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Diverse dolls expand color range amid discomfort and debate
Dolls featuring multiple races gain visibility at the Toy Fair with Mattel presenting a mixed race Barbie. Parents and kids weigh openness against unease as lines like Hymakins and Get Real Girls broaden choices while critics flag bold backgrounds in Ghetto Kids. Local reactions vary from curiosity to guarded acceptance.
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Chicago
Allister Byrd
Samantha Arvin
New York
Mattel
Allister
Samantha
O’fallon
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Destiny's Child
Adrienne Hymes
Los Angeles
Ays Hymes
Hymakins
Addy Walker
Josefina Mon ‘Ya
New Mexico
Tommy Perez
Rob Whitehouse
Akron
Ohio
Addy
Whitehouse