Barbie's commitment to diversity and inclusion has come a long way since 1959

Back in 2011 here at Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow shared the first-ever Barbie commercial, which aired in 1959 during an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club. In anticipation of the new Barbie movie that debuts tomorrow—which is expected to earn up to $100 million during opening weekend in North America—I thought it would be good to revisit that commercial and share how far Barbie has come since then. — Read the rest