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I've just started this brand new blog September 22 2014 as a comprehensive list of toys that are either dangerous or disturbing. Consider it a safety warning to take these toys away from your Children, or just be ghoulish and read through to see how you could have injured yourself mentally or physically as a Child. Please be patient as I add entries, this will be ongoing. Thanks so much for coming by!

Monday, September 22, 2014

Oreo Barbie


What Is It?

In 1997 Mattel and Nabisco decided to do a tie in Barbie doll with an Oreo theme.

What Happened?

Well, they released Oreo Barbie as both a white doll and an African-American doll which created public outcry due to the fact that the word "Oreo" is apparently a racist term that means black on the outside, white on the inside (news to me). 

Aftermath?

Apparently the doll was quite unsuccessful, so they just pulled the remaining stock and now the dolls go for a pretty penny if found.

Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie
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