Dr. Casey FieslerJul 21, 2023
Do y’all remember Computer Engineer Barbie, the world’s worst computer engineer? Starring in the world’s most sexist children’s book? With all the discussion about Barbie, I realized it’s been almost a decade since that controversy blew up and I went viral for this feminist remix. (“Now with less sexism!”) https://caseyfiesler.com/2014/11/18/barbie-remixed-i-really-can-be-a-computer-engineer/
Barbie, Remixed: I (really!) can be a computer engineer.

I am a PhD student in a computing department, so I guess it’s not surprising that my social media feeds have been full of outrage over Barbie’s “computer engineering” skills…

Casey Fiesler
Show threadAndromeda Yelton

@cfiesler ok though I now legit want a girls’ night programming sleepover

(Which is weird, because the requirement of staying up all night programming deeply dissuaded me from majoring in CS)

Jul 23, 2023 at 3:10pmWeb