Walmart’s Black Barbie Sale Decried as Racist
Lower prices aren’t always better as evidenced by this side-by-side shot of white barbies and black barbies that appeared at the humor site FunnyJunk.com. The Telegraph got wind of it this morning and blew the lid off, citing marketers and children experts who say the devaluation may have unintended side effects:
“Walmart should have decided that “it’s really important that we as a company don’t send a message that we value blackness less than whiteness,” said Lisa Wade, an assistant sociology professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles.”
