What ever happened to Barbie’s wheelchair using friend, Share-a-Smile Becky?
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I was recently in a Toys R Us and couldn’t find any Barbies or friends of Barbie who used a wheelchair. Did Barbie’s handicapped friend pass away, or did a miracle occur…allowing Becky to walk again?
Mattel refused to make all the mansions wheelchair accessible so Becky could visit. They also didn’t think too many little girls wanted to own a pink wheelchair accessible van for their dolls to “cruise” in. Mattel sent messeges to handicapped kids everywhere that they just aren’t cool enough and worth enough time and money for a huge, rich company like Mattel to properly acknowledge them as being equal to cooler people who can walk.
