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[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So I know the joke with spelling but also, Barbie therapist!? WTF? How does that work as a play toy? The concepts seem like they'd be so confusing and boring for a child. I gather it was to send a "you can be anything when you grow up" message, but it'd be about as exciting as a toy as a Barbie accountant. That's just weird.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I saw a therapist as a child. It was super helpful; that's when I got my ADHD diagnosis.

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Right but I mean, the more classic examples of professions to be made in to doll form tend to more easily liken themselves to simplistic representations that you can convey to children as a toy and have them roughly understand and imagine doing. A doctor, an army guy, maybe a mechanic, a police officer, a scientist they're all pretty visual, they have uniforms or attire strongly associated with the work itself and plenty of props to package with them for the kid to interact with to emulate doing that job. The therapist kinda wears just whatever and their job primarily involves talking so it just doesn't seem an obvious choice for a doll for children's entertainment at all.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] sirico@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago
[–] Asafum 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] MycarHolmes@quokk.au 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What do you mean you're not selling penis mightiers? You're sitting on a gold mine!

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I don't care how you say it, I just want to know if it works, because I have been burned by these products before, Trebek!

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I'm better at the penis mightier.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

How long did it take you to find that or how long have you been holding onto that image? because that is perfect.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

Buster: "It's not the pronunciation that I'm worried about."

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

These gritty movie reboots are finally starting to pay off!

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

Okay, Lindsay, are you forgetting that I was a professional twice over— an analyst and a therapist. The world’s first analrapist.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Someone needs to stop Tobias from making labels.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The world's first analyst-therapist

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] socsa@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I played Barbietherapist with your mom last night Trebek!

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago

PsychoTheRapist

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago

They mean Klaus Barbie, of course.

[–] PaulBunyan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] PaulBunyan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Damn I think you’re right