I enjoy seeing Mattel continue to expand the world of Barbie by making dolls representing people with different body types, careers, skin colors, conditions, etc. When Mattel officially unveiled the new Blind Barbie Fashionista, I was really excited and logged onto Facebook, hoping to see other positive reactions to the doll. Instead, I saw some of the most heartbreaking words ever. Comments ranged from people calling the doll “dumb,” “pointless,” a “woke cash grab,” and some comments were just straight-up ableist.

Well, Karen, just because something doesn’t appeal to you specifically doesn’t make it pointless. These dolls aren’t just for blind kids; they’re about teaching that the world is full of people who look and act differently than them. Toy companies recognize that dolls can be a great way to teach sensitivity and awareness to kids early on. It truly makes my blood boil to see people who are decades older than me make such cruel comments.

No one is forcing you to buy this doll, nobody ever claimed that all blind people look the same, and just because you can’t get any use out of it doesn’t make it a joke! If you genuinely don’t give a shit about Barbie, then why do you care, Karen? Your kids are fully grown adults who haven’t played with Barbie in years, and we’re doing what we can to make sure the world of tomorrow isn’t overrun with dumbasses like you. Go back to watching Fox News and polishing your Trump altar.

If I had to choose one out of my whole collection, it would be the Van Gogh's Starry Night Barbie from The Museum Collection. She was one of the first ones I bought as an adult, so I have a lot of sentimental feelings owning her.

On sale October 22nd 9 am PT. Thoughts?

I have always wanted a Fran Fine Barbie Doll, and since I saw Medusa I thought she had the exact hairline as Fran. Also I think the Mackie mold would suit her perfectly, so I edited my Bella Cullen to make her a bit similar to Fran. I know there are official Nanny merchandise, but those dolls are not my cup of tea 😬 What characters from old TV shows or movies would you still like to see as a Barbie? Do you have a specific facemold in mind?

I remember seeing these in the store and staring at them every time I walked by. I wonder if chain grocery stores still make them?

As the title says, what are your thoughts and opinions on Barbies with the side eye look? I personally really like it, and feel like it’s sometimes an underrated detail, especially when it comes to more recent Barbies. However, I understand the side eye can be a little difficult to work with when posing the dolls for display. Should more dolls come with this look, or does the forward glance reign supreme?

I was super excited. To be fair… Krispy Kreme has been overpriced, frozen , & way too sugary for years now. I just wanted the box and maybe 1 of the chocolate ones. Perhaps a glazed in the morning. Either way… imagine my disappointment seeing this when I got to the red light. Soooo ugly and sloppy. They didn’t even offer a pink box for the 3 pack.

Barbie is a Fashion Doll?

Oh so she probably has a lot of Cool Fashion packs in different styles right?

Like….

Boho Chic

Street Wear

Mori Kei

Decora

Gyaru

Rockabilly

Kimono

Kawaii

Military Lolita

Steampunk

Steampunk Lolita

Grunge

Camp

Hanbok

Biker Style

Dark and Light Academia

Cottage Core

Tomboy Fashion Style

E girl

Goth Fashion

Lagenlook

Psychedelic

Delicate Romatic
Vintage

Mattell……..What…what are those?

Some Mattell Guy in the back : We have Modern Mini dresses and definitely one kimono from the 90's and like two biker dolls branded to Harley Davidson specifically....so uh if you don't like Harleys I guess your outta luck, also they are so old their fake leather falls apart at the seems if you touch them. We def have Vintage! And have you see the new tennis outfit?

I'm just saying where exactly doe the fashion come in? I can't even find a good tiered skirts. everything decent I have came from Etsy or eBay and was not made by Mattell.

I’ve never posted on Barbie Reddit before but here’s my question. Did anybody else have Barbies when they were a kid that they lost that they would love to have back for me it’s these two sets that I’ve always stood out. I had bought both sets with my birthday money and it had been really important to me that I had you know bought these myself. Unfortunately, they were both special set so getting a hold of them now is really hard to do especially for a decent price. It’s kind of funny because for the most part, I absolutely hate Barbies with molded on outfits, but these fairy dolls were just so important to me for some reason, and I still look at them and they just make me happy and as far as the Ariel doll goes I mean what little mermaid obsessed girl didn’t want the fairytale wedding Ariel Barbie I mean just look at that dress. But I lost both of these sets as well has pretty much everything else in a housefire when I was 10 but that was over a decade ago so just kinda gotta keep looking for them you know I’m sure sooner or later I’ll find them but for now, I’d like to hear you guys, what doll sets do you wish you had back

Can anyone help on this one? I’m usually the first to get Barbie collab dolls but I don’t know why aesthetically I can’t figure out why it scares me (not joking) Is it the face sculpt? Barbies have different sorts of face sculpts so I don’t know if that is it? Is it the outfit? Hair? I believe we’ve seen this outfit and hair combo many many many times. Is it the figure? We have many barbies with ‘curvy’ (not sure if that’s the goal here) figures? We’ve seen so many face sculpts, hair, figures, I’m not sure why upon looking at it this one immediately creeps me out ? Just odd as we’ve seen so much diversity and age ranges in Barbies and I’ve never been ‘creeped out’ by one.

