Shonda Rhimes in the Black Barbie documentary
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Black Barbie: A Documentary shares some insightful information about the history of the groundbreaking doll and the people behind it. Directed and narrated by Lagueria Davis, Black Barbie acts as a tribute and a history lesson. Through three different stages of creating a Black Barbie doll, Davis and others discuss why representation matters today as much as it did in the toy line's early days.
8 The Idea Of Black Barbies Was Discussed With Ruth Handler Working the assembly line, Beulah Mae Mitchell brought the idea to Ruth. Beulah Mae Mitchell, the aunt of the documentary's director, Lagueria Davis, is an important figure in the history of Mattel's first Black Barbie doll. Mitchell began working at the toy company on the assembly line and in the documentary she recalls her friendship with the company's founder and creator of the first Barbie doll, Ruth Handler.
Shindana Toys began as a response to an issue that needed to be addressed in Southern parts of Los Angeles. The 1965 Watts rebellion led to increased poverty and unemployment in the area and two activists felt the need to implement change. Lou Smith and Robert Hall put together an organization called Operation Bootstrap, which encouraged different career opportunities for the local community .
5 The Clark Doll Tests Had Influential Results The results brought attention to the impact of racism on young children. A limited number of Black dolls were widely sold before the '60s and a few of these dolls were used in a famous doll test. Dr. Kenneth Clark and Dr. Mamie Clark conducted tests in which they placed identical dolls in front of young children and asked them questions about which one they preferred to play with .
Before Black Barbie, other Black dolls sold by Mattel had different names, but the name "Barbie" held a lot of significance. UCLA professor Patricia A. Turner is featured in Black Barbie and when talking about the value the Barbie name has, she referred to the role of the doll during playtime. Barbie is often portrayed as the heroine when children play and the other dolls act as side characters.
Rhimes is featured in Black Barbie and her production company, Shondaland, is a producer. In the documentary, Rhimes talks to Davis about the creation process of her two Barbie dolls and how she was adamant about the body shape her dolls had, ensuring they looked just like her. Similar requests were made by Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad and ballerina Misty Copeland, who made sure their Barbies accurately depicted parts of their bodies, such as their legs and chests, respectively.
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