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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
Nope,
Growing up I had white Barbies (both the blonde and brunette one - I think her name was Midge  ). I also had black dolls too, but they weren't Barbies because me nor my mom liked them. The black Barbies had the same hot pink lipstick and neon blue eyeshadow as the white one and I thought they looked too "clownish".
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I had black and white Barbies, but I too thought the black ones were very tacky. They either didnt look black at all or were unattractive because of the garish makeup.
I bought a black doll and a white doll for my baby cousin last month. She plays mostly with the white one, because that's the one she sees on tv. TV commercials are about Strawberry Shortcake, not her black friend!
I don't think I would buy Barbies for any daughter of mine. I want nerdy children so books only, lol. If they MUST have a doll, then I would probably buy an assortment of black and white dolls.
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