Q – Why do you have so many white dolls… and then complain about them?
A – I actually don’t complain about having Caucasian dolls. I love them all. My issue is the lack of representation of non-Caucasians/People of Color in an extremely popular toy type that is also strongly tied to popular culture.
Q – Why does your website look incomplete?
A – Because it is…
Q – Will it ever be completed?
A – Hopefully yes… I only work on this website when I have free time.
Q – How come my comment is not appearing?
A – If you are commenting for the first time, your comment will have to be approved first before appearing. If you are nasty, I’ll delete your comment.
Any other questions? Please feel free to add them in the comments section…
You should check out the new line of dolls by Dr. Daniella Wiggins. Their website is http://www.prodigyrls.com. Two of her dolls are currently available for sale with more debuting in 2010.
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I love your answers to FAQs! I’m glad to see that I’m not alone in this quest to present infomation for dolls of all colors! I have a few posted on my wesites for sales but I have not scratched the surface of what I have stored away. Be encouraged!
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I’ve just found a custom doll site that’s hosting a ‘Miss World’ style contest for its Dolls. I thought we could like.
http://www.ninimomo.com/
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I don’t know if members of your site know about the Only Hearts Club dolls. It’s a set of 8 dolls. Four caucasian, but only two are blond! Two african-american, one asian-american and one hispanic-american. They even have a “Li’l kids” line with 6 more dolls – one is african-american and one is asian-american. LOTS of fun to play with, since they are completely poseable. You can see them at the manufactuers website onlyheartsclub.com or our site at ohc4me.com. We’re a pair of homeschooled sisters and were excited that there was a line of dolls that were as different as our friends are.
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Hi there,
Would you consider writing a guest post for my blog, the Fashion Doll Review? I’d love to have your input–especially on your opinion of all the 2010 Barbies that were released this year, and their lack of, well, color, shall we say.
I’d post a permanent link on the template if you’d consider it! Just let me know. You can contact me via Twitter, if you like! (I’ll send you a message now, too.)
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Love your Takeo photos! Two in particular I am interested in using for a comparison photo with the new (Integrity Dynamite girls) Summer Daze guy, Kyu- to be posted on Flickr. Your pics will be credited and a link to your blog added if you’d like.
The ones I’d love to use are your 2 straightforward looking Takeo headshots
LMK if this would be OK?
dal :0)
fashion design blog: http://dalsdolls.blogspot.com/
my Flickr pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dals/
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Therese Reply:
March 6th, 2011 at 9:21 am
All my photos are free for non-commercial use. Please feel free to take as many as you need.
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Is this part of research/thesis/dissertation project?
The reason I ask is because there are a lot of identity politics tied up in the Barbie commodity. It’s a great study.
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