For over 50 years now Mattel was choosing Barbie's career for her. She's had a variety of different professions through the years but Mattel's latest choice for Barbie: ‘Rainforest Destroyer', is arguably essentially the mostsome of the most controversial career choice yet. It means an entire new seek for this iconic doll and many new accessories. In case you are an inventive type, a budding designer, just enjoy dressing dolls - or know another person who might fit the bill - take part the competition to design the Rainforest Destroyer look for Mattel's most famed toy.
The deforestation drama between Ken and Barbie that has played out over the last two weeks hasn't just meant a career change for Barbie. It's meant quite a few public attention and scrutiny have been dropped at the indisputable fact that Mattel are wrapping toys in cheap packaging that comes on the cost of Indonesian rainforests. And so they aren't alone....
