[apillar]

I live in rural WV, my county was 99.8% white as of the last census. There is only about 5 black families in the entire county of 22,000. Yet, the local Wal-Mart always puts out a large collection of black Santa Claus and Nativity Scenes which always remain unsold and are still sitting in the clearance bin a month after Christmas for 75% off. I imagine this barbie deal is similar. I think when it comes to things like this, people want dolls that “look like them”. If you went to a 90% black area, you would probably find just the opposite, the black dolls at full price and the white dolls on clearance.

[TSgt]

I live in rural WV, my county was 99.8% white as of the last census. There is only about 5 black families in the entire county of 22,000. Yet, the local Wal-Mart always puts out a large collection of black Santa Claus and Nativity Scenes which always remain unsold and are still sitting in the clearance bin a month after Christmas for 75% off.

One of my favorite Christmas pastimes is to buy a black Santa tree topper from the dollar store and discretely put it on top of my father-in-law's Christmas tree. Every year the word's, "That G-d D-mn Mike!" echo throughout the house when he finds it! It brings me great joy! ;-)

[beckysueb]

If you went to a 90% black area, you would probably find just the opposite, the black dolls at full price and the white dolls on clearance.

It's just anecdotal but I have noticed that the black kids want a white Barbie, too. They aren't politically correct yet. In the little girls eyes, Barbie is white. Thats just the way it is and little black girls want a white Barbie, too.