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Article: New black Barbies hit toy stores
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 9, 2009
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NEW YORK - Mattel has launched a new line of black Barbie dolls
with fuller lips, a wider nose and more pronounced cheek bones - a
far cry from Christie, Barbie's black friend who debuted in the
1960s and was essentially a white doll painted brown.
The "So In Style" line, which hit mass retailers last month,
features BFFs Grace, Kara and Trichelle, each with her own style and
interests and a little sister she mentors. The dolls reflect varying
skin tones - light brown, chocolate, and caramel - and Trichelle and
Kianna have curlier hair.
Barbie designer Stacey McBride-Irby, who is black and has a 6-
year-old daughter, said she wanted to create a line of dolls for
young black girls that ...