Comments on: Barbie, Computer Engineer; K T Bradford, Toy Connoisseur

By: K T Bradford

K T Bradford — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:56:41 +0000

I’m actually inclined to agree. A couple of people raised a red flag with that poll and said that it might not have even been counting votes at all. That coupled with the ability to vote as many times as you wanted…

I think maybe they’d already decided on Anchor Woman but wanted to use the vote for publicity. But when they saw how many people posted encouraging folks to vote for computer engineer they figured they couldn’t get away with not having the choice win some way. I really doubt there’s a dedicated association of news anchors out there that campaigned as hard as geeks did.

By: Matthew Daly

Matthew Daly — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:13:37 +0000

This might be only the second time that I’ve ever said this, but I like Barbie’s outfit and hair here. It seems like a fair tradeoff between glamor and “geek chic”.

One quibble I’d have you pass along (if you agree) is that her vest doesn’t have pockets and her leggings probably wouldn’t either. I’m assuming that even fashion-conscious geeks need someplace to keep their pens and thumbdrives.

By: Matthew Daly

Matthew Daly — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:58:55 +0000

According to other reports, computer engineer did get the most votes, but Mattel declared that news anchor was “the girls’ choice”. I’d be inclined to call shenanigans on the notion that this was ever intended to be a fair election (where is Jimmy Carter when we really need him?), but we got a pretty good result.

By: janetl

janetl — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:26:13 +0000

I’m pleased — I’m one of those “computer engineers” who voted and posted about this. I’m also suspicious. While I didn’t go to the trouble myself, engineers have automation tools to swamp an online vote like this. ;^)

By: Tansy Rayner Roberts

Tansy Rayner Roberts — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:51:57 +0000

Oh I hope computer engineer Barbie makes it to Australia, I want one for my five year old! I have been complaining for the last three years at the lack of a career Barbie to give her.