“I want to teach [my kids] about all religions [and culture], and I’m trying to find a way to do that. And when it comes to the subject of adoption, like when my daughter, who’s African, wants her hair to look straight like mummy’s . . . and I look for a Barbie that’s African, and the African Barbie has straight hair! And you know, why has Disney never made a film with an African-American princess?”
—Actress Angelina Jolie on not being able to find any African Barbies for daughter Zahara, December 4, 2008
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January 16th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I used to hate it, growing up, that there were never any dolls that had my wild curly hair. It left this impression that there was something ugly about who I was naturally. Bravo to Angelina for wanting her daughter to love her natural hair.
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
i think that is totally true….. there definitely should be dolls with curly hair. there is, however, going to be a disney movie with a brown princess, called the princess and the frog
February 3rd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Umm….&& her daughter is the poster child for natural hair? Let my daughter hink that’s the hair she’s supposed to have…Needs conditioner && more people
February 10th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Lee Middleton’s Chillin doll is a super cute aa doll with a twist set. Check him out.
http://www.lee-middleton-dolls.com/NOW_Doll_Toddler_Chillin_p/now%201961.htm
October 13th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Angelina, Put some conditioner in that babys hair please. If there is a void in the marketplace of natural doll’s, Oprah and Angie should get together and make some fab natural dollies for these girls.