![]() I know how important it is to honor and respect family and friends that are no longer with us. "That is something that is very dear to my heart. "I grew up going to Mexico and I pulled a lot of that inspiration and things that I remember growing up," said Meabe. However, the Mattel designer behind the new doll, Javier Meabe, told the New York Times that he is of Mexican heritage and wanted to ensure the new Barbie was respectful of the culture. ![]() López said that Dia de Muertos has become popular with non-Mexicans due to the popularity of movies such as Disney-Pixar's animated hit Coco. It's important that it is not a parody of the celebration, and more of a representation of Latinos," José Higuera López, deputy director of the Jamie Lucero Mexican Studies Institute at Lehman College in New York, told The New York Times. "I think we have to be careful in the way that we portray our celebrations as Mexicans. The release of the Dia de Muertos-themed Barbie has received some criticism for culturally appropriating the important Mexican holiday, which dates back some 3,000 years. Barbie backlash over Day of the Dead doll The special edition Barbie is available direct from Mattel, too. The doll can also be ordered from Amazon, said USA Today. as it hits stores on Thursday.Īccording to USA Today, the Dia De Muertos Barbie will be available in stores at Target and Walmart from Thursday (at the time of publication, the doll isn't listed on either company's website). Mattel Is the Barbie Dia de Muertos doll available in Walmart and Target?Ĭollectors hoping to get their hands on the holiday-themed Barbie will need to be quick because the figure will be in high demand around the U.S. It certainly hasn’t gone down as well as Barbie’s Rosa Parks doll which was released last month as part of the company’s inspiring women range.Barbie Day of the Dead doll. So the doll is already proving controversial. ![]() This is a great step forward,’ added someone else.’ There aren’t enough toys that tie in with belief systems, ethics and morals. ![]() There’s also a Rosa Parks Barbie, which was released yesterday to celebrate Women’s Equality Day. The doll, which retails at 75.99, is part of a new lie of Barbies with fan-favorite themes including Stars Wars characters, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, and R2-D2. I would love to incorporate my heritage with raising my daughters. Mattel introduced the second edition of its Day of the Dead Barbie, which has been criticized as cultural appropriation. The Day of the Dead Barbie doll won’t be released for another month. ‘I think it’s a wonderful tool for bringing our culture into our children’s everyday lives,’ said one. Some people think the doll is a positive celebration of this important cultural holiday. Mattel introduced the second edition of its Day of the Dead Barbie, which has been criticized as cultural appropriation. Kids can have toy cars they've outgrown towed away and donated to disadvantaged childrenĭía de Muertos, also known as the ‘Day of the Dead’, is a traditional holiday celebrated in Mexico where people honour the lives of loved ones who have died.
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