Comments on: UPDATE: Black Youth React To “Ghetto” Barbie

By: blackrosepeddle

blackrosepeddle — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:51:35 +0000

I am of the older generation were the only doll my parents could find was a black doll. I don’t see what the complaints arre about. Everyone complained years ago when we didn’t have black dolls or when the dolls that were eventually created were black faced with nappy hair. But has anyone ever thought before they started creating ethnic dolls; our ancestors created bleack dolls out of cloth and cotton, drawing faces on them. I can’t understand what wrong with our society of african american. They complain whenthey don’t have and they complain when they do have. Futher more I see nothing wrong with these dolls. It could be worse. They could have created the hair of heeps wool with the hair sticking up, wearing raggedy clothes. Find something else to complain about. These dolls are no different from the way they dress the caucation dolls. I’ve never raised my daughter to identify with any doll as being different.

By: jloganV

jloganV — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:10:41 +0000

To those young ladies who feel these dolls are racist, more emphasis should be put on the stereotypes we portray and our intraracial predjudices. We as a race in general tend to gravitate towards ignorance because of the lack of knowledge of self. Be more worried about the fact that what we portray in public, what we glorify, and how we act is more damaging than your negative reactions to this so called ethnic Barbie. I think the dolls are beautiful, and they are depictions of style and culture that is displayed in the general black population and it’s communities. Would you be satisfied with a Madea Doll instead? Would you have a problem with the dolls if they were simply colored with different complexions, and have no accurate physical characteristics or black features? Yes indeed, the young ladies that I see walking the streets of New York everyday dress this way. Though it may not be all of them, it’s an overwhelming majority of them that dress this way, a black woman created these dolls not a white woman. Fish for an education instead of negative, misinformed blind opinions due to your ignorance. Ms. Matoo age 15, from Manhattan it figures, where exactly is your geographical location and who do you hang out with? That’s bad to not have a clue about who you are at such a young age. You need to sit down and talk to a seasoned black woman that’s been around. Your sociological view is off young lady. Buckwheat, and Madea as well as some Hip Hop artists are modern day stereotypes and coonish in the way they act. They don’t need clothes to portray that.

By: fireman7971

fireman7971 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:35:05 +0000

i like it…..how can you not be happy, why find a negative angle?
i remember growing up in the 60/70′s playing with GI Joe’s, the life-like hair and the kung fu grips. I had 10 of them, the dark-haired, the blond, the red head and the black-afro American. they were all equal. if people find a necklace racist, then i will write a letter to Mattel to take the dolls away. i find this very ungrateful, if you’re going to be so negative. it sounds like black people will never appreciate anything.

By: xXHunny-BunnyXx

xXHunny-BunnyXx — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:17:35 +0000

Pix # 4 looks like some wack ass group Puff Daddy will be trying to promote next week.

LOL

By: D-Jolla

D-Jolla — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:11:21 +0000

Single Baby Mama Barbie! Cause where the fck is baby daddy Ken?!

By: kcs_sexy_gemini

kcs_sexy_gemini — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:03:40 +0000

I don’t see anything wrong with them.. They are pretty to me. Everything that comes out that involves us we tend to turn it into a racial issue.

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By: ultramagnetic74

ultramagnetic74 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:46:30 +0000

The Barbie doesn’t look all that different from the Black female celeb pics in the gallery on this site. We really do have bigger fish to fry and more important fight to fight.

By: 100percent_wett87

100percent_wett87 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:28:41 +0000

MAN YALL P3TTY I LOV3 Dh3M BARBI3S!!!! Dh3Y HOTT!!!

