precious moments figurines

you know those precious moments figurines? i love them... they're so cute with their big eyes and pastel colors. i wanted to start collecting them, but they're so freakin' expensive. and there aren't enough of them with brown hair. well i see more now than before, but i just don't think that the distribution is equal. guess that's business for you. in an article written in 2004, Eleanor Yates highlights a sociological study on black dolls in society:

"Thomas is now interviewing Black women about the dolls of their childhood. 'People say Black dolls didn't exist back then but in fact accessibility was the issue,' she said. Companies and stores didn't think there was a profitable market for Black dolls, she explains."

and she states that this lack of minority dolls, even though there was a want for them, mirrored society and the business of race. it was true in the 60's (when Barbie's friend, Christie appeared in stores), the 90's (when i was able to play with barbies), and is true today. when we're younger we don't think that these things are important. blond barbies are what lots of girls played with on my block, but none of us had blond hair. yet we bought them. and it's sad, but my little cousin is the same way, playing with American Girl dolls. i don't see an asian one that she plays with...

and on more thing- people, it's okay to have flat noses. if i see one more little girl squeezing her nose trying to make it become more pointy, i'm gonna go crazy. we should be empowering people to feel proud of who they are, not make them feel like they have to change to be what society says is popular. screw popularity. be real.