Black Barbie | Official Trailer | Netflix
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- More than just a doll. Black Barbie celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be in 1980, examining the importance of representation and how dolls can be crucial to the formation of identity and imagination. Black Barbie premieres June 19, only on Netflix.
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Discover the untold story of the first Black Barbie and the pivotal role three trailblazing women at Mattel had in creating a doll who looked like them. 
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This is why growing up I loved bratz cause of the diversity. You had Black, Asian, White, Latino. And they were all equal the main character.
Bratz dolls looked and dressed like ghetto latinas from the 602 with Tammy Faye makeup. As a Latina myself….. EW.
@@purple9533the dolls and offered something Barbie was not, you can try as say ew to other Latinas to be a pick me gringa but that doesn't change the positive and much needed impact they've had on little girls 😂
Yasmin isn't latina. She's actually arab. The live action 2007 movie just made her Mexican randomly. She's actually Arab origin but I get your point.
I loved the Bratz dolls because they actually looked like me and people in my family (albeit exaggerated versions). I had Yasmin. As a kid I loved that they had curves, big eyes and big lips. This is what I saw in a lot of my aunts and this is what I now see in my adult self.
I think that Barbie and Bratz for their initial start had things they both succeeded in and where they had or are continuing to improve in. Like while Bratz started off the gate with diversity (albeit with all the dolls looking the same like their molds, exaggerated and inhuman which is kind of apart of its charm). When it comes to values they are more so fashion teen doll characters having fun. Meanwhile Barbie was very much early on seen more of a "role model" like yes she was into fashion but she was also a career girl: any career she had you name it.
And Barbie did try with diversity with the first black doll coming out in 1967. But there were kind of side kicks not main characters unless you count the black versions of Barbie. Also in the 80s - 00s there were dolls of the world collection. And now we still have cultural dolls being made. A few decades later we have improved on giving diverse Barbies in ethnicity and skin tone equal shine. Heck there's a whole movie about Barbie finding another Barbie except this one is black and lives in Brooklyn, NYC. So she has come a long way.
Bratz has come back and they are very much the same (they questionably gave Kylie Jenner a doll) but they are still fashionistas. But idk who they want to promote to seems their like older fan base that grew up with them, with some of their content online.
This is the most "NETFLIX" thing I've ever seen.
After that Cleopatra stuff
😂😂😂😂😂
It's not
What happened to people with 🏈 now days? Nobody is just saying "Yes, I'm a racist"...
That makes no sense since you guys typically eat up everything Netflix releases. The fragile people who get triggered abt race have clearly arrived!
As a 34yo woman who grew up playing with Barbies of all races, I still walk down the Barbie aisle in Walmart just to see all the cool new iterations of Barbie. I pretend that Im looking for a gift for a niece but I have no niece. 😂
im 28 and i had a whole range of diffrent colors barbies, and other dolls like bratz or myscene,
the women in the video surely arent that old right? theyre just trying to rewrite history in order to fit their victim mentality, wich is a shame because in reality they could talk about real issues like how a lot of dark skinned people still have traumas left over from slavery that are just so rooted in their family its hard to get rid of. now that would be a story,, this on the other hand? this is just false information...
@@JustMe-vs1kj Im not sure why you left this response to my comment. It is very bizarre. They said in the trailer that the first black Barbie didnt come out til 1980 and some of the women in the trailer look over 50. Please delete your comment from my comment. I dont want to be associated with you.
@@charmedlilsis1this doll came out in 1967
Why pretend it's for someone that doesn't exist? You don't need to explain yourself to anyone. I'm 51 & still buy myself Buil-a-Bears.
I’m 37. No Shame in your game. I window shop the same 😊 but a couple years ago I started my little collection of Inspirational women Barbies. I used to be shy about my love for Barbie but at my old age I embrace it so much my family has started gifting me Barbies 😅.
Remember Christie, Barbie's black friend. I had one of those in the 70's.
I had the Golden Dream Christie Barbie Doll in 1982??
Me too
right idk what the people in the video are going on about, clearly they were old enough to have experienced diffrent skin toned barbies,
also the pink clothing? she clearly never played with barbies because the original barbie outfit isnt pink, neither are a lot of her other clothes...
sure majority of barbies had a light skintone but to act as if there was no diversity is just trying to manipulate history or something
@JustMe-vs1kj she's talking about "HER" experience, not "YOURS" It all has to do with geo location and all. Some folks in that time just refused to sell certain things and her experience is one of many... you can't tell that lady she about what she hasn't experienced. You're on bs.
I KNOW!!! Barbie enthusiasts know that Christie was Barbie’s SECOND friend to ever be introduced. Midge and Christie were Barbie’s only friends until Teresa came out 20 years later.
