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[kpopSuperstar]

 

[DKehoe]

I guess that's cool for little girls who have that?

 

[poppabk]

That's pretty cool.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Seems accurate with the american dream.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Cool. Nasty disease, but luckily it's very uncommon in children.

Seems accurate with the american dream.

You're confusing type 1 with type 2.

 

[YCoCg]

Type 1 is the genetic one right that can be passed down?

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Seems accurate with the american dream.

Maybe you are referring to type 2 diabetes with this comment.

Type 1 diabetes is different, it isn't reversable, and it isn't a result of eating McD's and snickers bars for every meal.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Maybe you are referring to type 2 diabetes with this comment.

Type 1 diabetes is different, it isn't reversable, and it isn't a result of eating McD's and snickers bars for every meal.

Exactly. I didn't understand why he reacted with "lol" when I pointed this out, but then I saw his tag and it all made sense.

 

[SJRB]

I guess that's cool for little girls who have that?

Worldwide only 216,000 girls under the age of 10 have type 1 diabetes (rough estimate). That's worldwide, not just US.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Exactly. I didn't understand why he reacted with "lol" when I pointed this out, but then I saw his tag and it all made sense.

He is straight up a troll, he knows what he is doing and yeah he is also stupid

 

[dave_d]

Type 1 is the genetic one right that can be passed down?

It's autoimmune but apparently with genetic and environmental factors.

 

[DKehoe]

Worldwide only 216,000 girls under the age of 10 have type 1 diabetes (rough estimate). That's worldwide, not just US.

I don't really care how many dolls Mattel sells though. If a young girl is diagnosed with that, it makes her feel different and this helps her feel better about it then that's nice.

 

[poppabk]

I don't really care how many dolls Mattel sells though. If a young girl is diagnosed with that, it makes her feel different and this helps her feel better about it then that's nice.

But Barbie is supposed to be aspirational. Those girls should be aspiring to not have been born with diabetes.
/s

 

[Northeastmonk]

better tell her to stay away from the fentanyl and not buy her meds from shady people

 

[The Cockatrice]

Maybe you are referring to type 2 diabetes with this comment.

Type 1 diabetes is different, it isn't reversable, and it isn't a result of eating McD's and snickers bars for every meal.

Exactly. I didn't understand why he reacted with "lol" when I pointed this out, but then I saw his tag and it all made sense.

Spoiler

I wasnt referring to fat, but the doll itself, diversity, etc. but hey thanks for being a massive asshole MidGenRefresh

 

[jason10mm]

I don't get why stuff like this (and a wheelchair, shades and a cane, etc) aren't just costume accessories. Why the need to creat an entirely new doll for what is an invisible illness? He'll, even an amputee or vitiligo barbie can just be made for a regular one with a marker or a pair of scissors.

Fat barbie is really the only one, and even that could be a padded set of clothes.

 

[E-Cat]

At least it's not Type 2

 

[MudoSkills]

Are you upset by this?

 

[poppabk]

I don't get why stuff like this (and a wheelchair, shades and a cane, etc) aren't just costume accessories. Why the need to creat an entirely new doll for what is an invisible illness? He'll, even an amputee or vitiligo barbie can just be made for a regular one with a marker or a pair of scissors.

Fat barbie is really the only one, and even that could be a padded set of clothes.

Presumably for Mattel its for advertising purposes - Barbie with a new bag isnt going to make headlines, Barbie with a blood glucose reader does. Doubt sales of the specific doll makes any difference but it likely helps sales of Barbie overall along with boosting the brand iamge.

 

[analog_future]

I wasnt referring to fat, but the doll itself, diversity, etc. but hey thanks for being a massive asshole MidGenRefresh

There's been a large variety "diverse" Barbie dolls for literal decades at this point.

 

[E-Cat]

Seems accurate with the american dream.

Your comment seems accurate with the American education system

 

[The Cockatrice]

Your comment seems accurate with the American education system

Spoiler

I wasnt referring to fat, but the doll itself, diversity, etc. but hey thanks for being a massive asshole MidGenRefresh

Oh look another idiot.

 

[E-Cat]

Oh look another idiot.

Your tag literally says you're retarded.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Your tag literally says you're retarded.

Ok, that actually made me laugh. I like you.

 

[Mistake]

A lot of people confuse type 1 and 2

Maybe they need a dyslexic barbie next

 

[dave_d]

A lot of people confuse type 1 and 2

Maybe they need a dyslexic barbie next

Well that and the fact there's a third kind of diabetes, diabetes insipidus. (Which can be caused by head trauma.)

 

[K' Dash]

Your comment seems accurate with the American education system

assuming bro is usa

 

[E-Cat]

assuming bro is usa

Not really, just USA adjacent. If you care to come a bit closer, we can discuss matters of another nature like Occam's razor

 

[K' Dash]

Not really, just USA adjacent. If you care to come a bit closer, we can discuss matters of another nature like Occam's razor

what goes through my head reading what you posted is that public education after COVID is a shit show everywhere.

I'm not from US either, nor adjacent.

 

[Trilobit]

Now do one with OCD.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Now do one with OCD.

I want a tourettes Ken

 

[Rush2112]

I want an asexual ken. Oh wait.

 

[Plies]

I want an asexual ken. Oh wait.

 

[Gp1]

if she doesn't take insulin (Mattel approved/sold separately, of course) she will get an amputation?

 

[Hari Seldon]

Make a Down's Syndrome barbie next. More people have that.

 

[Jack Videogames]

So I take that thing on her waist is some diabetes gear yes? Because I thought it was an ipod nano and I was going to go ape on that

 

[Plies]

Make a Down's Syndrome barbie next. More people have that.

Greta Thunberg Barbie.

 

[AJUMP23]

Truly they have created the most American Barbie.

 

[Trilobit]

if she doesn't take insulin (Mattel approved/sold separately, of course) she will get an amputation?

I feel like this new doll is amputation-phobic smh.