Barbie, the doll that has long symbolized an impractical and unattainable standard of beauty for young girls, was invented by one of America's foremost businesswomen of her day.
This came as a surprise for the director of a new Hulu documentary, "Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie," that was to have its debut at the TriBeCa film festival this week.
The documentary, directed by Andrea Nevins, goes behind the scenes of Mattel as Barbie undergoes a major transformation to better reflect diverse characteristics and more reasonable notions of beauty.
"Multiculturalism as well as many different shapes, I think is part of the next step that we as women are allowed, in part because we have more power than we've ever had before and I think we can start to control the narrative and start to control female gaze as well as male gaze," said Nevins in an interview Tuesday with Cheddar.
She said that executives at Mattel, the toy company that's manufactured Barbie since 1959, decided now was the time to make a change because public awareness ー and backlash ー had gone mainstream.
"I think there was a lot of noise in culture and I think that they have had an antenna up since 1959 about what the noise in culture is and they heard loud and clear that women were no longer accepting that one form," she said.
For full article, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/in-a-barbie-world).
Three people were killed in a shooting at Michigan State University, a suspect was arrested after crashing into pedestrians in New York City, and a scary plunge for travelers leaving Hawaii. Here is everything you Need2Know for Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
Mattel is planning to revitalize the famous purple dinosaur with a new presence across television, film, YouTube, and kids' products such as toys, books, and clothes
Police say the gunman who killed himself hours after fatally shooting three students at Michigan State University was 43-year-old Anthony McRae.
A missing adopted dog found its way back to its former shelter by ringing the facility's camera doorbell late at night.
A study by the Pew Research Center found that three in 10 Americans are single and nearly half of them are turning to dating apps to find companionship.
Forbes named Taylor Swift as the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.
Airbnb is offering a two-night stay in Paris for a Phantom of the Opera-themed stay.
Armen Adamjan, @creative_explained on TikTok, joined Cheddar News to provide some useful tips on how to clean at home with some easy to find household items.
The top entertainment headlines for Monday, February 13, 2023.
TikTok mastermind Armen Adamjan, AKA @creative_explained, shares a few of his favorite household hacks, including one that will help keep your fresh roses alive a lot longer.