The people in this video are delusional and have no real love for Barbie. They’re fake.
The black dolls protesting at 1:35 took me out 😭💀
WE ASK FOR EDUCATION, WE FACE JAIL - netflix, 2024
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George Floyd ahh all over again
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious!!!!!!!
I remember when I brought my daughter to the store to buy Barbie sheets for her bed, she chose the ones with a Black Barbie on them. A woman behind me looked in my cart and told me that my kid picked the wrong ones. (We're white) I just told her we'd picked what my kid wants and we walked away. My poor girl was so confused. I'm still mad to this day. (It's been 20 years LOL)
Good on you for letting her pick what she wanted
I think all dolls like all ppl r beautiful
lol you’re an awesome mom! it’s wonderful that she chose what she thought was beautiful with no understanding of race and you allowed that!
Good for your girl! The chance surface color of a person's skin is sure a ridiculous thing to divide us, but our species is so adept at being divisive and clannish! The true measure of a person has nothing to do with color or appearance! Personally I think black girls were actually fortunate there was no black Barbie to compare, twist, and distort their developing identities. As a chubby tomboy preteen, I hated Barbie and what she stood for! LOL
My 106 year old great-grandfather died of 'Covid-19' early on in the Pandemic.
He came back from the War after fighting Russia and got a job at Mattel.
He tried to design a 'black barbie', but was shot down by the racist Jewish executives.
I still value his input on this World. Most people ignored him because they just don't understand.
Hopefully, we can create a better future for everyone!
I stand with Ukraine, etc.
@@Welcometothesunnyside1989 Thank you.
Seeing the little girls say that the Barbie with locs was beautiful and noticing her hair was like her brought me so much joy! I still remember those videos of black children saying that the black Barbie doll was ugly bc it wasn’t white. I love seeing that black kids are seeing themselves and they know black is beautiful!
Yes,I remember that old video about picking the "pretty" dolls too. It broke my heart. SMH. 😢
Its very heartwarming
What’s a “girl”?
There actually was black dolls. There weren’t many but to say there wasn’t any is false.
I had a few black, Latina, and even Asian Barbie’s.
Yes, Christie 1967 and Julia 1969, plus did any of us look like the usual Barbie? Typical modern garbage.
Not one person in this video said that
@@prettyclassybear7683 0:26
I think it would also depend where you lived. For some, they probably didn’t see any black dolls. Especially in the rural south.
The sad part, now a days girls dont play with dolls anymore like back then😔😔
Eh. I think they do. Technology is more prominent these days tho sure but dolls are still a thing for little girls
Mine does. She's 3 and doesn't really care for screen time. She just wants to play with her dolls and doll house.
My niece did. I seen her play with them.
Grown women collect🎉
They do, drama queen.
My gramma told me, "I don't care what they taught you at school. Barbie has always been Black."
Well done!👏…My dead grandmother told me this was gonna be panned & fail just like that Cleopatra-lie…queens of de-Nile…
You got that from the Cleopatra documentary series on Netflix
She lied barbie was made of a white woman
Yall aint the brightest. The point about barbie was that it was for everyone!
@@tegridyfarms6851 back in the days it wasnt
If you're damaged because you couldn't resemble with one of the thousands of toys out there... I think the problem lies with your parent's parenting and not the toy
It's just a toy! When I was a little girl, I was just happy to have one doll, my only doll. The doll's colour never crossed my mind until I watched this show.. damn it was White.! I never noticed its colour. I never thought of being like my doll. It was a toy, and I loved her. I'm 48 Brown Pacific Islander. The show makes a point about diversity and everything in between, but most children would just be happy to have a doll, kids aren't biased they have pure heart and love. Kids are not born with adult views or politics.
I'm 62 yrs old and started collecting black Barbies about 20 yrs ago right now I have about two hundred on display in their original boxes and this is after over the years given a hundred or more away because I just didn't have any where to keep them. I LOVE me some black Barbies ♥
Is she christie dolls??
cool your not racist either next?
I don't get it. As a kid I identified with anybody doing something cool. Young, old, black, white, female, male, fat, skinny - it didn't matter. It was the "cool" I identified with.
I’m 61 and there were Black folks available when I was a kid, more white dolls, but Black dolls were in the shelf,,,, so when I see these 30 something’s in this documentary, I’m thinking where did their parents shop?
Right?
Opps.. mother have speaking.. they want some money that why they create this 🤣🤣
FYI - The first Black Barbie Doll came out in 1980. Which is almost 45 years ago.
