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Just finished Black Barbie on Netflix with my mom. She and I liked it and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in Barbie, African American history, children’s psychology, fashion dolls, or the toy industry. Or documentaries in general.

As a doll loving autit, a lot of the Barbie history was recap. However, as a white American, listening to new experiences and viewpoints from a community I’m not a part of taught me a bunch.

This solidified a lot of the criticisms and frustrations I’ve already been having with modern Barbie/Mattel.

I hope this film helps spark productive conversations.

(Also side note: The doc’s timeline does up until the Big City Big Dreams movie. Pre Barbie movie era.)