The Barbie lineup now includes dolls with chronic illnesses and disabilities, such as the ones Mattel is launching this week: the first Barbie with hearing aids and the first Ken with vitiligo
A stereotype taken to the extreme for more than half a century, Barbie has been working for nearly six years now to shatter all the clichés that helped bring her fame to begin with. The Barbie lineup now includes dolls with chronic illnesses and disabilities, such as the ones Mattel is launching this week: the first Barbie with hearing aids and the first Ken with vitiligo.