The first Black Barbie Doll, "Christie", actually came out in 1968. Which is 56 years ago.
@@Veon_RayThat’s not from the Barbie brand. That’s just a doll.
@@AmandaFromWisconsin Doll collector here! Do some easy research. Christie was Barbie’s officially licensed friend. She was made by Mattel, and yes, she is a Barbie doll. Barbie dolls back in the day actually use to have names instead of just “Barbie” and technically Christie was the first Black “Barbie” doll.
Mattel it a documentary about Barbie
Thank you for the useful fact. Next fact you should research is WHY THIS IS BOTHERING YOU SO MUCH? Every documentary/song/product/brand/store/movie/play was created with YOU in mind. This is the ultimate entitlement that you believe the world revolves around you and created to entertain you. Blessings beloved ❤
I had 2 of those Black Barbie. I got them one year with a fully furnished dream house. What a Christmas that was
We are so behind we were so focused on wanting a black version of something white we didn’t even focus on making our own brand dolls.
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Dude shut up. It's not about wanting what white people have, it's about representation. These women who recount growing up without a choice aren't saying they wouldn't support a black owned doll business or line. This is the reality of our history.
Instead of appreciating how black women can come together and talk about these issues, you'd rather berate them for an entirely different issue. How about your ass gets up and make a doll line for black women?
Oh wait. You won't. Because you don't gaf about this conversation you're just here to cry on the behalf of white people.
Looks like it took white people to give black women a platform to speak on, cause where are the black men who are supposed to be building black America? Oh yeah, they're supporting the system.
Somebody needed to say it 🫡☝🏾💁🏾♀️
Blacks did have their own toy shop...according to the documentary....and it was successful but "THEY" shut them down. Sad really they don't want blacks to be a part of "their world"or have a competitive edge...but they don't want Blacks to have their "own" either....sad and mean. 😡😔
@@incognitoriaanonymousita A toy shop or a Toy brand I haven’t watched it. But I’m not surprised though.
I’m just a little disappointed that they act like Christie was nothing just because she didn’t go by the “Barbie” name. I literally saw an interview with either the writer or director of this documentary where she said “Christie was like being invited to the table but only offered crumbs” not to mention the Shindana toy company who had their own black Barbie-esque career girl doll “Wanda” who debuted in 1972, 8 years before black Barbie.
*And NIKKI is Barbie friend, she's black!!!*
I owned one Barbie my whole life. It was when I was 7 in the 90s and I’ll always appreciate that my aunt was so intentional that my Barbie was black
Yeah, I had a few in the 90s. I doubt they had much during the 60s
I dunno, I'm Black and I always resonated with Barbie, I never even thought about her being White until everyone started making it to be a big deal. All this supposed push of representation is just furthering the divide between ethnicities. I related to Barbie because she was fun & beautiful, her color never mattered to me. That woman crying over the color of a plastic doll has much bigger issues.
Totally agree and I couldn't have said it better!!
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My grandmother collected dolls and she has plenty of black dolls from many decades ago. This notion that there were “No black dolls” is false… there were! …just “No black Barbie’s”.
There were Black dolls but most of them were baby dolls and porcelain. Barbie was one of the first dolls that was portrayed as an older beautiful woman. So of course she was gonna be popular with all the little girls.
Fashion dolls, not baby dolls
@@BozeDoesGodsWorkRomans 10:9-11 says, "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved".Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
@@endor8witchRomans 10:9-11 says, "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved".Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
I had black dolls when I grew up as well in the late 70’s and 80’s Barbie is a brand there were other black dolls they just weren't as well known as the Barbie branded dolls.
The Barbie cinematic universe has commenced
Not if racist can do something about it...
Well technically it has commenced more than 40 years ago now but its great that it continues 😍😍😍
Brooklyn, Nikki and Christie existed
Not to mention Julia, Cara and Devon, which this probably won’t.
Don't forget Grace and the so in style doll line wich included 2 of her friends who were black too Trichelle and Kara, S.I.S who was spposed to be for black little girls, plus there's Tia, Nichelle.......oh there was a Brandy Barble doll too! She was lovely! 😍😍😍
Y'all are missing the point 🤦🏽♀️
@@rahbeeuh what point exactly?
@@IkramJoieetBonheurIkram that this is about Black Barbie™ not Barbie dolls who were Black.
0:09 not the sad version of Barbie world😂
😂
Who sings it?????
@@RoseGold823 right???
This is NOT the first black Barbie! There was Kristy in the 1960s and 1970s and she was very dark skinned! She was part of the regular Barbie doll group back then. Hopefully the media including RUclips will observe this fact and correct this soon!
