When Every Difference Demands Its Own Doll

What Autistic Barbie Really Reveals About Our Broken Culture

Is a toy just a toy?

Or is it a mirror held up to a society that has lost its sense of the human person?

In When Every Difference Demands Its Own Doll, writer Katherine Bennett dives into the deeper implications of Mattel’s latest release: Autistic Barbie. On the surface this might seem like a wholesome step toward representation — but what does it say about the way we think about identity, community, and belonging?

This article isn’t just a critique of marketing trends — it’s a cultural diagnosis. Through sharp, witty, and deeply Catholic eyes, Katherine asks:

• Why do we feel compelled to create a different version of everything?

• Has our insistence on categorizing every nuance of human life become part of the problem?

• What does this tell us about the way we view dignity, difference, and human flourishing?

👉 With insight, compassion, and a dose of cultural clarity rarely found in mainstream discourse, this piece challenges readers to reconsider how we talk about difference — and what it reveals about our fragmented age.

This is the kind of intelligent, incisive commentary only Catholic Unscripted offers — where faith engages culture honestly, without compromise and without the usual clichés.

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