by the Left Coast Rebel
The collectivist left wing in America, the same left wing that dominates the universities, the lame stream press and Democrat party just loves to drum up 'race controversy' even in the most ludicrously ridiculous scenarios imaginable. To think that an ABC reporter was hot on the trail to discover that a significant number of 'Theresa' black barbie dolls in a Wal Mart (one Wal Mart, somewhere) were priced below their 'white' barbie doll counterparts is more ludicrous than even the typical crap that our press typically throws at us.
Then again, My Thoughts on Freedom says it better than I could have:
Well this has got the Raaaaacism Industrial Complex in a twist. How dare Walmart sell a black Barbie doll for almost half that of a white Barbie.And he provides a graphic that I have seen elsewhere as well. This thing is not a photoshop!
This is really beyond belief, so much so that I hope it is a hoax, and actually feel guilty for posting it. Yes dear readers I have stooped to the level of TMZ. It amazes me that in the year 2010 with the first black POTUS, someone, somewhere is raising a stink over the fact that a retailer dropped the price on a slow moving item and has cried racial inequality.
What's worse is that with all the crap we have going on in this country, ABC has run with the story too.
Via Memeorandum. Read the rest at My Thoughts on Freedom where Chris W. has the ABC news account as well. Look at this video that ABC has up 'relating' to this 'race relations' story. Children are taught from childhood racist evils by their predilections towards dolls. A nation of (liberal) fools:
I have a dream that Theresa Barbies will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character (and not be half priced).Indeed.
Update x1:
Pepper Miller, writer for Advertising Age, has an interesting take. She blames the MSMs for the disparity. Way to go GMA, you are the cause of all this racism. She also points to lack of selfesteem in African-American children and unlike ABC she uses recent studies on race relations.
Miller writes:
Many Blacks who have seen the doll test are quick to point the finger at mainstream media for promoting decades of stereotyping and other negative images. The Black America Study confirms this belief by reporting that only 29% of Black Americans strongly agree that mainstream is doing a good job of portraying Blacks in a positive light. However, the study also discloses that half (50%) say that they don't relate to the way Blacks are portrayed on most Black TV shows.
Leonard Pitts Jr., journalist for the Miami Herald, wrote about the doll tests and lambasted Black Americans' for contributions to their own negative self image in his article, Blacks Often Share Blame for Poor Self Image (Miami Herald, Sept. 18, 2006):
African Americans are, themselves, often the makers and gatekeepers. And under our aegis, the images have, in many ways, gotten worse. To surf the music video channels is to be immersed in black culture as conceived by a new generation, a lionization of pimps and gold diggers, hustlers and thugs who toss the N-word with a gusto that would do the Klan proud.
A new generation, afflicted with historical amnesia, blind indifference and a worship of filthy lucre, dances a metaphoric buck and wing, eyes rolling, yassuh bossing, selling itself out, selling its forebears out. Most of all, selling the children out.
In spite of Black socio-economic progress, Black America still has issues about skin color (light skin vs. dark skin), hair (good hair vs. bad hair), and racial heritage (mixed race vs. single race).
The reality is the struggle of having to think about one's identity is still very real for many Blacks, especially bi-racial Blacks who are often pressured to "choose and declare." Additionally, the need to consciously or unconsciously think "Black first" is often equated with fighting the myth that being Black has less value than other races or cultures.
Update x2:
I've got a tip on ABC GMA's next big race story; Why does the Sesame Street store favor red monsters over blue monsters. Elmo doll costs significantly more than Cookie Monster doll.
When is this country going to get over its monster racism? Be sure to read Another Black Conservative's take on this as well.
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