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Originally Posted by MrBarlow  Love Thy Neighbour: Season 3
I never thought they would do this but passing a big golliwog to a black person was a touch of [in]sensitivity but Barbie does try to make jokes abut the colors. |
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Originally Posted by MrBarlow I wasn't expecting the " chocolate drop" to be used, I know golliwogs were a big thing back in the day but would you actually give one to a colored family and hope for the best you don't get punched i thought doing that was a it below the belt |
Black 'Barbie' dolls have been around for well over 50 years
Learn The History of Black Barbie Dolls / Black History Month
"...In 1968, the first black doll, 'Christie' made her appearance. Though there was 'Francie' who was released the year before as the first dark completion in the Mattel line, Christie was the first Barbie with 'black' features.
Christie began to evolve transitioning to darker skin and afro hair in the later years before the mold was discontinued in 1978. According to Mattel, the creation of Christie was “in support of equal rights” during that time and was very significant. Though Christie was stamped as a friend of Barbie and broke barriers as the first Mattel doll with black features, it wasn’t until 1980 when the first official doll named “Barbie” premiered.
“Barbie offers a whole new way for children to imagine and play. With that in mind, knowing that the Afro-American community was looking for something that they could identify with and that children could be proud of, I think we achieved that with the Black Barbie doll,” [designer Louvenia] Perkins shared in an official Mattel press release. “[..] What was gratifying to me was that their reaction was, “Oh mommy, look at the doll. She looks just like me.” Or, “She has pretty skin.”"
So what is the difference between a 'Barbie' doll...
...and a Golly...
...other than the fact that one is 'realistic' and the other is a caricature?