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Barbie is still a bit traumatized by what happened to her in 2010. In a book by Mattel called I Can Be A Computer Engineer, Barbie was portrayed with a pink computer in tow, trying to design a game, ...

Mattel has pulled one its Barbie picture books after it sparked outrage for being "sexist" and "misogynistic." Random House published the $4 book, titled "I Can Be a Computer Engineer," that's aimed ...

She's been a swimsuit cover model and a human trafficking victim, but Barbie has never really been touted as a working professional. The latest affront to basic decency in gendered toy marketing comes ...