This is awesome.
To my knowledge, throughout my youth, Barbie was a "normal" (but unusually slim) blonde white chick.
The array of Barbies now is awesome.
I am sure the company behind Barbie has no goals other than making a lot of money, but the fact that society has changed to the point where that requires diverse imagery is wonderful.

Some of the Barbies available now


The Down syndrome Barbie with model Ellie Goldstein, who has Down syndrome


(Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mattel-barbie-down-syndrome-1.6821975)

I am buying my niece one for her birthday. There are all kinds of people in this world and there are all kinds of Barbies in many different shades. My niece has dolls with wheelchairs, hearing aids, and other accessories. She has dolls that represent different occupations and nationalities. Soon she will have the doll with down syndrome. I would love to see Barbie Dolls that represent every conceivable difference she may see in other children. Give me a doll with coke bottle lemse glasses., maybe a little overweight and/ot wearing leg braces or having some other deformity. Give me an introduction that explains how this deformity or hereditary thing happens and I will work it into our play time. I am not certain what her little mind thinks but I know we have a lot of fun together playing with those dolls, and kids nowadays need innocence and less adult bullcrap pushed down their throats.

I think it's nice, to teach kids about the condition early. Lots of kids and teenagers unfortunately laugh at those with disabilities 😞

I think it’s awesome. I thought It was really awesome when they introduced wheelchair barbie too.

Barbie embodies the ideal beautiful woman and now everyone is represented.

I'm very glad Mattel has done so.

If you don't like the doll, just don't buy it!

The skin color is not an issue for me. Is having this doll going to be effective in helping kids understand better how to interact with people with Down Syndrome? What does their R and D study reveal, if there was any?

I think it's a great idea, both for children who have Down's Syndrome and children who have no knowledge of it.

IMO, Mattel is trying to cash in on a disability. What's next, dolls with no hair that represent girls on chemo, dolls with missing limbs, etc? It's like they are making fun of them.

There are 1001 ailments so I’m expecting 1001 barbies now 🤦‍♂️

Do they have one with an ankle bracelet and lots of random, cheap tattoos?

I think there is a market for that Barbie as well.

{@nedkelly] downs is a sad fact of life ned though how strange it seems maybe too highlight there existence perhaps 🤷‍♂️

Is this a hypothetical post or a statement of fact?

I think it’s a good idea.

Who cares? If you don’t like don’t buy it

Next is Barbie with a penis.

I think this is amazing. I applaud Mattel for being more inclusive.

This is more about making a doll with Down’s syndrome, it’s about making people with disabilities more visible and accepted in society.

I cry racism. I want them Red, Yellow, White and Black. and i want them every age. oh and make some gay and trans too.

So what if it’s white ever seen a black person with Down syndrome