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Originally Posted by pjw2855 Didn't many of us in the 50-60's play with Barbie and Ken? What color was their skin? Did we as children care??
Patti |
Don't know what race your are, but as a caucasion I'm sure I never gave it a thought that my barbie, ken, and baby dolls looked like me. (well, not the 36-18-28 - or whatever - but you get my drift
) However, studies from the 70's showed good evidence that "black" girls who played with "white" dolls suffered from lower self esteem. Granted, this is getting somewhat off the topic, but I am mentioning it because of your comments about whether children care. Now, if it turns out you are African American then you will have shot a big hole throught my come-back. ;)
Either way, I think the OP and those of us who expressed agreement with her were not making a huge deal about the issue, nor was anyone suggesting that this was more important than starving children or people dying, etc.
