Barbie Computer Engineer -- do book editors have two brain cells to rub together these days?

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<p>Why engage in minor stereotyping when you can go all out? Apparently that’s the theory followed by the author of this monstrosity. My question: how did this book ever get past an editor (or illustrator) in the first place?</p>

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<p>Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you think they would have learned after the, “Math is Hard,” Barbie debacle. Apparently not. </p>

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<p>Jeez Louise. </p>

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<p>Wow, just wow.</p>

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<p>Good thing she and Ken can’t reproduce.</p>

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<p>Perhaps we all need to visit Feminist Hacker Barbie and rewrite this monstrosity. Insulting to every woman who works in the industry - my daughter among them. </p>

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<p>Yuck.</p>

<p>“My question: how did this book ever get past an editor (or illustrator) in the first place?”</p>

<p>Birds of a feather? </p>

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<p>My (smart and feminist) D works for a publisher.</p>

<p>Pretty sure that is NOT something she worked on.</p>

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<p>Not to make you too depressed, but this is the new cool Lego for girls according to my niece. Construction is evidently a low priority.</p>

<p><a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube;

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<p>Brains are a low priority, @AlbionGirl. That was awful. I feel like I need a shower. </p>

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<p>@arabrab‌ </p>

<p>By contrast, here’s the Lego ads from my childhood days. It’s pretty clear we’re regressing.
<a href=“http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/gallery/9cf96cc1-1efd-44c1-841f-67debe5b4f87?index=8&tags=school”>http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/gallery/9cf96cc1-1efd-44c1-841f-67debe5b4f87?index=8&tags=school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Those old Lego ads are great! My Ds loved Legos.</p>

<p>The Barbie book and the new “Lego” videos, yuck. </p>

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<p>Wow – the then-and-now Lego comparison is really depressing.</p>

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<p>The contrast in the two ads was really disturbing. Maybe the good old days really were better.</p>

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<p>There is Goldieblox. </p>

<p><a href=“GoldieBlox | Shop for toys that give girls confidence in problem-solving”>http://www.goldieblox.com/collections/all&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Both S and D enjoyed traditional Lego but would have been appalled at that commercial. S still enjoys Lego and has made a significant sum reselling it. </p>

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<p>I am a 58 year old guy, and I know how Barbie feels. Any time I need computer help I ask a boy to help me. Even more stereotypically, it’s usually a Chinese boy student…</p>

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<p>Actually, we just find any random young kid. They’re all computer geniuses, especially if they look geeky! LOL ;)</p>

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<p>My sweet 72 year old mother struggled for the longest time to understand what D does - in her mind, computer science was building websites. I’ll have to ask Mom if she’s been doing any book editing on the side. </p>

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<p>Oops, I should have said designing websites. Need more coffee in the am. </p>