Little Black Girls are White Hot

The title of this post makes me cringe. "Little Black Girls are White Hot"? Isn't that a bit offensive? Couldn't the powers at be of AOL think of a better title on a post primarily about dolls? The whole black/white play on words in the title seems like it was done just to be inflammatory and not to give credit to what the post is really about.

RE: The content of the post/video I do find it odd and oddly funny that there is a sudden obsession and interest towards the black middle class, black families and young black children. We've been here all along and suddenly we're de rigueur. I get it and yet I don't. Anyway, there probably is a better and less controversial (making up controversy just for page views is um...what's the word I'm looking for...oh yes...bullshit) way of titling this post.

(This is not a 'gang up' on Rene comment. AOL (NOT Rene) has a history of doing things without thinking of the consequences and how it might offend their readers)

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That's all we need, more little girls for the pedofiles to gawk at and start hunting.

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Black women have had a frustrating history to be included in the mainstream standard of beauty. Mainstream has decided to pick and choose which parts of our features are acceptable. I still find a huge lack of magazines which feature black female celebs, models, politicians, activist, designers outside of magazines geared towards the African American community.

I am 24 year old mother of a 3 year old beautiful brown little girl. There is still a HUGE lack of books, dolls, tv shows (yay for true jackson) which resemble my daughter and she does not want to play with them because they do not look like her. This past Christmas my daughter wanted a brown barbie, I searched my area, online and asked family members in other areas to help...we all found the same 2 barbies, a beach barbie and a ballerina barbie (she got both). yes its great that campaigns will start to include images that resemble me and my daughter - hopefully this inclusion will continue.

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I do not like the title of this message. You are referring to those little girls as if Black is a bad thing. I know there was a time in this society when we were seen as just that. Today, with the help of so many Americans, and that is how I prefer to look at myself as American rather than racial, we were able to overcome many stereotypes. Now we are becoming a part of the political forefront. This is a symbol of the times and the struggle that is ending. Why can't we simply put it behaind us when it comes to the good times and let references to the hard times play out in reactionary forums, other words, when something happens, then and only then should we reference the old wounds.
I think if a person is presented with opportunity, it is time to take it. When it comes to Malia and Sasha, it is not a White and Black thing, it is more, the trendy thing. The insurgence of Black models come with the eb and flow of the tide of role models and those individuals considered important icons to society. Yes it is a shame that we were so lacking in icons until the first time we have a really significiant symbol that must be played out, we strat to criticize this unique opportunity. I feel we should embrace success and chance rather than scurry off with out legs between our legs, hiding behind stones,and shooting arrows.

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Let's be truthful.america is no longer just a white country.
Why should the headlines talk like it is?

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There were lots of black dolls in the 90s, from Mattel's Shani doll series in 3 complexions to Tyco's Kenya and Kiara dolls, to Olmec, a black company's many dolls. We bought all of these at the time. Then it all stopped. It is good to see a resurgence.

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