By: ThatGirlNitra02

ThatGirlNitra02 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:25:33 +0000

THIS IS NOT A RACIST DOLL OMG THERE ARE SO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD! WE ALL KNOW THAT SOME OF THE SAME OUTFITS THE DOLL IS WEARING,WE HAVE SEEN FEMALES THAT ARE BLACK, NOT ALL BUT SOME, WEAR THE SAME THING! GO TO THE CLUBS, OR PARKS ON THE WEEKEND OR THOSE BARBECUE COOKOUTS OR BEACH PARTIES AND IN SOME MUSIC VIDEOS…….SAME OUTFITS, AND D*MN IT’S A DOLL! I GUESS IT’S RACIST TOO AT CHRISTMAS WHEN MOST BLACK PEOPLE PREFER THEIR CHILD GET A BLACK DOLL INSTEAD OF THE WHITE ONE, ESPECIALLY IF THE DOLL COMES IN ONLY WHITE ALOT OF BLACK PARENTS GET UPSET IF THEY CANT FIND A BLACK ONE! THATS CRAZY TOO BECAUSE A DOLL IS A DOLL IT’S ALL PLASTIC, AND SHOULDNT MATTER WHAT RACE/COLOR IT IS OR THE CLOTHES IT HAS ON………GROW UP PEOPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE ACTUAL RACIST ISSUES STILL EXISTING TODAY THAT ARE MORE SERIOUSLY EFFECTING BLACK PEOPLE; WATCH THE NEWS AND YOU WILL SEE.

By: itzmissbrown

itzmissbrown — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:23:04 +0000

What makes this racist is that it is ONLY THE BLACK BARBIE that is dressed like this, if all races had the same outfits it would be O.K. because if not they are stereotyping (and that is sooooo not cool!) Plus you can buy clothes separately anyway so why not just sell them as accessories? Actually I am not sure why she just can’t wear what the White, Latina, and Asian Barbies wear…….

By: DEELICIOUS44

DEELICIOUS44 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:47 +0000

i want 1 dey r really pretty i like da barbie i only like barbies of color . when & where can i get 1 @

By: noladii36

noladii36 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:39:58 +0000

I PERSONALLY DONT SEE THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THE DOLLS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS WHAT IT IS AS FOR AS THE WAY THAT WE LOOK. ITS NOT LIKE WE OR JUST BEING PORTRADE THIS WAY…IT IS WHAT IT IS…

By: DEELOVE09

DEELOVE09 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:38:02 +0000

the dolls dont look GHETTO and why does everythign has to be about RACE? @dutchesof3 I THOUGHT THE SAME THING UNTIL I WATCHED THE VIDEO and the comments the girls made they prob was dressed jus like the dolls when they were interviewed. SMH.

I LIKE THE DOLLS AND MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 4 JUST LOOK AT THE COMPUTER AND SCREAMED IN MY EAR SO I GUESS SHE’LL GET THE BARBIE FOR CHRISTMAS…LOL

By: dutchesof3

dutchesof3 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:02:50 +0000

i think its fine the white barbie go the same type of accessories. the only thing that bothers me is that with the black dolls the littles sister liked like there child at fist glance. i dont think its anything tht the company is doing its just my mind set. when i see barbie and skiper i think sisters. when i see trichelle and janessa i think teen mother or there mother is single so trichelle got to pick up the slack. is that wrong of me?

By: aaronalee

aaronalee — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:06:33 +0000

i like em…but thats jus my opinion

By: UnTaMed_Princess08

UnTaMed_Princess08 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:40:21 +0000

people always wanna make it black, white, and bulls**t. there is nothing racist about them dolls. if you look at majority of the african american culture as a whole. the pre teens and the teenagers, this is what they represent. go on any myspace, moco, bp, fb page, and i guarantee you, when these kids get on pics and cam, these dolls bare a uncanny resemblence to them. i think the dolls are cute as well. Good Job Barbie. :-)

By: cdrop_32

cdrop_32 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:16:06 +0000

these dolls are’nt racist they are beautiful to me…

By: Deletha_J

Deletha_J — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:26 +0000

I dont consider the barbies racist! Whoever consider these barbies racist are just pain sensitive and dont know what the hell racist means. I mean finally we get recognition via dolls and someone always has to turn this positive project into something negative. This is blown way out of proportion. Come on now

