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