Monday, April 22, 2013




Mexico Barbie sparks controversy

"As part of its Dolls of the World line, Mattel toy company introduced a new Mexico Barbie. The doll with long, dark, wavy hair dons a frilly fiesta dress trimmed with lace and colorful ribbons. She comes with a pet chihuahua tucked under her arm and her own passport.

Mexico Barbie, which sells for $29.95, is meant to teach girls 'about the culture, traditions and ancestral dress of Mexico,' according to Mattel’s description. But some critics say that instead she’s bolstering Mexican cultural stereotypes."

Source

So what? Stereotypes exist because they are a rough guide

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

""But some critics say that instead she’s bolstering Mexican cultural stereotypes." ""

Wrong, idiots: she has a passport!

Dean said...

One commenter on the source article called for more accurate depiction of facial features ("an Aztec nose"). Mattel should do it. And present the black doll with black features and ... flames would erupt everywhere over racist images.

Mattel can't win no matter what they do. They should just stay the course and let whiners whine.

Bird of Paradise said...

Remmeber the one taht said MATH CLASS IS TOUGH?

stinky said...


More likely the Tsarnaevs were recruited in retaliation for the Obama Admin's decision to help the Russians hunt down and kill specific Chechen terrorist leaders.

Terrorism is war by proxy, sadly a very successful technique in an age of media denial and spin (exhibit A, the House Of Saud), but war by proxy nonetheless. Never forget that.

stinky said...


Barbie's passport will make undocumented illegals cry.

/see what i did there?