Those were barbies friends not barbie
There's nothing to correct Christie was created as Barbies first AA friend
There was also a Julia doll modeled after Barbie.
Exactly I see women in my age group saying this and leaving 😢out facts Christie was a whole line from Glamour girl to working mom.witb a husband and twins I find this preview to be lacking in facts... and for the obtuse folks NO there wasn't a Black 🖤 Barbie perse but Christie was just as good FYI my Birthday my Dad bought me the Heart 💞🩷💕 Family complete w husband and boy and girl twins ✨
nope it doesn't follow the narrative that barbie is racist... This is everything on netflix now full of false narratives. Them and disney went to woke for me. I can deal with it if they don't make up fake information but once they lie it just comes off as pure cringe. if they don't want to explain the real history behind barbie and have woman cry they couldn''t find a black barbie it is pointless to watch.
KITTY BLACK PERKINS remember her name. She's a legend. In 1980 she designed the first black Barbie which is the one with the afro and red dress.
I know a certain demographic would think this documentary is "wOkE" but these conversations have been had for almost a century. A psychologist in 1947 did a doll test and found overwhelmingly more black kids preferred white dolls because they thought they were more beautiful than black ones. Anyone with half a brain cell would know why thats a problem but in case I need to say it this test was profound because it speaks to the psyche of these children. It will also lead to inferiority complexes, low self-esteem and overall negative self image.
Representation is so important so in 1968 a little toy company Shindana created black dolls for kids to see themselves. They also created Chinese and Native American dolls doen the line. They did what needed to be done and their legacy will be cemented in the toy industry 💯
And keep in mind that “woke” was actually a positive term as it meant you were intelligent and socially conscious so there’s nothing actually wrong w being “woke.” insufferable fragile yt ppl changed the definition of “woke” to give it a negative connotation lmao so it’s funny how it’s now perceived. Thank you for this educated response! You were absolutely right in how a lack of positive representation can create inferiority complex, low self esteem and negative self image and inferiority complex is smthing even i’ve had to battle being caramel-complected WITH positive tv representation and I was born in 97! The media programming that “yt is right” is very strong and pervasive.
@@SupernaturalLove100 oh yeah representation is VERY important I was born in 99 I grew up in the 00s seeing Dijonay, numbuh 5, Cindy, and Leshawna. They were either angry, stoic or boy crazy.🥴
These conservatives co opted the term so now having a black kid in a TV show, a doll with vitiligo or a t shirt with a wheelchair kid on it now it's "wOkE" 🙄
How many white girls today or in many eras think 'exotic' girls or even just girls with a tan are more beautiful?
@lauren6509 if you make something because you want xyz child to enjoy it, great. If you make it for social points, to push an agenda, &/or to make another dollar you are 'woke'. It's no longer about the kids it's about you.
@orphanedhanyou there's a difference between a temporary tan and actual melanin.
So I learnt from this documentary that the release of Black Barbie didn't satisfy the Black community, because her hair was too short (natural style), and her dress wasn't showy enough (it was elegant, not a ball gown), and it must've been white creators being mean. But then they were told it was actually a Black lady designer who created the look, and the community went "Oh, okay then, never mind" 😅
The comments are on? Interesting
The comments are on... But the brains are off...
@@Macburger1900 yeah the brains are off of the people who made this black barbie thing, out of all the terrible things happening in the world rn THIS a DOLL being a different skin colour is what people care bout and put in their hard earned money into THIS. “Oh I fEeL sAd BeCaUsE tHeRe iSn’T bLaCk BaRbIe DoLl” meanwhile lots of people are dying of hunger, lots of animals are being abused and murdered unnecessarily and lots of other bad stuff happening around the world which i will not get into detail cause i would sound out of context. But yes stupid DOLL being a different colour is somehow bothering people tells us most humans are just insanely stupid and disgusting.
Netflix’s version of Barbie:
It’s funny that whenever Netflix releases any project and it’s not about race y’all eat it up, but the comment it’s about race y’all foam at the mouth and behave as if everything they release is about blackness lol it’s very indicative of fragility honestly. you mean this is Netflix’s version of a Black Barbie? 💀
Ummm
You’re not that smart are you?
u ain't wrong, everything Netflix makes a version of has random stuff like this in it for the sole purpose of getting attention
Way to tell everyone how intelligent you aren't 🙄
What version of the song did they use?
right?
I’m actually happy that we’re getting a history of the first black Barbie doll as well as her creator and the process behind it. Don’t know why people are so upset over it. Barbie is popular right now and it’s good marketing . People forget that there was a time Christi didn’t exist. If you watch doll enthusiasts here on RUclips talk about her creation it’s actually quite interesting.
