Why does the Misty Copeland Barbie doll look so … white? |
Why does the Misty Copeland Barbie doll look so … white?
The Washington Post
2016-05-03
Sara L. Kaufman, Dance Critic
The new Misty Copeland Barbie doll. Photographer Dennis Di Laura
Stylist Sheryl Fetrick
On Monday, Mattel rolled out a Barbie doll modeled on ballerina Misty Copeland, who broke the color barrier at American Ballet Theatre last summer when she was promoted to the top rank of principal dancer, a first for an African American woman.
So why doesn’t the Barbie look like her?…
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