![]() ![]() Some also argued that one doll in the set, with almond-shaped eyes and brown hair, looks vaguely Asian. Mattel did not respond to a request for comment from the South China Morning Post. She added that Sunisa Lee, an Asian-American of Hmong descent, became the Olympics’ breakout star after winning the women’s gymnastics all-around championship. #YouCanBeAnything #tokyo2020 #Olympics /XftIDTaZMo #Barbie is committed to empowering girls to participate in sports by capturing the fun and friendship of the season, and inspiring kids to find the athlete within. Wong also pointed out that, in the US, the coronavirus pandemic led to a dramatic increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans of East or Southeast Asian descent, and this is another example of Asians being dismissed in society.ĭrue Kataoka, a Japanese American visual artist, wrote on Twitter: “Mattel renders Asian Americans invisible while touting its ‘most diverse doll line yet’.” “Mattel making a Tokyo Olympics Barbie collection without including a Barbie that actually looks like she could be from that area of the world – while including two blonde Caucasian Barbies in the set – is just disappointing in so many ways,” she said. Jenna Wong, a Chinese-American living in the US, told the South China Morning Post she found the omission offensive. People immediately criticised the dolls for an apparent absence of an East Asian doll, especially since the Games took place in Tokyo. The Barbie dolls were meant to commemorate the five sports added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, such as skateboarding and karate. ![]()
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