{"id":322682,"date":"2021-08-11T18:40:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mattel-apologizes-for-asian-olympics-barbie-doll-fail\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T18:40:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:40:48","slug":"mattel-apologizes-for-asian-olympics-barbie-doll-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mattel-apologizes-for-asian-olympics-barbie-doll-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mattel apologizes for Asian Olympics Barbie doll fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mattel apologizes for Asian Olympics Barbie doll fail<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Mattel \u201cfell short\u201d and failed to stick the landing with their latest Olympic collaboration garnering low scores with the public.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the toy company released a collection of Olympic Barbie dolls, meant to represent \u201cinclusivity and innovation<\/a>,\u201d however Mattel has faced backlash due to the exclusion of an Asian Barbie, especially since this year\u2019s game<\/a>s were held in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur intention to represent the Asian community with the Skateboarder doll fell short and we fully receive and recognize the feedback,\u201d a spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving forward, we\u00a0will work to find more ways to champion all representation and celebrate the amazing achievements of all Olympic athletes, who are showing us that anything is possible,\u201d the media<\/a> mea culpa continued. <\/p>\n

Each Barbie was made to represent the five new Olympic sports \u2014\u00a0softball,\u00a0sport climbing, karate, skateboarding and surfing, but after the company\u2019s statement, consumers expressed via Twitter that the company\u2019s Asian Barbie did not look Asian.<\/p>\n

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Barbie Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 dolls representing the new sports: skateboarding and karate. However, consumers expressed via Twitter that the Asian \u201cSkateboarder\u201d Barbie did not look Asian<\/figcaption>
Mattel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mattel\u2019s snafu follows the multiple achievements of Asian female Olympians this year \u2014including Suni Lee, a Hmong American gymnast who was the first Asian American to\u00a0win gold in the gymnastics individual all-around, and Lee Kiefer, a Filipina American fencer who was the first Asian American woman to win a fencing gold.<\/p>\n

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Redish brown eyebrow barbie with corner eye difference is suppose to be Asian. Hahaha. To say this was an accident is a joke. I would have more respect if you just said we didn’t think a Asian barbie would sell.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex (@achoi1973) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The company has honored Asian athletes in the past. Mattel created Barbie dolls in tribute to famous Asian athletes. In 2018, snowboarder Chloe Kim, who won the gold medal in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, modeled a doll. <\/p>\n

Most recently, in July, tennis player Naomi Osaka also inspired her own Barbie doll, that quickly sold out after its launch.<\/p>\n

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The Barbie Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 collection representing the sports: softball, surfing and climbing.<\/figcaption>
Mattel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n