Comments on: Product of the Day: Nabisco Barbies

By: Godheval

Godheval — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:18:16 +0000

Oreo cookie Barbie coming in “white” doesn’t mean a thing, and doesn’t change the oversight. Had it ONLY been in white, then it would’ve been fine.

And um…clearly you don’t know what you’re talking about, because Ritz Cracker Barbie is something that I invented. I took Oreo Barbie and some Ritz pictures from the internet and made it in Photoshop. Read the disclaimer. Heh.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:05:52 +0000

you are aware that oreo barbie also came in "white" and ritz cracker barbie also came in "black" right?? they didn't make JUST black oreo barbie and JUST white ritz cracker barbie. you need to look at the whole picture and not twist things to look the way you want them to…

By: Godheval

Godheval — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:54:07 +0000

Kyrie, the term “OREO” is one used to describe an African-American perceived as “acting white”, something which is loaded with racist meaning. It’s deeper than I can explain here, but the gyst is not only is it “wrong” to “act white”, but it also suggests that those qualities regarded as “white” – usually speaking standard American English and having broader interests – are reserved only for white people.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:15:59 +0000

That is some damn good ’shoop, my man. If you haven’t have said anything I would’ve sworn it was real.

By: kyrie

kyrie — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:09:23 +0000

The only thing I find offensive is the fact that toys are now being advertised side by side with junk food. Well, not that that’s a new marketing gimic, but girls love barbies, and let’s face it, they love cookies. What better way for them to get hooked on the damn things.

I’m not sure how the black Barbie with the Oreos is racist, but I do get the Ritz crackers one. Yeah, White people are as white as crackers. I really don’t care, I think it’s funny because it’s such a far stretch to be racist. It’s silly to compare a race to a food.