Really?

What ever happened to fighting for access to better schools, jobs, heath care and opportunities?
Are we so complacent that we have time to expend effort on whether Barbie and her friends are "Black enough"?

Ever since the first Black Barbie (Released in Europe as Ebony Christy #1293 - 1971) - some Blacks have taken issue with the doll's appearance.

And when Mattel decided to issue a Princess of South Africa (2001) doll - some Blacks questioned whether Mattel was mocking Black stereotypes.

Even when honoring a prestigious and historic Black Sorority - Mattel's AKA Barbie fanned the flames of resentment by many Black women.

So now Mattel issues it's So in Style series of dolls.

And what happens?

Some Blacks complain that the dolls have too good a grade of hair.

But this makes no sense at all.

These are dolls.

Their hair is supposed to be fake.

The same could not be said of many of the women who protest these doll's locks - while many of these same women wear Yak, synthetic, or bought Asian hair.