U-Barbie Ukhombisa Ukusekela Kwakhe Kwamalungelo e-LGBTQ+ futhi Abantu Bayawathanda

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Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, uMattel, umenzi kaBarbie, ubelokhu eqinisa umdlalo wakhe wokuqina komzimba ngomzamo wokwenza lo nodoli oyisithonjana afake usayizi ngokwengeziwe. Kepha manje, uBarbie uthatha esinye isimo esibalulekile senhlalo: ukusekela amalungelo e-LGBTQ +.

Ngesonto eledlule nje, i-akhawunti esemthethweni ye-Instagram yabelane ngesithombe sikaBarbie ehleli nomngani onodoli omele isitayela se-blogger u-Aimee Song. Bobabili bagqoke izikibha ezifundeka ngokuthi "ukuwina uthando" ngezinhlamvu ezinombala wothingo.

Ngokwamagama-ncazo, la mahembe abephefumulelwe nguSong, owakhipha amahembe afanayo ngenyanga yeNyanga Yokuziqhenya, wanikela ngohhafu wemali ayitholile kwiThe Trevor Project, engenzi nzuzo ehlose ukuvimbela ukuzibulala phakathi kwentsha ye-LGBTQ +.

Umbono weNgoma wabamba ukunaka kuka-Mattel, owanquma ukwenza unodoli ofana naye ngoba wayengumuntu u-Barbie angathanda ukuzihlanganisa ne-IRL.

Ngenkathi ukugqoka amahembe ama-Barbies "okuwina uthando" kungase kubonakale njengesinyathelo esincane ohlelweni oluhle lwezinto, abantu abambalwa bacabange ukuthi kuhle kakhulu ukubona uhlobo olunjalo olunomlando omude lusekela amalungelo e-LGBTQ+ ngendlela enesibindi.

"Indodakazi yentombi yami kanye nalo mama ongizalayo oziqhenyayo bobabili BAKHANGILE ngoBarbie-siyabonga ngokusikhombisa ukuthi singawina kanjani ngothando nokwamukelwa," kusho omunye umuntu esithombeni.

"Ngikhule ngidlala nonodoli bakwa-Barbie futhi njengelungu lomphakathi we-LGBT+ inhliziyo yami igcwele lesi sinyathelo esimangalisayo sokulingana kwabezindaba," kusho omunye. "Isinyathelo esilandelayo sikaBarbie ukukhulisa amathoni esikhumba atholakala kanye nezinhlobo zezinwele! Masiqinisekise ukuthi wonke amantombazane nabafana futhi bangathola unodoli uBarbie obamele!"

Ekhuluma ngalokhu, uMatel usanda kwethula iqoqo lakhe le-Sheroes elihlanganisa onodoli abalingiswa abantu bangempela "abangamaqhawe wesifazane ... bephula imingcele nokwandisa amathuba abesifazane yonke indawo." Abanye bonodoli bakamuva bahlanganisa u-Ibtihaj Muhammad owabiyela ama-Olympic, imodeli u-Ashley Graham kanye ne-ballerina ekhokhelwayo uMisty Copeland. Ngakho-ke akusho ukuthi lo mkhiqizo wenza umzamo wokukhuthaza amantombazane amancane ukuthi abe yiwo uqobo futhi aphuphe kakhulu.

Ngenkathi iningi lalezi zidoli "zabesifazane bangempela" zingenye yezinhlobo ezithile ngakho-ke awukwazi ukuzithenga, iqiniso lokuthi zona zikhona ngethemba lokuthi "wena" oBarbies ngokukhethekile basethelwe ukuza.

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