Playmobil got a lot of flack a few years ago for a certain pirate ship set that they were selling in which one of the pirates has brown skin and a slave collar around his neck. According to complaints, the toy was racist because “It told my son to put a slave cuff around the…
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Can Black Toys Really Help?
A few years ago, Black-ish had an episode called “ToysRn’tUs” where Diane and Bow protested after they found that the toy company they wanted to buy from had a ton of options but only two Black dolls–a slave and a civil rights activist, who both carry the moniker “Sassie.” At the protest, Diane holds up…