The toy maker, Mattel, owner of Barbie seems to think Barbie only comes in one color. Its time to change Barbie for the times we live in.
HARLEM — All Georgia Braithwaite wanted for her fifth birthday was a black Barbie-themed party."They look like princesses and fairies," Georgia said while playing with two black Barbie dolls at her daycare one afternoon. "They look like me."Her mom Karen Braithwaite, 40, a human resources manager, didn't think that would be a problem because Georgia already owns several black Barbies. But when she tried buying plates, banners, cups and decorations to grant her daughter's wish, she found only blue-eyed, blonde Barbies."When I was growing up, black Barbies were hard to find," she said.Braithwaite's mother brought her a Malibu Barbie, which had a suntan and was darker than other Barbie dolls, and used a brown marker to color in the faces of Barbies on party accessories.I think Barbie would agree.
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