Local NPR for the Cape, Coast & Islands 90.1 91.1 94.3

Barbie Takes Another Step To Keep Up With The Times

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Barbie is taking another step to keep up with the times - or let's say throwing a punch for feminism. The latest Barbie doll depicts the British Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams. A brand often criticized for its portrayal of women is marking International Women's Day. The boxer Barbie looks like she could knock you down - with fashion. Images of the doll from Mattel show Adams wearing white boxing gloves with a matching outfit. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  1. NYC mayor says 'outside agitators' are co-opting Columbia protests—students disagree
  2. United Methodist Church votes to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
  3. Examining the obstacles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange
  4. Arizona legislature votes to repeal the state's Civil War-era ban on abortion
  5. Rock and Roll guitar legend Duane Eddy has died at age 86