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April 12th, 2013
09:00 AM ET
Is Mexico Barbie stylish or stereotypical?
(CNN) - CNN Contributor Reihan Salam, radio show host Stephanie Miller and political comedian Dean Obeidellah discuss if Barbie Dolls of the World promote stereotypes on Erin Burnett Out Front.
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As Meexican (born and raised in Mexico City) I love the doll, and will totally get it for my dolls of the world collection. I do not have dark hair, nor have a chihuahua, still and mainly due to my parents coming from Jalisco I totally Love the Doll and the outfit!!
Now they need to make border patrol ken doll
I am a Mexican American woman and I don't have a dog, Black hair or a Pink dress...the trouble I have with this and any other Barbie doll is that they don't represent the nationality as a whole....not Stylish...
Yeah but they wouldn't make any money if they made chuncky chipmuck cheeked dolls wearing denim jackets and fake guess jeans. So I kind of understand why matel made the doll hot....
No one doll can possibly represent any nationality as a whole. That said, the fact is that most Mexican Americans have black hair and inasmuch as they have attempted to portray the prototypical Mexican female I think they made it beautiful. There is nothing degrading about this portrayal and I think that should be the main point. It's not like they dressed the doll in a housekeeping uniform or gave it a pet chicken. That would have been an example of a degrading portrayal.