Mattel has introduced an autistic Barbie doll to its Fashionistas line, developed in collaboration with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), to reflect common autistic experiences and invite more children to see themselves represented through inclusive play.
In all likelihood, LeBron James will not be holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy at the end of this year. However, if it’s any consolation, he can comfort himself by holding the “Kenbassador” Barbie doll created in his likeness.
The toy empire Mattel has been slapped with a class action lawsuit after some packaging for its new line of Wicked dolls accidentally featured a link to a porn website.
Mattel customers have received a fulsome apology from the toy maker after they were inadvertently directed to a pornographic website rather than its new line of Wicked dolls.
Mattel is releasing a more Gen-Z-friendly version of Scrabble in Europe by including a “No More Scoring” game option.
Hasbro Toys has just announced the layoff of 1,100 souls a few weeks before Christmas, which comes two years after extending a deal with the Disney Grooming Syndicate to sell Star Wars, Marvel, and Indiana Jones toys.
Mattel did not consult with the Cherokee Nation on a Barbie doll named after the late Wilma Mankiller.
Netflix reportedly wasted an estimated $30 million on a live-action He-Man movie before the woke streaming service decided to axe the project as it scales back production spending.
One of the actresses of the upcoming movie “Barbie” is using the film’s promotional tour to push abortion, saying she is “extremely pro-choice” and has a “very emotional relationship with Roe v. Wade.”
Mattel debuted its first-ever Barbie doll to have Down syndrome as part of its Barbie Fashionistas collection, dolls for representation.
A doll from the Barbie collection shines the spotlight on Madam C.J. Walker, the first documented self-made female millionaire.
Mattel recently launched a new transgender Barbie doll to honor trans celebrity Laverne Cox on the occasion of Pride month. But reading the fine print on the box reveals the doll is manufactured in Indonesia, where gay and transgender people still experience widespread discrimination and same-sex marriage is illegal.
Mattel has announced the release of its newest Barbie doll to celebrate transgender actor Laverne Cox meant to “highlight the importance of inclusion and acceptance”
U.S. toy maker Mattel, Inc. has introduced new additions to its “inclusive and diverse” set of Barbie products, this time featuring the popular doll with hearing aids, one with a prosthetic leg, as well as a Ken doll with the skin condition Vitiligo.
Mattel, the manufacturing company behind the iconic toy Barbie, is facing fire from the social media-driven cancel mob purportedly for not including an Asian Barbie doll in its new line of dolls commemorating the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Toymaker Mattel reported fourth-quarter results Tuesday, beating Wall Street expectations. Barbie sales were up a whopping 18 percent and American Girl sales jumped 12 percent.
A representative for Mattel clarified on Thursday that Barbie is unaffiliated with a political party following Donald Trump Jr.’s joke regarding the 2020 Campaign Team dolls revealed this week.
Thomas the Tank Engine sales crashed too!
The Mattel toy company has recently introduced its 2019 Barbie Career of the Year doll, the Barbie Judge Doll.
Mattel has launched a “gender-inclusive” line of dolls, saying its research found children do not want their toys “dictated by gender norms.”
Toy-maker Mattel introduced a Barbie doll line of “gender-neutral dolls” to target children who do not want their “toys to be dictated by gender norms,” the company said.
Mattel released a hijab-wearing Barbie doll on Monday, modeled after Muslim American Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad as part of the toy company’s “Shero” program.
After public bipartisan outcry, Mattel has decided to cease plans for production of the artificial intelligence children’s assistant “Aristotle.”
There are apologies; there are grovelling apologies; and then there’s the kind of hair-shirt, mea culpa, “oh God, oh God, how can we ever make amends?”, self-abasing, crawling-to-beg-your-forgiveness-on-our-knees-on-broken-glass number just delivered by the toymaker behind TV kiddie animation series Fireman Sam to the entire Muslim community…
After toy giant Mattel announced the diverse additions of curvy, petite and tall body types to its iconic Barbie doll a week ago, fashion ecommerce site Lyst created a mock line of diverse new male Ken dolls, which include Beach DadBod Ken, Bearded Hipster Ken, and Balding Ken.
Mattel has announced updates to its iconic Barbie doll, which include the additions of curvy, petite and tall body types, as part of an attempt to ensure the toys better represent modern women like Kim Kardashian and Lena Dunham, according
“Hello Barbie,” the world’d first artificial intelligence-enabled Barbie doll, has become both the subject of delight for little girls and fear for some parents who are worried their children’s privacy could be at stake.
Toymaker Mattel has created a Barbie doll in the likeness of “Selma” director Ava DuVernay as part of their “Sheroes” line of Barbies that honor “female heroes who inspire girls.”
Child advocates are urging Mattel Inc. to cancel its planned release of “Hello Barbie,” the latest edition of the iconic brand, citing concerns over both the privacy and the possible exploitation of children.
