Mattel has announced a historic addition to its Barbie doll line — a version that includes a behind-the-ear hearing aid.
They worked with an audiologist to make sure it’s accurate and it’s part of the company’s Fashionista Barbie line.
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Ready to make waves? Dip into new #Barbie Fashion Dolls – our most diverse and inclusive doll line, offering a variety of skin tones, eye colors, hair colors and textures, body types, disabilities, and fashions, to inspire even more stories! https://t.co/k2mKw8VhG8 pic.twitter.com/voglMMZgvE
— Barbie (@Barbie) May 11, 2022
Also in that line is a Ken doll with the skin condition vitiligo.
Some of the new Barbies in recent years have strayed from traditional body types and styles that have traditionally been seen among the smaller-than-life figures, with Mattel opting instead for more representative shapes and features — including less-muscular male dolls, fuller figures and smaller chests.