I personally would not be fighting Mattel for products they do not
want to carry. I can't remember how many times I wanted to buy my
daughters black barbies an the store was out. Why? The fact is many black Barbie
is considered a "collector's items" for many people. I never realized
there were no party accessories if you were a person of color and wanted a
themed party with black Barbie.
Currently Karen
Braithwaite is spearheading and online petition on Change.org calling for Mattel to
offer a more multicultural range of Barbie accessories. The petition currently
has over 2,600 signatures.
