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Blind Barbie
« on: July 23, 2024, 10:22:14 AM »
I don't altogether approve of Barbie or her clones, disabled or not, because they reflect a shallow, vain lifestyle, but given how poplar they are, I suppose this is a good thing.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/23/a-positive-step-forward-mattel-launches-first-blind-barbie
« Last Edit: July 23, 2024, 10:57:33 AM by SteveH »
I came to realise that every time we recognise something human in creatures, we are also recognising something creaturely in ourselves. That is central to the rejection of human supremacism as the pernicious doctrine it is.
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Re: Blind Barbie
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2024, 10:42:54 AM »
Is this an S&M Barbie?
« Last Edit: July 23, 2024, 11:15:47 AM by Nearly Sane »
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Re: Blind Barbie
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2024, 10:56:25 AM »
Is this an S&M Barbie?
Ho ho, very droll. Edited.
« Last Edit: July 23, 2024, 11:16:03 AM by Nearly Sane »
I came to realise that every time we recognise something human in creatures, we are also recognising something creaturely in ourselves. That is central to the rejection of human supremacism as the pernicious doctrine it is.
Robert Macfarlane