Maybe we can get a documentary on Bratz next so that they can explore some of the controversies surrounding them. Cause that’s a LOT to be unpackaged. No pun intended XD
“People forget that there was a time when Christie didn’t exist”
You do know that Barbie came out in 1959. Four years later Barbie’s first friend Midge came out. Five years later Barbie’s second friend Christie was introduced. Barbie’s only friends were Midge and Christie for 20 YEARS until Teresa came out.
Christie came out only 9 years after the original Barbie. Christie is an OG. There was pretty much never a time without her.
You completely missed the entire point I’m trynna make 🤦🏽♀️
There is a tell all by Carter Bryant (the original creator of Bratz) about how he was treated by that company MGAE. My sibling did a video in detail about all the drama behind the scenes of Bratz but I hear he is ready to spill some tea.
As A black girl who loves dolls, this is a little silly to me. Barbie isn't the end-all-be-all for dolls. Black dolls existed way before Barbie. And the idea that black people can't relate to something that is inherently "white" is silly, also they are hyping up the first black Barbie, but she was literally called "colored" Barbie... To conclude the first black Barbie was nothing special and only represented the style and "dynamite" of black AMERICANS. This is not the big thing Netflix is hyping it up to be. Thanks for coming to my Ted -Talk
Ok bot byeee
I don't think you understood what you watched here. No one stated Barbie was the end-all be all for dolls nor did anyone claim sum'n inherently "🤍" wasn't relatable. They just stated havin' a Black Barbie was relatable. This is about the first time Barbie wasn't just another friend she was Black Barbie. It might not be a big deal to YOU but it meant a lot to plenty of other Black girls.
@@rahbeeuhexcept they did at 0:27 say that? You're arguing for no reason
@@moulisharma7241 only I'm not even arguing 😁. I left my comment and went about my day.
There were some misspoken “facts” in your Ted Talk. The documentary is precise for people like you, the ones so above it all, that deem it silly with half facts. Hopefully
You watch it and learn something. True ignorance is when you believe that a certain person or thing can’t teach you anything.
no one:
literally no one:
me: WELL THAT NEW 'BARBIE GIRL' SOUNDTRACK IS SUCH A BOP 🤩🤩
Please tell me where I can find it
@@cutz4 tried searching for it too but i can't find it either
I want to know who sings or mixed this new version of the son 😍
I’m trying to find the song right now
Been looking for 30 minutes myself
I lost it when the epic, slow, sad, cinematic remix of Barbie Girl started playing 😂.
Not everybody forgetting that the first official Black Barbie that appeared in any of Barbie's movies was released on Netflix (Barbie: Big City Big Dreams) and yall be complaining abt this? 😶🌫️
In the 70's I had the Black Barbie doll named Christie! I had the Corvette, the house, the trailer and I made sure she own it...
I remember having Black beautiful dolls in the early 1970s which included Black Barbie. I loved it
I’m sooooo glad that Ms. Kitty Black Perkins is included in this documentary! I met her in-person recently…..She’s a classy lady and a native of South Carolina! 💕
Are they pretending that christie didnt exist? Or are they directly talking about having a barbie version that is black? That one came in the 80s and along with her came the latina too, but wsnt as popular as black barbie, so teresa became the oficial latina barbie, but black barbie was oficial throughout the 80s and 90s of course when the line didnt included christie, the 1st black doll from mattel from the 60s, i have many christies and teresas they are gorgeous, sometimes even more than white barbie 😋
Never seen a Latina Barbie 😂😂😂
@@lovelymix8056 yeah i was the same, didnt know they existed, they are quite expensive for that reason. Then they created teresa which was the oficial latina friend of barbie, like christie the oficial black friend, but that was in the 80s/90s now there are more of each.
There were Black Barbies called Christie and Julia back in 1968, Malibu Christie in the 70's, Superstar Christie in the 80s, the Black Barbie line called Shani in the 90s, SIS So In Style line in the 00's... Black Barbie existed way before Asian Barbie. Is Miko/Kira getting her documentary too??
…and scene 🎬 Race baiting much?
I got the notification and I thought that this would be a Nicki Minaj documentary
SAME
Good, in their The Toys That Made Us, show they completely skimmed and skipped over the whole history of poc Barbie’s creation.
I designed Barbie to reflect all the little black girls, said the lady with the blond wig.
There are black people that have naturally blonde hair. Google it. Maybe not straight blonde here. But hair straighters exist. Hair color is not exclusive to a race just like eye color isn’t.
Pathetic, right? and she said there was no Barbie who looked like me wearing a blonde wig 😂
Mind you, she was speaking in past tense. Doesn't mean she was wearing a blond wig during the designing process. And EVEN IF SHE WAS, Blond hair is NOT indigenous to white women only.
