‘This Is Gross’—Christians Appalled After Steven Crowder Mocks New Barbie Doll With Down Syndrome

Crowder is an actor, comedian and conservative political commentator whose YouTube channel has nearly six million followers. He was joined Wednesday on his program “Louder With Crowder” by Gerald Morgan and Nick DiPaolo, who, with Crowder, discussed topics such as Kevin Bacon’s support of drag performances and Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.

In a 38-second clip posted to Twitter, the men react to a segment on “Inside Edition” about the Barbie doll with Down syndrome. “So Barbie, Mattel, in order to boost inclusivity,” said Crowder, “just announced, and at one point you would have thought this was a sketch…this is real, they just announced the release—I feel bad even saying it—Down syndrome Barbie.”

The men can be heard snickering and laughing as the “Inside Edition” segment plays. When Kim Culmon, Barbie Senior Vice President & Head of Design, says that the new Barbie doll is “breaking barriers,” Crowder said, “Yeah, with retard strength.” After he finished playing the Inside Edition segment, Crowder said with disdain that Mattel plans to release “sickle cell Barbie” this year, after which the Twitter clip ends. 

In the full program, which was censored in places on YouTube, those participating in the show continued to mock the creation of the doll. One joked, “Short bus not included.”

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“Did she have to say, ‘smash through barriers,’ when we all know about special needs strength?” asked Crowder. He said the doll does not “look that Down-sy,” adding that she looks like, “Amy Schumer Barbie,” and joking that the doll is being sold “now with more retard.”

The men went on to make more quips related to Down syndrome, also mentioning Lena Dunham. DiPaolo then joked that Mattel could create “monkey pox Ken,” while Morgan said there could a “42% suicide rate Barbie. The latter, said Crowder, would come with a “nice sailor’s knot.”

“Look, here’s the thing,” said Crowder. “I have worked with…special needs people for years.”

Someone off-screen interjected, “Me too. I call it ‘dating.’” Crowder responded that dating a person with Down syndrome is actually “taking advantage” and “‘grooming.” He then continued his train of thought, which was that his experience with people with Down Syndrome showed that “none of them ever thought, ‘I don’t feel represented.’ They never complained about it. They were totally fine. They were totally fine with their toys.”

The comments on Crowder’s tweet are resoundingly negative. “That was reprehensible,” said one person. “You should be ashamed of yourself.”

“Please repent of this,” said another. “This is not ok or a good witness of Christ. This is hurtful. My daughter who I lost before she was able to breathe air had extra chromosomes. She was special and so pretty and I wish she was here. Please dont [sic] do this.”