Mom criticizes toy company over black baby dolls’ ‘exaggerated’ lips and larger nose
Teaching youngsters to accept themselves as they are would definitely bring positivity into their lives as they grow older. While many people will agree with this, other people, especially toy companies, will disagree. The Miniland Dolls are one such group that isn’t advocating diversity. The business has been chastised for using exaggerated facial features on black dolls but not white dolls.
Jean, an Australian mother, presented anatomically corrected dolls she discovered in a toy store.
The darker dolls [seen on the left] had wider lips, noses, and even longer foreheads.
“This is what buying dolls in Australia is like,” reads the TikTok caption, which has already gone viral.
In the comments, TikTokers vented their rage, with one writing, “Okay, but for the lips, they really went all out.” “While I don’t agree with the doll, some people do have traits like that, and I’d buy it merely to appreciate variety,” another added. “I mean, it’s kind of accurate for an adolescent or an adult to have these features,” a third said, “but not proportional at all for a baby.”
Many people advised Jean to purchase a doll from Kmart, which has a large selection of dolls. She did, in fact, go out and find some gorgeous black dolls.
“It’s not only about representation; it’s equally vital how we’re presented,” Jean wrote in a follow-up article. “These are far more realistic than the other ones,” a woman said in the comments. Thousands had previously defended Kmart’s decision to sell and identify dolls with Down Syndrome after a video showing the toy’s name leaked online.
“Kmart Australia has no chill,” reads the video title as it travels through the shelves in the toy area, via two soft cuddling baby dolls, and then lands on the baby Charlie with Down Syndrome doll.
Some individuals praised Kmart’s inclusiveness, pointing out that it teaches kids acceptance, therefore the down syndrome doll is fine. However, it’s unclear whether the original poster was mocking the dolls; however, as seen in the comments, the video was not intended to offend anyone, and they have no prejudice against disabled people.
