{"id":18614,"date":"2017-11-14T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=18614"},"modified":"2017-11-14T19:30:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T19:30:34","slug":"hijab-wearing-barbie-causes-controversy-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/hijab-wearing-barbie-causes-controversy-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijab-wearing Barbie causes controversy on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Debuted yesterday at Glamour&#8217;s 2017 Women of the Year Summit, the first hijab-wearing Barbie doll stirred up the people on Twitter.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbcW30QD8Q7\/?taken-by=barbie<\/p>\n<p>Modelled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim-American woman to compete in hijab at the Olympics, the progressive Barbie is part of annual <a href=\"http:\/\/barbie.mattel.com\/shop\/en-us\/ba\/sheroes\">\u201cShero\u201d line<\/a>. The collection celebrates inspiring females who challenge the status quo and infused other women the courage to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bbce3H-BvfW\/?taken-by=ibtihajmuhammad<\/p>\n<p>The Mattel\u2019s attempt to design a more inclusive and representative Barbie doll set the Twitter on fire. For some, the revolutionary initiative was just about to happen.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuslimIQ\/status\/930263900662136832<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritniDWrites\/status\/930140363213365254<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericagonzo\/status\/930162418059227137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/S_R_P_S\/status\/930166900595789825<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/saladinahmed\/status\/930528852203458562<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/jhaubner2\/status\/930106222463848448<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/2018MusicFacts\/status\/930564614206771206<\/p>\n<p>Other people accused the brand of endorsing the oppression of women.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ak_Ashii\/status\/930435499604393984<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWilsonDarlene\/status\/930522839811264514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthevoiceoflondon.co.uk%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D18614%26action%3Dedit<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fector\/status\/930447025346265088<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is the male escort included with the latest hijab Barbie?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amanda (@AmandaPresto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmandaPresto\/status\/930484072744476673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes! This Barbie Should Be Called <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpressedBarbie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpressedBarbie<\/a>! With A Big Fat SLAVE Written Across The Forhead Of The Hijab And It Must Come With A Ball And Chain\ud83d\udca3\u26d3And A Male Terrorist Abdul Doll With Sword In Hand! I mean come on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mattel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mattel<\/a> What The Hell\u2049\ufe0f\ud83d\udc7f \ud83d\udeab <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanMattel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanMattel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ay6z7D3GQn\">pic.twitter.com\/Ay6z7D3GQn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Juliet Evangeliet (@JulietPatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulietPatriot\/status\/930529212183613440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mattel releases its new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HijabBarbie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HijabBarbie<\/a> just in time for the holidays. Nothing spreads Christmas cheer like religious oppression against women.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickAdamsinUSA\/status\/930454363063144449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/We_R_TheMedia\/status\/930484382439223296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthevoiceoflondon.co.uk%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D18614%26action%3Dedit<\/p>\n<p>And there were quite a\u00a0few people, who met the new Barbie doll with ironic comments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mattel releases first Hijab \ud83e\uddd5 wearing Barbie! Does it come with a rental truck full of explosives? \ud83d\udca3\ud83d\udca5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00sE8edZuq\">https:\/\/t.co\/00sE8edZuq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GITMO KAG2020 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@President1Trump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/President1Trump\/status\/930176538368241664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimWelzenbach\/status\/930450683181936641<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAsymbols\/status\/930196630179020805<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ash19898989\/status\/930178732035395584<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/meganchopkins\/status\/930515840310661120<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harry1T6\/status\/930498455310622721<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/skwogler\/status\/930176875854315520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthevoiceoflondon.co.uk%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D18614%26action%3Dedit<\/p>\n<p>However, whatever the feedback, the hijab-wearing doll is set to be released in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Madalina Corjuc | Subbing: Omar Balde <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debuted yesterday at Glamour&#8217;s 2017 Women of the Year Summit, the first hijab-wearing Barbie doll stirred up the people on Twitter. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbcW30QD8Q7\/?taken-by=barbie Modelled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim-American woman to compete in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,52],"tags":[700,1518,1903,2959,4031,5150,6520],"class_list":["post-18614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","category-featured","tag-barbie","tag-controversy","tag-doll","tag-hijab","tag-mattel","tag-reactions","tag-twitter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}