@TaPharoah black American precisely like to play victims ,it's exhausting, if you are celebrated, celebrate yourself instead of asking others to celebrate you. You are your worst enemy
She can have any wig on that she wants to leave her alone .
This looks like an snl parody.
Not to ruin the moment but the first Black Barbie doll was created in the late 60s. Her name is Christie and she’s a friend of Barbie. I get that the intention of this Black Barbie doll is to create a black version of the Barbie character, but black girls did have Christie and Black Francine as representation back then. If the kids wanted Christie to be a glamorous fashion model like Barbie, then she would be since it all depends on their imagination. The Christie erasure is even funnier when her head mold is the first one to be based on African American features, whereas the Black Barbie featured in this documentary used a face mold (Steffi) with Caucasian features 😂
There is a very underrated Disney Channel Barbie….her name is EVE. (Played by Tyra Banks).
I want more Barbies with Hispanic color, native color, asian looks, it seems that everything its either white or black.
They make Barbie’s of every race .
Huspanic is not a colour,hispanic people can be any race.
Hispanic can be all colors lol
@@Prettygirlvita Yes.
WTF is "hispanic color". "Hispanic" is a linguistic category.
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Cannot wait to see this wonderful story! When I was a little girl with my first Barbies in the 70s I wasn't aware that many kids didn't get to see themselves in a doll. I'm so glad that changed and we have so many beautiful dolls with all different skin tones. I'm adult doll collector.
Representation matters. It's hard for some people to see that.
@@kitchenaidwhiskeyjones I'm all for that don't get me wrong, but...what I've noticed is that no other races were thought of? Like...sure yes - black people. But theyre not the only race living in America. Would it have offended anybody to see the American Indian Barbie Doll maybe? 🤷♀️
@@MissPerpul What makes you think there are no other races or ethnicities of Barbie dolls?
NETFLIX never ceases to surprise me with its original ideas.
Right?! They always think about everyone when creating something. It's amazing.
10k like. I remember the first time I saw a Black Barbie doll with a parted Afro I was like "Omg this is everything I always wanted."
But it looks ugly
The first black Barbie was introduced in 1968 her name was Christie and I didn't even like Barbie's but even I knew this
Her name was Christie not Barbie tho. The first time Barbie (actual Barbie) was Black is what this doc seems to be about
@@rahbeeuh Christie was a *Barbie doll* friend just like Midge, PJ, Kira and Teresa. They were all "Barbies". I hate that they took Christie's identity away.
@@MK-hh1vo they weren't Barbie™ . They didn't take Christie's identity away; as she still exists.
@@rahbeeuh All the Barbies have different names! Why is it that victimization is the first stop on y'all pity party train! Here's a thought you wanted a black doll you make one! Rip a page from the book of Mary Jackson, and take a seat at the table if you want a voice!
@@lilliansoto1197 what are you on about? I was simply stating that there's an actual Black Barbie™ separate from Christie. Neither erased the other. You definitely misread or misunderstood my comment. Idk who "y'all" is (I'm myself ain't no "y'all"") nor do I know why you got so defensive or whatever but please chill!
Where do I find this version of barbie girl?
I had black Barbie dolls growing up in the 80s.
Why are there so many people mad in these comments???
Because you can uplift yourself without trashing others
@PortugalZeroworldcup how is this trashing white people?
@@QueenofWheels Netflix with Cleopatra and now this boring nonsense
If your original, you don't have to worry about copying anyone
And don't need to trash anyone
@@QueenofWheels and someone always has an original idea , people will want to take credit
It is a selfish world
I hope you know nobody is trashing Barbie herself. Stop trying to slip the narrative in this comment section like they’re trying to get rid of the white dolls. This is a documentary on black Barbie and how she came to be. Not a bash session on all the white dolls. You’re not black and you’re obviously not a little girl. So you have no idea how they may have felt seeing no beautiful pinup doll resembling them. Also the Cleopatra thing is different this is a toy. Grow up and get a grip son.
