Diversity is cool and all, but like, nowadays, diabetes is more just an obscenely expensive inconvenience.
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Diversity is cool and all, but like, nowadays, diabetes is more just an obscenely expensive inconvenience. I don't think that diabetes is anywhere near an identity thing for most people. Seems like Mattel, a large corporation, in a shocking turn of events, is attempting to get money. Not a problem or anything, just, idk, focus on bigger problems, idk, never played with Barbies. Movie was cool.
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Type 1 diabetes requires you to watch your insulin levels constantly or DIE. I’d say that’s more than an “inconvenience”.
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Diversity is cool and all, but like, nowadays, diabetes is more just an obscenely expensive inconvenience. I don't think that diabetes is anywhere near an identity thing for most people. Seems like Mattel, a large corporation, in a shocking turn of events, is attempting to get money. Not a problem or anything, just, idk, focus on bigger problems, idk, never played with Barbies. Movie was cool.
I don't think that diabetes is anywhere near an identity thing for most people.
Little girls who have to walk around with an insulin pump will disagree.
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Type 1 diabetes requires you to watch your insulin levels constantly or DIE. I’d say that’s more than an “inconvenience”.
It's a frequent inconvenience, certainly. I have a rather wide definition of inconvenience, forgive me.
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It's a frequent inconvenience, certainly. I have a rather wide definition of inconvenience, forgive me.
wrote last edited by [email protected]an obscenely expensive life threatening inconvenience, like a hurricane or war i guess
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I don't think that diabetes is anywhere near an identity thing for most people.
Little girls who have to walk around with an insulin pump will disagree.
I think that we have different definitions of pieces of identity. I really wouldn't think that that would be a big enough thing to be worthy of being part of one's identity. I guess if they want it to be, who am I to stop them? I've just never heard of anyone with diabetes caring that much about anything but the obscene healthcare costs they have to deal with.
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I think that we have different definitions of pieces of identity. I really wouldn't think that that would be a big enough thing to be worthy of being part of one's identity. I guess if they want it to be, who am I to stop them? I've just never heard of anyone with diabetes caring that much about anything but the obscene healthcare costs they have to deal with.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Nobody wants diabetes. Diabetics care about their diabetes because it can easily kill them. Before modern medicine diabetes had a 100% chance of killing you fairly slowly. Little girls (and boys I suppose) who see that there is a T1D barbie now might think that there are other people out there who notice/care. I guarantee you that many children get teased about their pump and or CGM, so the existence of a T1D barbie will help normalize diabetes for them and the people around them.
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Nobody wants diabetes. Diabetics care about their diabetes because it can easily kill them. Before modern medicine diabetes had a 100% chance of killing you fairly slowly. Little girls (and boys I suppose) who see that there is a T1D barbie now might think that there are other people out there who notice/care. I guarantee you that many children get teased about their pump and or CGM, so the existence of a T1D barbie will help normalize diabetes for them and the people around them.
Of course no one wants diabetes. People can choose what they want to be part of their identity and self concept. Yes, it used to be a death sentence until fairly recently. I have ADHD, but I don't particularly consider it to be an important part of my identity. I don't quite understand why diabetes would be part of a person's self concept, but if the Barbie makes kids feel better, then cool. No real benefit in it not existing.
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Of course no one wants diabetes. People can choose what they want to be part of their identity and self concept. Yes, it used to be a death sentence until fairly recently. I have ADHD, but I don't particularly consider it to be an important part of my identity. I don't quite understand why diabetes would be part of a person's self concept, but if the Barbie makes kids feel better, then cool. No real benefit in it not existing.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I'm guessing there aren't a lot of people who would know that you have ADHD unless you tell them. Everyone walking behind me can tell I have T1D because my CGM and pump are clearly visible. People tend to identify with things that are so intertwined with their personal lives and that they are forced to spend so much time thinking about.
