tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post7896472829512057786..comments2024-03-20T13:21:49.581-04:00Comments on A Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls and Action Figures: Darker Shade of Black - Mattel's First Malibu ChristieD7anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-4420847173283242902009-07-24T08:29:44.620-04:002009-07-24T08:29:44.620-04:00Ken was created in 1961. If you think America 1961...Ken was created in 1961. If you think America 1961 - Barbie caught on <i>in spite of her having breasts</i>! - then you realize, no way could a toy company produce an anatomically correct male doll. So it's always struck me as unfair that Ken should be ... placed at fault? held accountable? for being as he was made. <br /><br />Yes, Earring Magic Ken was/is a big hit in the <a href="http://manbehindthedoll.com/mbtd_earring.htm" rel="nofollow">gay community</a>. <br /><br />Barbie critics - eh, they want to blame toys for the "problems" in society. Easier than having to look at their own actions or to make others responsible. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll" rel="nofollow">Dolls</a> reflect us; they don't <i>compel</i> us to act.<br /><br />Half my collection is Mattel produced. Mattel is far from perfect, but sometimes they do right. If I can fuss about the wrongs, I can point out the good. Only being fair ;-DD7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-32963391294012826822009-07-23T22:29:05.438-04:002009-07-23T22:29:05.438-04:00I don't know which will have a more negative f...I don't know which will have a more negative feedback, Ken having a penis or his current state. Haha.<br /><br />I heard the Earring Magic Ken was a hit in the gay community. Also I think the pregnant Midge is cool.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not speaking as a parent.<br /><br />I just find it funny that some people are against Barbie because she is so unreal but according to the the article on the pregnant Midge, some people don't like her because she is 'too real'. Funny.<br /><br />It was nice of you to note what Mattel did right. I hope there are more. ^_^Nielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340191295121067673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-10316003470129018512009-07-23T21:34:04.817-04:002009-07-23T21:34:04.817-04:00Kissing Barbie wasn't one of the bigger contro...Kissing Barbie wasn't one of the bigger controversies, but there was some fuss about Barbie kissing. She is on a lot of pornography sites. Shrug. I thought it was a stupid activity for a doll to "do," but I didn't get why it was offensive. Somebody didn't have anything else to do LOL.<br /><br />The U.S. Walmarts actually put out a <a href="http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/archives/2002/12/walmart-terminates-pregnant-midge-doll.php" rel="nofollow">different Midge</a> from the ones sold in TRU. Some parents thought the pregnant Midge promoted teen pregnancy. Oh yeah, those pregnant teens all got the idea from doll life. Grr ... but the stupidity of it eventually makes me laugh.<br /><br />In the 1960s, people with any known African ancestors were called "Colored." The doll was called "Colored Francie" so that's the name and the reference I used about her. The mindset then was that there were "Coloreds" and there were "Whites." Nope, nobody else existed. (Cringe.)<br /><br />Actually the most publicly stated problem with "Colored Francie" was that she wasn't her own person and that she was "White" Francie produced in brown vinyl. Sigh. So I provided an alternate problem with her that - IMHO - was just as legitimate as the others for being a reason why the doll was so controversial. This was well before Black or Asian or Hispanic versions of Barbie existed. Barbie was White and that was that.<br /><br />"Colored" is more historical than insulting. It is way less offensive than "oreo" or the n-word. Those are what some people would call "fighting words." Shrug. The words exist. People will come across them in documents and old films; it's better people know the words and the reaction to the words so they can use or not use them judiciously.<br /><br />Dolls of Color is a whole other scene. I consider it an inclusive, embracing term that crosses race and ethnicity. <br /><br />Last I heard, rugs were "Oriental," but <i>people</i> were "Asian." Thanks for that reminder about the "Oriental Barbie" whose naming did raise a slight ruckus. <br /><br />Don't you love how culture and people's thinking at different times are revealed by dolls? That's part of the fun of collecting for me ;-DD7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-68831142795987065902009-07-23T10:59:46.760-04:002009-07-23T10:59:46.760-04:00lol... loved this list...
why was Kissing Barbie...lol... loved this list... <br /><br />why was Kissing Barbie controversial?<br /><br />I have the pregnant Midge - her removable tummy amuses me endlessly LOL<br /><br />some of the terminology is sooo dated! c'mon... Colored Francie? lol the irony... coming from someone with a website called dolls of color :P<br /><br />speaking of dated terminogy, I just gots me an Oriental Barbie XDDolls of Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720116692944814805noreply@blogger.com