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A 'Wicked' mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging

12:46pm November 11, 2024

Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.

The original blond Barbie sells well in India but an Indian version with dark hair and Indian-style garments did not catch on. In this store display, Indian Barbies are flanked by a fair-haired doll and an African American Barbie.

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The dreams and disappointments of India's Barbie

4:36pm July 28, 2023

by Kamala Thiagarajan

The doll is very popular. But an Indian version of a dark-haired, sari-clad Barbie was not a big seller. And one woman has written a poem about what it felt like to grow up unable to afford a Barbie.