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I feel so lonely.

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Update for the Disability Pride month July 2025.

In the two years since I made this post, Mattel has added a number of dolls with disability.

First of, this cute little Chelsea doll with back brace for Scoliosis

We got the first blind Barbie doll with white cane, created in partnership with the American Foundation for the Blind.

And just this month, Mattel is releasing the first Barbie doll with Type 1 Diabetes, created in partnership with Breakthrough T1D.

We also got a second doll with Down Syndrome, and Ken with hearing aids.

There was a set with new Barbie doll in a wheelchair and with a service dog

And there was a 4 dolls pack set that included a 3rd Barbie with vitiglio and 5th Barbie with prosthetic leg.

6th Barbie with prosthetic leg came out in the first wave of the Deluxe Style dolls, and her prosthetic leg is articulated at the knee joint.

Since July is the Disability Pride Month and the Barbie Movie Month, here's my collection of Barbie dolls with disabilities.

Mattel has been adding disability representation to their doll series since 2019. So far we've had at least 6 Barbie dolls in wheelchairs, along with 2 Kens and 2 Chelsea dolls (little kid sized dolls).

There are 4 Barbie dolls and 1 Ken with prosthetic legs.

There's a doll with hearing aids, and a doll with Down Syndrome designed in association with National Down Syndrome Society.

There are also dolls with conditions like Alopecia and Vitiglio.

Mostly they come out in the Fashionistas line, but sometimes they also crop up in other thematic series, like "You can be anything", and so we had a Para-alpine skiier and an Interior Designer with a prosthetic leg.

There's also a doll honoring Helen Keller from "the Inspiring Women" series.

And in the clips from the "Barbie" movie, you can spot a Barbie in the wheelchair dancing along with others at Barbie's party.

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Okay guys

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I just saw that the one polish publishing house that has "we publish beautiful books and we care about artists and graphic side of the books" as their brand, is now publishing a book with AI generated illustrations and cover.

And now I'm so disappointed and disheartened.

And people are liking it and marvelling how awesome it looks, and I'm now wondering,

do people genuinely like AI generated art?

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Client work for an Irish dancing garment designer - Craggane by Bella Kotak

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Tilda Swinton photographed by Tim Walker

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Austria

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Mysterious Glade by Daniel Laan

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Wooden church in Tatra Mountains / Slovakia (by Karol Nienartowicz).

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by Jeff Pudlinski

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Conks

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Manoir de Villers, France (by Francis Erevan)

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james lloyd cole