There have been some terrific posts lately on multicultural toys, and I wanted to draw your attention to a few of them.
Dawn Friedman of the Anti-Racist Parent explains why having a multicultural doll ghetto is not enough.
Over at BlogHer, Super Jive asked, Modern Dolls: Slut-Trainers or Empowerment Tools? Is There a Middle Ground?
Also at BlogHer, [...]

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At The Evening Standard web site, there’s a heart-wrenching excerpt from The Real Toy Story, Eric Clark’s book about the toy industry. It’s an argument for buying toys–albeit more expensive ones–from local artists instead of supporting sweatshops run by major toy companies–especially in light of recent recalls of toys coming out of those factories. [...]

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Mattel is promoting new Latina versions of Barbie, based on the Latina pop group RBD. The dolls are available in stores in the U.S. now, and will be in Latin America and some European countries by the fall.

I think the dolls are a step in the right direction, both in terms of appealing [...]

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The Associated Press is reporting that major U.S. retailer
Kmart is pinning hopes of a recovery from slumping sales on an initiative to showcase “ethnic” or multicultural dolls on its store shelves. The difference between these dolls and dark-skinned Barbie dolls? Greater authenticity. According to the AP,
“The next generation of dolls have diverse [...]

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