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SHIFTHEADS: Representation or Profit: The Autistic Barbie Question
Autistic Barbie doll representation raises a hard question right away. Your kid asks for the doll with headphones. Do you buy it because it's inclusive, or does buying it feel like you're feeding corporate diversity theater? That tension sits at the heart of what inclusion actually means.
Ryan defends it immediately. He sees it through his fiancée's work in healthcare: those headphones, that fidget spinner, they're not props. They're the actual tools kids carry to get through the day. Shane's skeptical at first, wondering if Mattel's just capitalizing on representation. But the doll…
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