Image of new black 'barbie' doll sparks questionable outrage...
The doll is sporting blonde hair, gold chains, cleavage, and two bags that are strikingly similar to the Louis Vuitton monogram multicolor collection.
Many African-Americans find the doll’s appearance offensive; stating that it does not exude the true beauty of African-American women. However, critics have said that the strongly resembles imagery of African-American women that are seen on some of the most famous celebrities, including Beyonce, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj. The only difference is that the doll’s skin color is a little darker.
Some are even saying that if we want to change the imagery of the black women, we have to start exalting celebrities and other prominent figures in the black community that represent the imagery that we’d like people around the world to embrace.
The authors at NaturallyMoi.com argue that the imagery comes from what our community deems acceptable: “We all know that African-American women come in all shapes, colors, and sizes, so it doesn’t mean that the community cannot embrace multiple images of beauty…As a community, we’ve got to grow out of becoming offended when people of other ethnicities define our appearance and/or actions. They are simply conveying what they believe we support. If we want to change the way we are perceived by other cultures, we have to make the change within ourselves.”
http://kmojfm.com/image-of-new-black-barbie-doll-sparks-questionable-outrage
***the subject line is the actual headline of the story.
edited to add: I have a problem with the fact her breasts are half out of her shirt. That's a malfunction waiting to happen. I don't think a five year old needs to see that.
A five year old little girl needs to learn to respect herself before she learns to let her tits hang out. imo.
edited to add: This doll is NOT made by Mattel
= new reply since forum marked as read
Response to Rider3 (Reply #1)
Response to HangOnKids (Reply #20)
Response to HangOnKids (Reply #23)
Response to HangOnKids (Reply #25)
of course she is 3
There are, of course, millions more more-beautiful-than-Barbie black women, but Michelle comes immediately to mind first.
There's a doll for everything..
You can even get your own runaway bride doll
I never was good at those. 
Those are "teats," often pronounced "tits." Cows have 'em. Sheep have 'em. Goats have 'em. Humans have breasts. Mens and womens have 'em. "Tits" is a demeaning reference. Always has been.
Dictionaries haz 'em, too:
n.
1. Vulgar Slang A woman's breast.
2. A teat.
[Middle English, from Old English titt.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Other vulgar slang terms that are demeaning include dugs, fun bags, and a number of others. None are much used in polite conversation.
Some birds R 'em:
That's a Marsh Tit. Cute, isn't it?
marathons. I'd play for 12 hours. I loved my barbies. I had the house, the car, whatever. At least till I was 9 and discovered football. 
I changed clothes all the time. But the clothes I put on the barbie didn't look like that. What I meant was the outfit, not the breast, half the time I had at leas one naked barbie. But the were naked cuz they didn't have clothes on, they didn't look as if they still needed clothes after they were dressed.
My daughter was like yours growing up too.
Response to TheDebbieDee (Reply #30)
I still question its value for setting self-image norms among young girls.
Her name was Shindana. And that was in the 70s so there's been lots of types of black dolls for a long time.
Here is a pic. Doesn't look exactly like my doll, but it's pretty close 