By: somajor87

somajor87 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:36:34 +0000

OMG…THOSE LITTLE KIDS HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THEIR TALKING ABOUT, I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF BLACK PEOPLE CRYING RACISM….STOP YOUR S**T!!! HOW THE HELL CAN WE BEGIN TO PROSPER IF WE KEEP DWELLING ON SIMPLE S**T, LIKE A DAMN BARBIE…WHEN BARBIE WAS JUST WHITE YOU COMPLAINED, NOW THEIR PRODUCING MORE BLACK DOLLS UR STILL COMPLAINING…..SHUT YA ASS!!! I AM ONLY 22YRS OLD AND WHEN I WAS PLAYING WITH DOLLS, I COULD NOT FIND ONE BLACK DOLL, TOYS R US WILL ALWAYS SAY, “WE RAN OUT!” BUT YET STILL THEY HAD RACKS FILLED WITH WHITE AND ASIAN BARBIES! YOU DON’T LIKE THE DOLL, DON’T BUY IT! HONESTLY, ITS REALLY THAT SIMPLE.

By: SoRandom21

SoRandom21 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:07:39 +0000

i love the new barbies, i do not believe they are being racist in any way. I love their new outfits and their hairstyles. Now if Mattel barbie makers would have put the african american dolls in blonde hair and american eagle or something of that sort they would still be calling mattel racist, some people just dont know how to accpet change for the better and not the worst
~BLACK BARBIE~

By: LuvSumTG32

LuvSumTG32 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:58:57 +0000

I don’t see anything wrong with the dolls.Sounds like somebody is ashamed of being black. Things that make you go hummmm.

By: Tiybri

Tiybri — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:32:23 +0000

Ok first ppl betch about how its so hard to find black barbies, so when they get there own line ppl want to nit-pick at nonsence….

” Tyaine Danclaire, 15, of the Bronx, liked Trichelle’s straight, long hair because it looked like “a weave,” but she thought the idea “was sorta racist.” ”

DF?????
Black barbies always had long straight hair why is it a problem now………And they have more then one with differnet hair styles….

By: svf67

svf67 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:36:07 +0000

The dolls dont look bad to me. I dont have any idea what the fuss is about on these dolls looking “ghetto”. The only thing I take issue with is all of the dolls have long, straight hair? Where is the diversity in doing that? Not all black females are into weaves. We rock locks, twists, braids, short styles, mo-hawks, etc. All of the dolls look the same. I guess they didn’t know that when they made the dolls to represent “real” females. I think alot of us need to see Chris Rock’s “Good Hair” when it comes to a theatre near in your town. Because we are missing not only the cultural implications of this mentality but the financial as well.

By: SouthernRose

SouthernRose — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:07:31 +0000

I like the dolls I grew up in the era where the dolls were one color jet black with orange lips in otherwords they dip the dolls in black and painted the lips its about time they realize we come in a rainbow of beautiful colors Peace my Sisters

By: girl_2

girl_2 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:00:30 +0000

i like them i think they’re really cute

By: toodelicious4u

toodelicious4u — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:39:38 +0000

I actually like the new ethinc barbies. I think that my daughter would choose these dolls over any other barbie doll. I believe that the people who are writing these hate messages are the people who hate themselves and who hate the african american culture and style. First yall wonna complain when they dont include us now yall wonna complain when they do…..? Thats a bunch of bull! There isn’t anything ghetto about these dolls. These dolls are stylish and beautiful. I feel like it’s extremely important for our children to play with toys that actually represent us.

By: toodelicious4u

toodelicious4u — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:38:44 +0000

By: bigNsexy080

bigNsexy080 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:18:36 +0000

da way i c it nobody from barbie mentioned anythn bout ghetto.. n da dolls dont look no ghetto to me neitha.. dey black n i think dey pretty dun.. wut is wrong wit it? i dont c no ignorance.. yap yap yap.. give it a break

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