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not racist
it's mathematics
it's mathematics
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Originally Posted by ninjahood
damn, black people can't catch a break...Originally Posted by nawlinsjunkie
thats just ignorantOriginally Posted by Oh YoU MaD
This is racist
thank god im hispanic...i can check in and out of outta this culture as i please.
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Reaching. If the cheaper one started to sell better then they would jack up the price... Settle down
big j 33
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That might be your question, but the original post didn't clarify and it seemed like they thought the black doll wasn't worth equal to it's white counterpart so it was marked down, which I highly doubt was the intention of the manager at the store.Originally Posted by ninjahood
da question is WHY doesn't it sell that well though.....hmmm
It doesn't sell as well for several reasons, could be a predominately white area where black or minority customers wouldn't be shopping, most white parents probably wouldn't get their kid a black doll and most young white girls probably wouldn't want a black doll, they'd want one that looks like them. However with all things constant, it probably sells worse because media and society tell us from a young age that black isn't beautiful and slap a white face on products to better market them.
The original intent of the store owner most likely wasn't to degrade black people by marking down the price of a black Barbie. Do petty and racist people like that exist? Sure, but I'd be surprise if that was the case. So it wasn't directly racist. Although it most likely it's a result of conditioned and pre-conceived notions of beauty kids pick up from parents, media, friends, the world.
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the pretty panda and lil monkey %!## is pretty sad
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Money > Racism. A manager wouldn't lose money marking something down if there wasn't a purpose behind it.Originally Posted by Big J 33
That might be your question, but the original post didn't clarify and it seemed like they thought the black doll wasn't worth equal to it's white counterpart so it was marked down, which I highly doubt was the intention of the manager at the store.Originally Posted by ninjahood
da question is WHY doesn't it sell that well though.....hmmm
It doesn't sell as well for several reasons, could be a predominately white area where black or minority customers wouldn't be shopping, most white parents probably wouldn't get their kid a black doll and most young white girls probably wouldn't want a black doll, they'd want one that looks like them. However with all things constant, it probably sells worse because media and society tell us from a young age that black isn't beautiful and slap a white face on products to better market them.
The original intent of the store owner most likely wasn't to degrade black people by marking down the price of a black Barbie. Do petty and racist people like that exist? Sure, but I'd be surprise if that was the case. So it wasn't directly racist. Although it most likely it's a result of conditioned and pre-conceived notions of beauty kids pick up from parents, media, friends, the world.
And as for the lil monkey and pretty panda.
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how is this racist? not even black girls want black dolls.
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It is a little discomforting seeing this.
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don't need a genius to see what's wrong in that
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What are you talking about? I said in my original post he probably marked it down because it wasn't selling, so he put it on sale to move the units.Originally Posted by seventh letter
Money > Racism. A manager wouldn't lose money marking something down if there wasn't a purpose behind it.Originally Posted by Big J 33
That might be your question, but the original post didn't clarify and it seemed like they thought the black doll wasn't worth equal to it's white counterpart so it was marked down, which I highly doubt was the intention of the manager at the store.Originally Posted by ninjahood
da question is WHY doesn't it sell that well though.....hmmm
It doesn't sell as well for several reasons, could be a predominately white area where black or minority customers wouldn't be shopping, most white parents probably wouldn't get their kid a black doll and most young white girls probably wouldn't want a black doll, they'd want one that looks like them. However with all things constant, it probably sells worse because media and society tell us from a young age that black isn't beautiful and slap a white face on products to better market them.
The original intent of the store owner most likely wasn't to degrade black people by marking down the price of a black Barbie. Do petty and racist people like that exist? Sure, but I'd be surprise if that was the case. So it wasn't directly racist. Although it most likely it's a result of conditioned and pre-conceived notions of beauty kids pick up from parents, media, friends, the world.
And as for the lil monkey and pretty panda.How did this even make it to the shelves?
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^^^^
I think he's agreeing with you.
I think he's agreeing with you.
big j 33
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Figured that might be the case, I was confused otherwise
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haha,t has quite funny. racists though...
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Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$, racist or not.
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Originally Posted by nawlinsjunkie
thats just ignorantOriginally Posted by Oh YoU MaD
This is racist
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who cares
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reminds me of that one office episode where tobey was disappointed he had to buy a black doll from darrell lol
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if you notice that the black doll was originally marked the same price as the white doll.
they are marked down b/c the store prob needs to get rid of the inventory
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Not racist just the story of America
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--Reaching.
--People always quick to pull the race card.
--People always quick to pull the race card.
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this.
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This is so sad. Even at their young age, they already believe themselves to be inferior.
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lol
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We are...word to Chris Rock.Originally Posted by 757bred
This is so sad.� Even at their young age, they already believe themselves to be inferior.
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