"Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer" Pulled From Amazon

[ElNono]

First world problems...

Back in 2010, Computer Engineer Barbie was released. Now, with the attention brought to the Frozen themed programming game from Disney and Code.org, unwanted attention has been given to the surprisingly real book "Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer". So much so, that Mattel has pulled the book from Amazon. The book shows Barbie attempting to write a computer game. However, instead of writing the code, she enlists two boys to write the code as she just does the design. She then proceeds to infect her computer and her sister's computer with a virus and must enlist the boys to fix that for her as well. In the end she takes all the credit, and proclaims "I guess I can be a computer engineer!" A blog post commenting on the book (as well as giving pictures of the book and its text) has been moved to Gizmodo due to high demand.

[SnakeBoy]

That's such an unrealistic story. Barbie gets help from computer expert Steven and it's a black guy...like that would ever happen.

[boutons_deux]

That's such an unrealistic story. Barbie gets help from computer expert Steven and it's a black guy...like that would ever happen.

?

[boutons_deux]

"Theo, the computer geek needed to unlock the Nakatomi vault, is the only one of Gruber's henchmen"

[hater]

The guy who created terminator was black.

[SnakeBoy]

lol countering my joke with fic ious black characters

[ElNono]

lol countering my joke with fic ious black characters

[The Reckoning]

george washington carver es

[da_suns_fan]

That's such an unrealistic story. Barbie gets help from computer expert Steven and it's a black guy...like that would ever happen.

[Clipper Nation]

The book shows Barbie attempting to write a computer game. However, instead of writing the code, she enlists two boys to write the code as she just does the design. She then proceeds to infect her computer and her sister's computer with a virus and must enlist the boys to fix that for her as well. In the end she takes all the credit, and proclaims "I guess I can be a computer engineer!"

Don't forget about the sequel, where Poorsung hires Barbie

[da_suns_fan]

Im a software developer and Ive only worked with two other black developers in my ten year career. They were both female.

I dont recall a single black student majoring in computer science at ASU. Lots of Asians and Indians. Mostly male (probably 80%).

[ElNono]

Im a software developer and Ive only worked with two other black developers in my ten year career. They were both female.

I dont recall a single black student majoring in computer science at ASU. Lots of Asians and Indians. Mostly male (probably 80%).

What you write, tbh?

[SupremeGuy]

lol countering my joke with fic ious black characters

[SnakeBoy]

Im a software developer and Ive only worked with two other black developers in my ten year career. They were both female.

I dont recall a single black student majoring in computer science at ASU. Lots of Asians and Indians. Mostly male (probably 80%).

It really was just a joke. I was a developer in a previous life and tbh one of the sharpest guys I ever worked with was a black guy. Although I as far as I remember he might have been the only black person in USAA's entire IT department (this was way back before USAA became little India).

[baseline bum]

lol countering my joke with fic ious black characters