Comments on: Check Out The Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) “Black” Barbie Doll

By: Beauty

Beauty — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:38:13 +0000

I think the doll is beautiful and they couldn’t have made her better. Ppl who don’t like the doll can simply stop looking at her. Better yet, don’t buy her! HELLOOOO! She is clearly a collection item so of course your children aren’t suppose to play with her. That is the point of it all. There is always something negative being said about everything positive. Please pessimist…GROW UP!!!!

By: msaka

msaka — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:31:49 +0000

You know why we are getting all the negative comments sorors? Because they don’t have a Delta, Sigma or Zeta barbie….Haters!!!! ENVY thy color is pink and green…you wish LOL!!!!

S-K-E-E-
W-E-E
1908!!!!

By: dAKArk skinned Pearl

dAKArk skinned Pearl — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:56:30 +0000

I am a dark complected member of this organization and I have to disagree with most of you. First off, I know that if the doll was darker, I would hear people complaining about how that’s now how the AKAs THEY know look like. I also know that my sorority consists of ladies of all complexions, all shapes, and sizes. We are not a social sorority. We are here to provide service to ALL mankind. For the man who says that this doll symbolizes societies belief that darker completed women are “ugly”. Do I see this barbie coming along with a ugly darker, barbie doll? This seems to be an insecurity within yourselves. I’m well aware that every sorority has a history, but 101 years later our sorority is still standing strong, despite the slander and the hate. Perhaps you all should give up. Non-Greeks always have something to say about Greek organizations! ALWAYS! Why is that? Were you rejected? Or were you still as insecure as you were today? I don’t look at your myspace, listen to rumors and judge you and your family. Perhaps you shouldn’t do it to mine. I digress. SKEE WEE my sorors! SKEE WEE!

PS. Recall, the nation’s first lady is now an HONORARY member of the sorority, and she is a beautiful chAKAlate sistah!

By: just me

just me — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:56:11 +0000

Hello, Im a dark skinned female and I don’t think there is anything wrong with the doll.SHE IS BLACK and it’s a celebration everyone…. I must agree with the AKA’s stop the hate. Society will never change if we continue to behave in this manner. I’m not in a sorority YET and after reading non sense like this I don’t know if I even want to.. I thought that Most Greek letter organizations was committed to Service and Excellence…. I’m really disappointed in some of these women who suppose to be about sisterhood… You would think that they would be intelligent enough to not respond in a negative way to these comments… I pray that this skin color bull ends…… I’m black and proud and embrace my beauty…. God bless all of you…

By: Black_IceFa02

Black_IceFa02 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:57:23 +0000

This doll almost seems like it upholds the mainstream standard of beauty. The same standard that says white is right, and Lighter complexions are synonymous with beauty. I’m Going to buy one of these for my wife, however, I think it’s sad that mattel passed up the opportunity to actually make a Black Doll. In spite of what those, who have absolutely no problem with the doll think, this doll reinforces the shallow stereotypes associated with the organization. It also reinforces the flawed american standard that associates darkness with ugliness. It’s almost like a physical manifestation of the rumored paper bag test.

By: Lisa skeewee8

Lisa skeewee8 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:51:38 +0000

I absolutely love this doll and can not find where to order 10 for all my soror’s serving in Iraq.
You know its sad that people can’t rejoice that a company is honoring the oldest black sorority. People are clearing demonstrating that plantation mentality running to the master. I thought we as a people were more educated than this. All the folks making the conversation about whitenes you are just some ignorant black folks. My cousin are every complexion with natural green and hazel eyes. So what if their grandmother or grandfather were white. Love us for what we do and not how we look. I love the doll and I thank Mattel for selecting AKA and the soror who designed this doll. Support black business and each other.
You are adults and if you can’t be happy for each other then you have resulted to nothing.

By: Enlightened

Enlightened — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:55:49 +0000

I appreciate the tribute made to the AKAs with this doll. I am a member of the lovely sorority, and I am not offended by the complexion of the doll at all. While we have ladies of all complexions, she is a medium of the complexions represented in the sorority. But, I think that it is sad that so many people who are not members of the sorority can only believe the superficial stereotypes associated with our organization, and not be able to look past them.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:58:43 +0000

“HATERS EVERY WHERE WE GO.” I am back from Washington, DC where AKA celebrated 100 years of service and I see our haters are still in full effect. Skee Wee Soror’s!

By: observant

observant — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:28:00 +0000

the doll’s nose and lips are significantly larger than the average barbie doll–black or white. so i wouldn’t go so far as to say that she’s euro-inspired, but given all the accusations against AKA for supposedly preferring lighter skinned blacks over darker skinned blacks, it might’ve been in their best interest to deepen the doll’s color a bit…

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:23:46 +0000

You people are crazy…there will never be a doll that can represent what each and every Black woman looks like so get over it! And I am so sorry that you “darker skinned” people have so many issues with your complexion (based on the comments above)…a Black woman should not be ashamed because she may have lighter skin, longer hair, light eyes or European features nor should she be ashamed of darker skin, kinker hair or more “African” features…what I have read on this blog is clearly the reason why we have such issues in our community…

By: Bk_lady

Bk_lady — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:24:14 +0000

Skeeeeee- Weeeeeee….

By: Zero2Sixty

Zero2Sixty — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:27:04 +0000

Black people might come in different shades but that’s only because there great grandmothers and/or great great grandmothers were raped by white men who had free reign. The doll is self-hate incarnate–green eyes, light skin, long flowing hair… come onnn. She doesn’t have to be pitch black with steel wool hair but when you put all these white features together then just darken the skin a little bit the message is clear. Their worse than some hispanics who are darker than me and say they’re not black.

By: Da Real Deal Holyfield

Da Real Deal Holyfield — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:59:31 +0000

Congrats to the AKA’s! Why do we have to find a problem with everything? Why can’t be happy that our people are progressing?? It doesnt matter if the doll was blue, she is apart of our culture!

By: The Disgruntled Fan

The Disgruntled Fan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:52:02 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS to the AKAs. I think they did a pretty good job on the doll and she looks just fine, black people come in different shades and she’s one of them….

With that said, it’s not a secret that the Aka sorority started out with a brown paper bag test so lets not front and MAYBE they are trying to change that HOWEVER I don’t see much proof of that when I visit different campuses. You’re vast majority the stereotype or very light skin and “long” hair.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:45:27 +0000

a mess… fuck all that NONSENSE.