You Won’t Be Surprised Barbie’s New Book Is Sexist When You See This List Of Her Other Fails

Barbie has a new incredibly sexist book out. So we take this as an opportunity for a moment of reflection...

by Stevie Martin |

Published on19 11 2014

A new Barbie book called *I Can Be An Engineer *aims to inspire girls to do the design work, then go and find a man if they ever need to code. In the opening pages, we see Barbie working on the design of a game, then fucking it up by infecting her own computer with a bug and being unable to fix it herself because she’s really crap at her job. Can we reiterate that the book is called I Can Be An Engineer, as opposed to I Can Have A Bash At Engineering, But I’m Actually A Bit Shit?

It’s not the first time the makers of Barbie have screwed up in comically amusing fashion – check out our gallery of fails throughout history. From misjudged wheelchairs to caesarians, Mattel should probably rename her Barghhhhhhhhbie.

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Teen Talk Barbie

She said things like 'Math class is tough!' and 'Do you have a crush on anybody?' and 'Will we ever have enough clothes?' and 'I love shopping!' which is really empowering.

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Pregnant Midge

Pregnant Barbie! Just take her stomach off, lift the baby out via C-section and replace her tummy with a flat one because that's how pregnancy works.

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Growing Up Skipper

'Hey guys shall we make a teenage doll whose boobs grow when you pump her arm?' 'Yeah! I see nothing inherently weird or creepy about that!' 'Does it remind you of a blow up doll?' 'No!'

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Amazonia Barbie

Otherwise known as cultural appropriation Barbie, this is still on sale because Amazonian women are renowned for being white and dressed like the cast of TOWIE at Latitude festival.

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Slumber Party Barbie

Because no slumber party is complete without a set of scales and a book that says, on one side: 'How To Lose Weight' and on the other: 'Don't Eat'.

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Oreo Barbie and Ritz Cracker Barbie

Well we can't see anything particularly wrong with this at all. Perfectly fine and non-offensive.

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Wheelchair Barbie

Mattel thought they were being progressive, and so did everyone else, until someone pointed out that Wheelchair Barbie couldn't fit in the Barbie house.

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Wheelchair Barbie

Mattel brought Wheelchair Barbie out in the 90s, and it was hailed for being really progressive. Someone then pointed out that she didn't fit in the Barbie house. Argggh.

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.

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