I've collected Barbies for many years and black Barbie is one of my favorite top ten. I have many black Barbie dolls, Asian barbie dolls, Hispanic Barbie dolls and ones from around the world. I love Barbie 💗🌺💞💕🌷🏩
I can't wait! There were only white Barbies when I was a little girl. It took a little time, but I say bravo to Mattel for their inclusivity! 🎉❤
Powerful statement - "go your entire life without seeing anything that looks like you"
As a hispanic girl i never had an issue in skin in Barbie. I was aware that colour variety and versions of me where limited editions but the stories i created at play i new represented me and what i wanted. I started playing with my mom's 80s Barbies there was no colour in her collection due to lack of resource and cost. Living in south America at the time my reality exposed me to culture and skin colour variety. Came to Canada when i was 5 my parents never bought me dolls according to colour rather the dolls i got was based on detail, clothing, extra accessories, careers so i could grow my stories and have accessories to make the stories more real. The colour was just luck either the store had it or they didn't. Although now i have black, white barbies. It is not easy to find a latina barbie with a more indigenious look and natural hair colour. It doesn't bother me cause women suffer within the household or job or place of birth in that we are equal. You hear it when you talk to woman of different colours who have led different paths in life. No amount of Barbie variety will change that. That change comes from activisim from home, workplace, everyday life. That is how i have come to think of it
Ha! In Latín América at least in the 80s and 90s owning a Barbie Doll would had been a luxury VERY FEW people could afford…. Whining about “me me me me” on a damn toy is such a 1st world problem….
Black barbie is magical. I'm a white American with Italian roots... we grew up with our most prized not played with barbies were American Indian. All barbies are so cool. All women are beautiful. Ken. He's just Ken. Hehe.
Parli italiano?
@pogmonke5217 Unfortunately no I do not. My Grandmother just passed away at 95 on May 10th. She was my best friend all my life. She taught me some bad words haha but I do not speak Italian. 💕 My Grandparents are from Jersey but their parents were immigrants from Italy.
This is so sweet. It’s so nice to see white people be receptive to black stories. These comments are not it
@Falconer22 it's a whole quote/song from the Barbie movie.
I loved playing with my Barbie dolls and other dolls growing up 🫶🏾🫶🏾
Wasn’t Christie the first black Barbie doll? so it’s black Barbie, Christie then Nicki
She's Christie not barbie though
The first Black doll made by the Barbie brand was Black Francie, then it was Christie shortly after. This documentary talks about the first Black doll to be named Barbie.
I am a 80's kid and my mom brought me zero white dolls even my cabbage patch dolls were black
I had Barbies, Kens, and Cabbage patch, mostly caucasians, some African American Barbies and Kens.
I remember my grandmother saying to me: I don't care what they tell you in school, barbie was black
lmao
Yes. Barbie is all colors.😊
Oh man memories of my first Barbie doll guys. Although my dad got mad I kepted cutting Barbies hair and then told my mom to stop buying me dolls when I was 5. I will never forget that since I would go to my friends house to poay with there Barbies because I had none after that lol.
I loved Barbie and ONLY had Black Barbie dolls. Thank God I grew up in the 1990s.
0:35 lmao she's really crying 😂
yes ? why wouldn’t she
😂
@@hadassahlaurathis is a documentary about Barbie. I've seen Holocaust documentaries in which not even the survivors who are interviewed cry like this 😂
@@penske_material you clearly have 0 compassion and do not understand the situation she is describing. as a little girl when there is no representation for you it can completely destroy your self esteem. i’ve seen plenty of documentaries about horrible events in history where people have cried, her getting emotional here is not crazy.
@@hadassahlaura lmao stop reinforcing victim mentality in grown adults.
My Golden Dream Christie doll brings back wonderful memories she was beautiful 🥰
Ugh! I had her as a lil girl myself!!! I’d love to replace her in my adult collection but she’s so expensive!! 💛
Oh but they did make a "Black Barbie" : the sporty one! She could do all kind of tricks! I know because that's the one my mom bought me and that's the only one I had LOL
I am a mixed race mex and white and I had a black Barbie. That was the only Barbie I played with
So glad Netflix made this! I can't wait to watch it! Thank you Netflix!
What song did they use for this trailer? Song title and artist.
Netflix... I'm confused
When my Mom got me my first doll, it was Kissing Christie, first Black Doll produced by Mattel under the Barbie trademark. Looking back, I was relieved I was sooooo happy! My Black identity was already positively set, thank goodness!!
Wanna watch. I had always wanted one as a kid.
I need the music 😭
Me tooooo 😢
I had black dolls when I grew up in the late 70’s and 80’s Barbie is a brand there were other black dolls they just weren't as well known as the Barbie branded dolls.
As a brunette , I never cared about the fact that Barbie is blonde with blue eyes and very skinny . I just loved her because she is a fellow woman and is a badass !
I grew up with Barbies of all races, but for a long time there was just Ryan G’s Ken. I don’t know why he’s complaining! Ken has Always been KING of all Barbies!💝
Christie is not Barbie.
