CHICAGO — When I was a kid, I hated Barbie. I mean I hated her. But Christmas 1980, I found “Western Barbie” under my tree. This was long before I knew the terms “race,” “ethnicity” or “identity,” and ...

The days of Barbie's one-size-fits-all model are long behind us. Mattel, the toy manufacturer that introduced the first Barbie in 1959, has debuted a new collection of gender neutral dolls so kids can ...

"Barbie" star Simu Liu is praising the new film for its attempt to take an iconic fashion doll and turn it into a story that challenges "heteronormative" ideas about gender and deconstructs why people ...

LOS ANGELES — Mattel, the toymaker behind Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, is now officially woke. The company has launched its first gender-inclusive dolls to encourage more creative play for girls, ...

Before the movie hit theaters, it seemed most guys felt they could only see Barbie with their girlfriend or strictly for "cultural research." The debated okayness of men seeing Barbie, and the eternal ...