One Generation Black doll vs white doll
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I will ask the same question I asked when faced with the baby swing on FB:
But are you surprised?
But are you surprised?
i got to do more research but I could have SWORN my little one got this doll as a gift and it was based on a Haitian girl and had books and I even believe there was some type of donation to earthquake relief.
http://ogdolls.com/elizabeth
and it was SOLD OUT QUICK too.
http://ogdolls.com/elizabeth
and it was SOLD OUT QUICK too.
That is the sad part MP we are no longer surprised by these subtleties
PH if the doll was a representation of the young lady you linked to from Haiti that should have been clearly displayed and should have been a special edition which should have still included accesories. That would mean they should have had another black doll to represent the rest of "our generation".
Thanks for the link by the way I did not know her story.
Peace
My children love these little scrapes of fabric Lalaloopsy dolls. Saw their collectors edition doll last Christmas:
And I said to myself: "Dang she look a lot more fancy than the other dolls." But we see that a lot, look at Barbie every year:
(There is a Black version of this doll but I didn't see a good picture of her in the box off bat.)
Yes it is sad that we as Black women have become desensitized to these types of shenanigans, but now you tell me that was a special edition doll?! How far does such a fuckery go? If something is special edition I want a journal, an extra outfit, I want doll for my doll, a blanket - something. If this doll is based off of someone from Haiti, why don't I see anything Haitian about this doll?
I'm all good for calling shit out like it is. And this is a whole lot of extra that is not needed. At all. It just reinforces WHY we need to have our own dolls, and clothes with our own pictures. When I do go and buy the Lalaloopsy things I pick the darker hued dolls. I can't stop my kid from liking the things but at least I can try to make her appreciate her skin by finding her something that looks like her. And the options for that are far too limited. There are some Black made dolls out there but some of the companies are not keeping up with their sites or seem to have folded, (which begs another problem is that these dolls are not readily available to the public). This is a struggle that may only get harder as more and more Chinese money and influence is entering not only America but all of Africa.
It's a fight but who has the ability to take up arms?
And I said to myself: "Dang she look a lot more fancy than the other dolls." But we see that a lot, look at Barbie every year:
(There is a Black version of this doll but I didn't see a good picture of her in the box off bat.)
Yes it is sad that we as Black women have become desensitized to these types of shenanigans, but now you tell me that was a special edition doll?! How far does such a fuckery go? If something is special edition I want a journal, an extra outfit, I want doll for my doll, a blanket - something. If this doll is based off of someone from Haiti, why don't I see anything Haitian about this doll?
I'm all good for calling shit out like it is. And this is a whole lot of extra that is not needed. At all. It just reinforces WHY we need to have our own dolls, and clothes with our own pictures. When I do go and buy the Lalaloopsy things I pick the darker hued dolls. I can't stop my kid from liking the things but at least I can try to make her appreciate her skin by finding her something that looks like her. And the options for that are far too limited. There are some Black made dolls out there but some of the companies are not keeping up with their sites or seem to have folded, (which begs another problem is that these dolls are not readily available to the public). This is a struggle that may only get harder as more and more Chinese money and influence is entering not only America but all of Africa.
It's a fight but who has the ability to take up arms?
That is the sad part MP we are no longer surprised by these subtleties
PH if the doll was a representation of the young lady you linked to from Haiti that should have been clearly displayed and should have been a special edition which should have still included accessories. That would mean they should have had another black doll to represent the rest of "our generation".
Thanks for the link by the way I did not know her story.
Peace
You right...I am not trying to discredit the vid in any way.
But I also didn't want to be disingenuous because my little actually OWNS one of the dolls and it was not only Black with a ton of accessories mostly books and school stuff but it was based on a Haitian girl who survived the earthquake. I know that the doll is hard to find and honestly I have had people who work in Walmart and Target tell me that the Black dolls in general usually sell out realy quick and surprised management doesn't order more because it happens all the time.
Our generation knows this stuff all too well so I completely support the sister but I had to state that I could have sworn that wasn't the case when I had seen the doll last. they have all different types some with accessories some not.
and the fact that it was so difficult to find the doll doesn't help (although it COULD just mean that its popular)
They wrong and the thing about the PRICING is particularly egregious. They gonna claim it was an error though.
Like I said she actually has the doll loves it aand we read the Haitian story and the child's face is patterned after the actual girl in the link. Again you are all correct we can remember when there was absolutely NO DIVERSITY and its a good discussion to have and we DO need to be MORE active because we all know how these images effect our young girls but we gotta be accurate too. I bought that Disney Barbie 10 full size doll collection with ALL the princess in it...but only bought the one that included the Black princess. People offered to buy it from me on the way home.
But I try to really not focus too much on it but hey tend to normally select darker hued dolls themselves...Doc McStuffins runs it though (Lalaloopsy too) and they want to be doctors and scientists so its really up to parents. I try to make sure I don't stress the toys to much , when hey said they wanted to be doctors?
I actually made an effort to introduce to Black women who worked in medicine: nurse, doctor and scientist. I know it was a little extra but I believe you got to build that foundation EARLY. I want to actually see REAL PEOPLE who look like them doing all the things they read about and see on TV.
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This Black doll white doll study has been reviewed dozens of times. The results are more about the conditioning and programming our children are subjected to that we sometimes allow.
Programming:
The hero wears a white hat
The hero rides a white horse
The hero is white
Snow White
Now what rolls are we given on TV? Our kids are subjected to this sort of brainwashing everyday, its no wonder they select the white doll.
Black children must know that being black is beautiful. Television is not going to teach black children anything positive about themselves. So its up to the parents to understand their rolls and the importance of teaching their children, they're as beautiful as any other race and to embrace their own kind.
Programming:
The hero wears a white hat
The hero rides a white horse
The hero is white
Snow White
Now what rolls are we given on TV? Our kids are subjected to this sort of brainwashing everyday, its no wonder they select the white doll.
Black children must know that being black is beautiful. Television is not going to teach black children anything positive about themselves. So its up to the parents to understand their rolls and the importance of teaching their children, they're as beautiful as any other race and to embrace their own kind.
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