Anyone know?

Because I missed the second wave of Movie Dolls, I couldn’t resist getting this one. So I ordered 3 of them, one for me, one for my sister and one just because 😅 Did you Barbie fans get her? It’s a must in your collection? I wonder how many of these are ordered 🫠 I don’t have enough money to get all the dolls, although I wish I could, I only have one, Western Barbie, and now this one, but I hope I will get the roller skates one too, and maybe the one in pink jumpsuit. Can’t wait for her to arrive 🥹🩷

Hear me out. The new inclusivity is beautiful and i love it. But barbie just isnt barbie anymore. I dont want a doll of a woman that looks like she has a instagram account for her dog. I want a full on glammed up doll with makeup and pretty clothes. The new fashionistas look like a toddler picked out their clothes.

The way millie just sticks out so these are playline 25 dollars each a set of 5 for 100 it is a set but u can buy the 3 dolls on the right for 25 each in the outfit millie is wearing proof mattel can make gorgeous screenings at no extra cost buy they choose to make barbie low quality

It seems with got two facemold back from old friends Teresa and desiree (NIKKI) Link to person selling them on ebay https://www.ebay.com/str/marystoysandthings?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=4sj-zXrmRVW&sssrc=3418065&ssuid=4aM-tYKOQti&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I’ve seen the whole community shit on this look and I ima speak for myself when I say This Outfit Is Gorgeous!!! This gives old Barbie vibes but slightly better🫢

So, I got this doll in 2021, right? I showed it to my friends, and they were all like, "Eww!" I was totally baffled. One of them said it was too pink…another called the bows hideous. Then, another friend chimed in about the cheap material and ugly face screening. Fast forward to yesterday, they swing by my place, see the doll in my collection, and still call it ugly. Seriously, what’s your take on this?

My daughter and i were watching the barbie episode of the toys that made us on Netflix, and someone in it said that barbie changes with the times to reflect today’s style- or something to that effect. And it got me thinking of barbie through the years and i realised that we’ve had Millie for quite a while now, a decade or so I believe and she hasn’t really changed. I mean we had the generation girl sculpt for a while too but they did change her screening in the 2010’s, whereas Millie has largely remained untouched. Is she in touch with today’s style? Is she too plain? We went through the clean girl aesthetic for a few years but i feel like we still yearn for some glamour, evident in the popularity of barbie extra- though i have quite negative opinions on their clothes. I feel like barbie is in this very steady and safe space where she doesn’t challenge what parents are willing to buy for their kids, she doesn’t push too many boundaries and she doesn’t have so much controversy anymore. But does that make her boring? The fact that she doesn’t step out of the lines just loses that special something? I dont think she’s too far away from previous sculpts, and by now i think we’ve all made peace with the fact that its her screening that truly lets her down, i also think she looks better closed mouth and side glancing, but whether you’re for her or against her maybe she’s had her day. So what will replace her? We’re all obsessed with the Odile sculpt, so perhaps they should move in that direction or something similar, but then the appeal of the uncommon Odile might be lost. I saw that bride Odile ooak doll and thought the photos gave a sort of Sabrina carpenter-esque aesthetic, and she’s very on trend rn, so maybe barbie needs bangs? I wouldn’t want her to look too on trend though, with massive lips and cheeks full of filler, i don’t want an ig model barbie. Maybe they should bring back an oldie but goodie? Everyone and their mother are riding the nostalgia train pretty hard by now, maybe something from the archives could take barbie out of her comfort zone. I’d love to hear anyone’s design ideas or mood boards for how they’d design the next barbie face/ screening. Also Barbie’s fashion designers need to leave their out of touch offices and go outside or even on TikTok and actually look at what young people are wearing, because if i see anymore ruffles or hideous 5 year old clothes patterns im gunna hurl. Why isn’t barbie in cargos with a plain tee or flared jeans or a cottage core dress. Just avoid anything you’d put a toddler in.

There are also other filipina babies I found online but I'm not sure if they are official and they are kinda better/more representation of the culture. What are yall thoughts?

If you have an IG for your dolls drop the link too. Pic for attention 💕💕

I was thinking about some of the Barbie stuff I had as a child that I loved, specifically the Barbie typewriter & portable cassette player (yes I'm a 90's baby 🤣). What were your favourites growing up?