Gender Confusion
inothernews: andeventhis:enjoli:sexartandpolitics: “Did Mattel intentionally produce a doll that embodied a well-known insult in the Black community? If they didn’t (and let’s just go with that theory), it means that no one at Mattel involved in the production of this doll had the cultural competence to notice the problem. This points to both (1) white privilege and the ease with which white people can be ignorant of non-white cultures and (2) a lack of diversity on the Mattel team. Less employee homogeneity might have saved Mattel both face and money in this instance. Diversity, then, is often good business.” Sociological Images » White Privilege And The Trouble With Homogeneity: The Black Oreo Barbie *sigh* Face meet palm Oy veysmir.

inothernews:

andeventhis:enjoli:sexartandpolitics:

“Did Mattel intentionally produce a doll that embodied a well-known insult in the Black community? If they didn’t (and let’s just go with that theory), it means that no one at Mattel involved in the production of this doll had the cultural competence to notice the problem. This points to both (1) white privilege and the ease with which white people can be ignorant of non-white cultures and (2) a lack of diversity on the Mattel team. Less employee homogeneity might have saved Mattel both face and money in this instance. Diversity, then, is often good business.”

Sociological Images » White Privilege And The Trouble With Homogeneity: The Black Oreo Barbie

*sigh*

Face meet palm

Oy veysmir.

07/17/09 at 6:21pm
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  9. brujaporvida reblogged this from jesuisjesuisjesuis and added:
    this shit never suprises me
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  11. baker2d reblogged this from juliasegal and added:
    is true, this is a kick in the nuts to the politically correct. At the same time, just cause shes black does that mean...
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  14. ginamarr reblogged this from jesuisjesuisjesuis and added:
    i concur. wrong on many levels. let’s just laugh about it
  15. jesuisjesuisjesuis reblogged this from sexismandthecity and added:
    wow. thats fucked up.
  16. starline reblogged this from gilmoure and added:
    Oh please. I used to be called an Oreo when I was little, and you know what, I had no idea what it meant. I thought,...
  17. mygoodriddance reblogged this from juliasegal and added:
    Can I twist, lick, dunk her?
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    did NOT happen…right?!?!
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