she’s never mentioned it in any way. Since 5-10% of people have it, I’d expect to have at least met someone else that really cares about it. Maybe I’m just an anomaly.
5-10% of people have diabetes. Globally, 6.3% of people have type 2 and in the US 11.6% of people have it (had no idea it was that many but I’m not surprised). Type 2 can be typically be managed by oral meds, diet, and exercise. In the US, 0.5% of people have type 1 and require insulin to live, globally that’s about 0.1%.
Not totally sure where Pixar come into play here but a lot of people do find physical things important. People who have type 1 either care about it or they go blind, lose a foot, or die. They generally don’t go around talking to people about their diabetes.
As far as kids go, at least when I was growing up, they are fucking brutal. In 1st and 2nd grade I had a lazy eye which was corrected by glasses and an eye patch (not the cool pirate kind, it was a skin-colored sticker) and I got teased quite a bit. Insulin pumps didn’t exist back then, I would imagine little kids with insulin pumps today get teased at most schools. Pretty good chance a T1D Barbie will make a difference to a lot of those kids.
I’m a very teasible person, and I’m certainly awkward. Maybe it was my autistic obliviousness, but somehow, I never really got bullied. I would’ve never considered being mean about any of those kinds of things, maybe I’m just strange. I get why representation matters to people, but I’ve never personally been helped by it. If it really helps kids, then that’s good. I’m stupid, not a cartoon villain lol
Not strange, just good :)