"Computer Engineer" Barbie

[LeMarchand]

Did a search, couldn't find this mentioned. Recently pulled from Amazon: "Barbie - I Can Be... A Computer Engineer".

 

Possibly pulled for Trade Description reasons. Some NSFW language in story in ALL CAPS.

[Dos_Box]

I saw this on The Register this morning: Useless computer engineer Barbie sacked after three-way fscking • The Register

There is even a site where you can customise the pages yourself...which I can't find right now (looked at it this morning). If you can find it, be nice!

[sonofsanta]

Oh. Wow.

 

That's about the most condescending drivel ever vomited onto paper.

 

Good lord.

[pcstru]

But it is good to see that Mattel fessed up to their error and will do something about it. If only they could see that the image of an anorexic with huge breast implants was itself slightly 'toxic', but that is probably too much to hope for this side of the revolution.

[GrumbleDook]

The original has been doing the rounds on various FB CS groups, and there are some cracking responses to it.

[6Foot2]

...There is even a site where you can customise the pages yourself...which I can't find right now (looked at it this morning). If you can find it, be nice!

 

Is this the one:

 

Link: Feminist Hacker Barbie

[Miscbrah]

I did a few. Moderately SFW (safe for @witch ;P no ban pls!)

 

 

 

 

[witch]

SFW maybe, but condescending, sexist, anti-teacher, anti-blonde, and a complete load of $%%^

 

[localzuk]

I believe the term you're looking for is "satire" @witch;.

[Miscbrah]

I was going for the anti-teacher bit. Oh and the condescending one, that too.

 

Sexist and blonde and complete load of $%%^ were unavoidable given the subject material. Nevertheless, Mattel commissioned me to write the next four books.

[Miscbrah]

Although it must be said that EVEN $%%^ING BARBIE had the sense to back her stuff up onto a USB drive. Next time someone comes to your office without having done that, remember they're dumber than this book.

[Joanne]

OMG... love it!! HAHAHAHA!!!

 

So funneh. She isn't a computer engineer... she's still at school. If they had called the book, Barbie: I can be a computer enthusiast it wouldn't have been as bad.

 

I like it. Still puts an idea into a girls head that she can be something else... I think the author of that 'article' was reading into it too much.

[Bompalompalomp]

Absolutely disgusted when I saw this, especially as someone who was always given barbies as a kid and a few of them were outdoorsy enough to make me happy. It's just sad that they still can't get it right.

[sparkeh]

Hope they fix these books, we need to encourage more skirt into IT.

[featured_spectre]

If they want to do a barbie that empowers women, why not model them after Margaret Thatcher or Chancellor Merkel? Both were/are leaders of their country, held the ultimate position of power.

[witch]

No, I don't think it is satire - far too crude (not in the rude sense)

 

I agree with @Joanne. Why mention Computer Engineer when she is plainly a computer user?

 

 

It's just silly and pointless. Good satire is worth looking at. This isn't

[Bompalompalomp]

If they want to do a barbie that empowers women, why not model them after Margaret Thatcher or Chancellor Merkel? Both were/are leaders of their country, held the ultimate position of power.

The same reason why there's not a David Cameron Ken doll.

 

ohgodthatwouldbehorrifying

[witch]

Hope they fix these books, we need to encourage more skirt into IT.

 

"more skirt"

 

Really?

[Oaktech]

Hope they fix these books, we need to encourage more skirt into IT.

 

As a statement it was was going so well, and then BOOM... 1950.

[localzuk]

No, I don't think it is satire - far too crude (not in the rude sense)

 

I agree with @Joanne. Why mention Computer Engineer when she is plainly a computer user?

 

 

It's just silly and pointless. Good satire is worth looking at. This isn't

 

I thought you were referring to the silly ones that @Miscbrah had posted, as he was referring to his own when he said "moderately SFW", as that is what I was referring to.

Edited November 24, 2014 by localzuk

[sparkeh]

"more skirt"

 

Really?

 

As a statement it was was going so well, and then BOOM... 1950.

Just fitting in with the style of the book - joke, thought it was obvious, guess not

 

On a more serious note, I can't believe that this kind of thing would get published these days, doesn't strike me as satire either.

[Miscbrah]

If they want to do a barbie that empowers women, why not model them after Margaret Thatcher or Chancellor Merkel? Both were/are leaders of their country, held the ultimate position of power.

 

I mean, just, THIS. Or better yet have Barbie/whoever actually fix it, and have a skill or piece of knowledge that saves the day/powerpoint/dog game? Or have Barbie take that machine to PC World where a female technician hits her over the head with it and tells her to stop being such a twit? Then everyone of all genders in the book can laugh at Barbie until she does her own work and stops knackering the computers.

 

I dunno about Thatcher or Merkel specifically though being amazing role models for the doll-buying <10 yrs children of the world.

 

"Daddy why do I have to like Thatcher?"

"Because politics and economy!"

"Wha?"

"She had a big house it was red with a horse."

"YAAY HORSE!"

 

No, I don't think it is satire - far too crude (not in the rude sense)

It's just silly and pointless. Good satire is worth looking at. This isn't

 

I'mma work on that.

 

I thought you were referring to the silly ones that @Miscbrah had posted, as he was referring to his own when he said "moderately SFW", as that is what I was referring to.

 

Wait, so did I. Oh lord now even the Barbie cartoon thread has me confused.

Edited November 24, 2014 by Miscbrah

[sparkeh]

@Miscbrah experience tells me not to make jokes in this thread

[LeMarchand]

If they want to do a barbie that empowers women, why not model them after Margaret Thatcher or Chancellor Merkel? Both were/are leaders of their country, held the ultimate position of power.

 

I don't know enough about Merkel, but if I had girls I'd I wouldn't want them to emulate Thatcher. I'll concede that it might well work out for them in terms of "getting ahead", though.