ShoeThrower@lemmy.zip to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMattel introduces its first Barbie with Type 1 diabetesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down119file-text
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minus-squaregrysbok@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·2 days agoKids can be cruel. I’m glad this Barbie exists. Representation matters, and this toy is one way to show little kids it’s ok to have T1D. If a kid knows that Barbie can wear CGM then maybe the kid won’t be a jerk when they meet a new kid with a thing on their arm.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoKids can also be amazing and caring. They just need the context and understanding of what is going on. Toys like this help a lot in that regard.
Kids can be cruel.
I’m glad this Barbie exists. Representation matters, and this toy is one way to show little kids it’s ok to have T1D. If a kid knows that Barbie can wear CGM then maybe the kid won’t be a jerk when they meet a new kid with a thing on their arm.
Kids can also be amazing and caring. They just need the context and understanding of what is going on. Toys like this help a lot in that regard.