Documentary is about brooklyn
I'd Christy, Cara and Curtis...all friends of Barbie, all black. I didn't need my Barbie to be black. Her friend were just as fly as she was. 😄😅😉
I grew up in the 70’s and I played with Barbies of both races.. I never really put too much thought into it, there were only the black and white dolls as I recall back then and I think the black dolls were a relatively new thing 🤷🏽♀️
Barbie wasn’t supposed to be YOU. She’s a character to play with !
Exactly, as much as inspiring this is I didn’t really care about the color of a doll’s skin when I was a kid 😂
nonsense.
No way we got Black Barbie before GTA VI
All of this before Metroid Prime 4
Black Barbie was invited in the 70’s. She was here before the first GTA tf 😂
Believe it or not , my aunt bought me a black baby doll in the late 60s
We used to play with Christie waaaaay back in the day! She was our preferred doll of choice. She was BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL! So stylish! They discontinued Christie and I always thought it’s because she was getting attention than they wanted her to have.
They DIDN’T want her to have.
I feel very fortunate, because during the time period in which I grew up, they began making Barbies of various races. So fortunately, I had black Barbies, white Barbies, etc. I had Barbies to represent different countries and cultures as well such as Italian Barbie. Kids do need to see themselves reflected in various ways. Playing with toys is no different. This helps them to know that they matter and that their lives at purpose.
Italian is not a race👍
@@caiostrasser128 I am aware of that. I should have stated multicultural Barbies, and Barbies that represented other countries as well. Ironically, my godparents are Italian. I edited my initial response just now to reflect that. But my point was I felt blessed when I thought about it that I didn’t just have one specific Barbie and nothing else.
My dolls and my barbies were black in the 80s.
i had black barbies since i was a kid.
This is needed and timely. Me and my cousins used to play with barbie dolls all the time. We just created a music video for my new single featuring a custom Black Barbie Doll made for me by Haus of Swag. Divine Order. Wow. Black Barbie is so significant! Thank you for making this!
My mother got me a bald Barbie doll(from Black Panther) last Christmas. I recently went through cancer and chemo. Luckily I did not lose all my hair but I did not appreciate that doll. 😬 I thought it was mean and thoughtless.
Lmao 🤣
Since when is a gift meant to empower you mean and thoughtless?
Bald is beautiful too.
Oh wow, I think she was just trying to make you feel not alone
Sorry you took it that way but your mom was really trying to make you feel better. Not only is the doll bald but the Dora Milaje are a group of fierce warrior women, which is what you are. I hope you can see the beauty and meaning in your moms gift. Congratulations on kicking cancers ass ❤
@@MissMawu I wish I could like this comment 1,000 times. She clearly didn't get the intent behind the gift.
How about Irish Barbie, Indian Barbie, Vietnamese Barbie and so on?
Tf I talking about 🤣💀
Literally all of those Barbies exist, in part as a response of the decision to break the mold and create a black Barbie to begin with.
They are already in the market. So your point ?!
Is there an Antarctican barbie?
@@wigglynoodlez kewl
My mom never let me have a Barbie or any kid of doll that wasn’t black, which was kind of limiting, but I understand and appreciate it now. Walking down the toy aisle now and seeing all the different types of black Barbie’s and other ethnicities is beyond words❤
Your mother was trying to instill Blk pride in you. ✊🏼 And good for her, mine were the same.👍🏽🥰
Why do so many people feel the need to leave negative comments suggesting that this documentary is unnecessary? Why do they go out of their way to belittle a toy? It's evident who's showing racist or misogynistic noir behavior.
It is extremely unnecessary! How is this empowering to BW? It's showing jealousy, envy, insecurities etc. Barbie is white! She had friends of many ethnicities who went by different names. Christie was black. But they are so dense that they…what a waste of time typing this. This is not empowering.
Y'all r mad Black little girls deserve to see themselves in their dolls lol @@AnAdorableWombat1
Because some whites want everything design for them
bro.....I'm black but like....we don't have to blackify everything...☠
What does “blackify” mean?
@@wigglynoodlez lol I was just joking lmao
The balcimbarbue line came out Al the ya back nthe 80s! They also have asian an dhispanjc Barbies aswell.
stop being a sell out
Why is this making me tear up ?
Mattel: *Doesn't make an action figure of an introvert who goes to work at 9am and comes home at 9pm every day without socializing with anyone.
Me: There is DAMAGE DONE.
This is amazing💗💗 Brooklyn is my fave Barbie
Thank you for this ❤❤❤ my aunt was the woman that gave me my first Cabbage Patch doll & my first Barbie and they were both black like me❤
*Looks at Godzilla* yep that's me
Yes to Cabbage patch dolls!!! My childhood ❤
@@XaviHaunts lol