Comments on: First Thoughts on SiS Dolls http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/ Reflections of a Human Sized World Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kristl http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-38440 Kristl Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:09:54 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-38440 I love the Mbili face mold. It looks like my husband's features and I wanted those features for my daughter (good luck to her with my long head, missing cheekbones, thin lips, loooooong nose and blotchy skin). My issues were with hair and eyes. So out comes the Sharpie marker and the coffee stirs. The girls are getting boil perms!! I love the Mbili face mold. It looks like my husband’s features and I wanted those features for my daughter (good luck to her with my long head, missing cheekbones, thin lips, loooooong nose and blotchy skin). My issues were with hair and eyes. So out comes the Sharpie marker and the coffee stirs. The girls are getting boil perms!!

]]> By: New Black Barbie - Page 2 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 New Black Barbie - Page 2 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:48:29 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-1054 [...] still just as gorgeous). Anyways enough with my essay, here's the link I wanted to post anyway. First Thoughts on SiS Dolls Dolls of Color __________________ [...] [...] still just as gorgeous). Anyways enough with my essay, here's the link I wanted to post anyway. First Thoughts on SiS Dolls Dolls of Color __________________ [...]

]]> By: Therese http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Therese Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:35:57 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-1018 no worries! thanks for stopping by :) no worries! thanks for stopping by :)

]]> By: Laura http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Laura Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:56:15 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-1015 wow! i saw the sis dolls and was oddly not impressed i heard about these supposedly new face molds and went looking for a better picture they didn't look that different to me so all in all not impressed :) but i really do like the mbili doll thanks for the upclose pictures :) wow! i saw the sis dolls and was oddly not impressed i heard about these supposedly new face molds and went looking for a better picture they didn’t look that different to me so all in all not impressed :) but i really do like the mbili doll thanks for the upclose pictures :)

]]> By: The Eye Colours of Black Dolls « Dolls of Color http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 The Eye Colours of Black Dolls « Dolls of Color Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:45:32 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-1009 [...] comment by Dani (091010) on my First Thoughts on SiS Dolls (090618) got me looking a little bit more closer to the eyes of my African American [...] [...] comment by Dani (091010) on my First Thoughts on SiS Dolls (090618) got me looking a little bit more closer to the eyes of my African American [...]

]]> By: Therese http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Therese Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:07:18 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-1008 Hi Dani, thanks for popping by and commenting! I have checked my photos of my AA dolls - most of mine actually do have brown eyes! The South African one does seem to have light brown/amber eyes... maybe it's supposed to be a sunny warm glow or something. I personally have almost black eyes myself... hmm actually yeah, if you shine a light into my eyes all I do is squint, but my eyes are still dark brown lol Another thing is, there are African American people with natural eye colours that are not brown and I guess dolls are like cartoons in 3D version more than anything, maybe the extra colour is to make them look fancy? Hmmm... And I really LOVE Sugar's curled blue eyelashes! Va-voooom! Hi Dani, thanks for popping by and commenting!

I have checked my photos of my AA dolls – most of mine actually do have brown eyes! The South African one does seem to have light brown/amber eyes… maybe it’s supposed to be a sunny warm glow or something. I personally have almost black eyes myself… hmm actually yeah, if you shine a light into my eyes all I do is squint, but my eyes are still dark brown lol

Another thing is, there are African American people with natural eye colours that are not brown and I guess dolls are like cartoons in 3D version more than anything, maybe the extra colour is to make them look fancy? Hmmm…

And I really LOVE Sugar’s curled blue eyelashes! Va-voooom!

]]> By: Dani http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Dani Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:05:09 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-1002 I was really disappointed in the SIS dolls. My husband got me Trichelle and Janessa for my birthday. Sigh. The names alone. We all have names like that, huh? Well, there is Grace, so I won't get too bent out of shape. But that's not my issue, and it's not even that Trichelle does not have curly hair but hair with this crazy loose wave. I mean I bought her to be sister to my Byron Lars sugar who has that curly hair you guys were talking about - <a href="http://cdn1.ioffer.com/img/item/959/435/23/o_tsG009pdupmhWjR.jpg" rel="nofollow">Image of Byron Lars Sugar</a>. You can do it Mattel, what is the problem? My issue is not even that Janessa looks more Hispanic than black. My issue is with all African American dolls having light eyes. I had to check out all my black barbies and every single one of them have blue, green or amber colored eyes! Even the African one at the beginning of this post! I thought maybe they don't show the irises and stuff as well but then I got my Kimora doll and guess what? DARK EYES! It just makes me frustrated. Aw, whatever, I still I like the doll. I was really disappointed in the SIS dolls. My husband got me Trichelle and Janessa for my birthday. Sigh. The names alone. We all have names like that, huh? Well, there is Grace, so I won’t get too bent out of shape.

But that’s not my issue, and it’s not even that Trichelle does not have curly hair but hair with this crazy loose wave. I mean I bought her to be sister to my Byron Lars sugar who has that curly hair you guys were talking about – Image of Byron Lars Sugar. You can do it Mattel, what is the problem? My issue is not even that Janessa looks more Hispanic than black.

My issue is with all African American dolls having light eyes. I had to check out all my black barbies and every single one of them have blue, green or amber colored eyes! Even the African one at the beginning of this post!

I thought maybe they don’t show the irises and stuff as well but then I got my Kimora doll and guess what? DARK EYES! It just makes me frustrated. Aw, whatever, I still I like the doll.

]]> By: twistedbabydoll http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-943 twistedbabydoll Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:21:28 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-943 SO DID I! LOL! I cared a lot for barbie doll head molds. When I was ten years old, Mattel released a boyfriend for Skipper named Kevin. Now he was this blonde, blue-eyed, high school jock type and I bought him with my allowance money. But as a little Black girl, I wanted my Skippers to have a Black male friend as well; therefore I wrote to Mattel at the age of ten and asked if they could make a Black Kevin doll. They replied to me and even gave me a product number just in case they made one. They never did... Now at 24, I have two little cousins who play with Barbies and I see they have a wider variety than I had. I just collect dolls. So I am happy there has been progress but still it is up to us as African-Americans not to depend on white companies so much to do "it" for us. He have to have our input and say because no one else is going to support our Black children more than we should and can. SO DID I! LOL! I cared a lot for barbie doll head molds. When I was ten years old, Mattel released a boyfriend for Skipper named Kevin. Now he was this blonde, blue-eyed, high school jock type and I bought him with my allowance money. But as a little Black girl, I wanted my Skippers to have a Black male friend as well; therefore I wrote to Mattel at the age of ten and asked if they could make a Black Kevin doll. They replied to me and even gave me a product number just in case they made one. They never did…

Now at 24, I have two little cousins who play with Barbies and I see they have a wider variety than I had. I just collect dolls. So I am happy there has been progress but still it is up to us as African-Americans not to depend on white companies so much to do “it” for us. He have to have our input and say because no one else is going to support our Black children more than we should and can.

]]> By: disco-dollies http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-866 disco-dollies Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:18:31 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-866 When I was little, I cared very much about Barbie head molds and was very excited by new ones. When I was little, I cared very much about Barbie head molds and was very excited by new ones.

]]> By: D7ana http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/2009/first-thoughts-on-sis-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-745 D7ana Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:17:27 +0000 http://www.dollsofcolor.org/blog/?p=79#comment-745 You're welcome, Therese! You’re welcome, Therese!

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