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Mattel Sells Out Of 'Game Developer Barbie' (cnet.com)
Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger writes:
The Mattel people have released a new Barbie doll figurine touted as Game Developer Barbie. Dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, she was apparently designed by a game developer.
It's already sold out on Mattel's web site, with CNET saying it provides a better role model than a 2014 book In which "computer engineer" Barbie designed a cute game about puppies, then admitted "I'll need Steven's and Brian's help to turn it into a real game," before her laptop crashed with a virus. Mattel says that with this new doll, "young techies can play out the creative fun of this exciting profession," and the doll even comes with a laptop showing an IDE on the screen. Sandbagger's original submission ended with a question. Do Slashdot readers think this will inspire a new generation of programmers to stay up late writing code?
It's already sold out on Mattel's web site, with CNET saying it provides a better role model than a 2014 book In which "computer engineer" Barbie designed a cute game about puppies, then admitted "I'll need Steven's and Brian's help to turn it into a real game," before her laptop crashed with a virus. Mattel says that with this new doll, "young techies can play out the creative fun of this exciting profession," and the doll even comes with a laptop showing an IDE on the screen. Sandbagger's original submission ended with a question. Do Slashdot readers think this will inspire a new generation of programmers to stay up late writing code?
Good. We need more women in STEM.
We absolutely do. We're frequently out of hot coffee, and the meeting rooms are a mess.
Not to mention the office parties, which are dull without some booby shakin' goodness.
But how, exactly, is a Barbie doll going to fix that?
Should we pin a few of them to the walls, and the dames will flock to us?
Or should we hand them to our daughters, reinforcing that girls play with dolls? That, it seems, is where the problem lies. Not what the doll models.
This is almost a step in the right direction, but this doesn't go nearly far enough to teach young girls that only white people can be racist. There is always something to complain about in SJW-land! Everything is always your fault, doubly so if you're white! Quadruply so if you're a white male! FEEL GUILTY, GOD-DAMN IT!
Which reminds me- how dare you all assume this Barbie is a girl! If you use the wrong pronouns on him/her/it/shmim/shmer/shmit, you might seriously damage his/hers/its/shmis/shmers/shmits incredibly fragile SJW psyche! Make sure when your daughter/schmaughter learns how to properly feel like walking on eggshells when talking to the doll to properly emulate healthy real-world interpersonal relationships. You might want to buy the official "Barbie Safe Space" where the doll can be placed to avoid hearing opposing viewpoints, and be sure to get the closest thing to a proper life partner currently available for sale for Barbie, "Fully-Emasculated Feminist Ken!"
#triggered #preferredpronouns #checkyourfuckingprivilegeyouwhitescum