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35. I have a black coworker who constantly corrects people

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 02:51 PM

Dec 2014

who refer to him as African American.

He does it in the nicest way but says he has no identity with Africa.

I never know what to say anymore.

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After father's anger, Target adjusts sales price of black Barbie doll [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2014 OP

How come the other barbie isnt listed as European-American? 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #1

She looks like she's from the Indian subcontinent. Warpy Dec 2014 #3

Here's one that looks even less African-American. pnwmom Dec 2014 #7

Ahhh . . . FYI, for the most part . . . brush Dec 2014 #10

Point being the other barbie is just known as "Barbie" not European-American barbie. 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #12

Okay, I see your point now brush Dec 2014 #20

WTF? They obviously wanted to be inclusive and you throw out an asinine attempt KittyWampus Dec 2014 #16

Why isnt the other Barbie labeled as "European-American"? n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #18

Funny how you latch onto "European-American" and not "White". Should the African American doll KittyWampus Dec 2014 #21

My question exactly B2G Dec 2014 #22

I feel you. bravenak Dec 2014 #30

I have a black coworker who constantly corrects people B2G Dec 2014 #35

Me neither. bravenak Dec 2014 #37

On a college radio station a few years ago nichomachus Dec 2014 #36

Really? bravenak Dec 2014 #38

I feel you, too. Fawke Em Dec 2014 #40

Poor guy.. bravenak Dec 2014 #42

Kind of like Archie Bunker's two coworkers, "Black Elmo" and "Regular Elmo" Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 #24

The same reason people don't Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #17

The article explains it was an error by the store, a situation they quickly corrected. . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #2

I'm not annoyed at the store. Warpy Dec 2014 #4

It was Target's website that was in error, not Mattel's packaging. . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #5

Mattel had them both for $40 online, which makes both versions equally outrageously priced Hekate Dec 2014 #6

I went to find the Lammily doll for my little granddaughter and Skidmore Dec 2014 #19

The day after Christmas is the best time to get toys, imo. Hekate Dec 2014 #46

I know but because the kids aren't going to be with us at Christmas time, Skidmore Dec 2014 #47

they're both normally the same price - the website put only the white doll on sale TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #8

I can agree with this. bravenak Dec 2014 #31

if it is "one of the hot new toys this holiday " then it's gonna cost more belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #9

Greater demand for AA Barbie? treestar Dec 2014 #11

More likely that more white Barbies were manufactured B2G Dec 2014 #13

Looks from above like the person told to put Barbies on sale treestar Dec 2014 #14

I like that brush Dec 2014 #23

My daughter asked for (and received) a black American Girl doll. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #43

Target has the BOTH listed at $49.99 now B2G Dec 2014 #15

I've seen much better African-American Barbies than that. Brigid Dec 2014 #25

Supply and Demand kwolf68 Dec 2014 #28

Some of those are considered collectible dolls more than toys.. Princess Turandot Dec 2014 #39

I don't think anybody will be buying that one for their 8-year-old daughter for Christmas! Brigid Dec 2014 #48

I wouldn't describe certain skin tones as "better" than others (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #44

Maybe the black barbie kwolf68 Dec 2014 #26

Duh shenmue Dec 2014 #27

The video makes it clear that it was a pricing/systems error. Both dolls are on sale now. MADem Dec 2014 #29

So non issue kwolf68 Dec 2014 #32

The dad was right to make that phone call. He got immediate action, which was good. MADem Dec 2014 #33

We don't need to turn over rocks to find racism, it is all over the place Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #41

The Frozen doll is outselling Barbi this year. Lilyhoney Dec 2014 #34

It makes no sense that they would sell one at a different price than the other. Jamastiene Dec 2014 #45