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[11] [12] In 2023, the soundtrack of the Mattel-produced film Barbie included the song "Barbie World" by rappers Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, which samples Aqua's single. [ 13 ] In a 2023 interview with Rolling Stone , the band recalled how the controversy only served to provide free publicity to both sides of the case despite Mattel's attempts ...
He is known for his photographic work of Barbie dolls, which caused some controversy resulting from a lawsuit brought against him by Mattel. The company lost the case, Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Prods. (9th Cir. 2003), when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the images were original artwork in 2004. [1]
Barbie’s best friend has had a turbulent history — and was unceremoniously pulled from store shelves in 2002 for getting pregnant. Now she’s back in the movie “Barbie” and ready for her ...
By 1993, criticism of Barbie as a negative gender stereotype for women [12] was commonplace both in academia and popular culture. This may have been partially responsible for the generally positive response of the public to the project—the criticism they were making was familiar and not a controversial point to make during the 1990s.
The character is played for laughs, but casual "Barbie" fans may not know Midge's long, controversial history in the Barbieverse. Margaret "Midge" Hadley Sherwood was created in 1963 as Barbie's ...
Before Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” there was “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.” “Mattel did pay a visit to our office,” said acclaimed producer Christine Vachon during an onstage ...
Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler introduced Barbie to the world in 1959, changing everything the world then knew about girls’ dolls. The doll’s inspiration was somewhat controversial, coming in ...
Barbara "Brooklyn Barbie" Millicent Roberts (2021–present): A black eponymously-named friend of Barbie, first introduced in the 2021 film Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams. In the film, Barbie crosses paths with her over a locker engraved in their name in a performing arts school in Brooklyn, New York City. They become fast friends and have been ...