Mattel has pulled one its Barbie picture books after it sparked outrage for being "sexist" and "misogynistic." Random House published the $4 book, titled "I Can Be a Computer Engineer," that's aimed ...

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Clearly, Mattel did not learn a thing or two from its "math class is tough" faux pas in 1992. Twelve years ago, the maker of the world's most popular doll apologized for Teen Talk Barbie, a doll that ...

Barbie is known for her career ambitions, but in a new book called, "Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer," Barbie can barely do her job. She is portrayed as an inept programmer who inadvertently ...