Sunday, July 8, 2018
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Friday, July 6, 2018
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Welcome to Marwen
I'm looking forward to the movie "Welcome to Marwen." Here's the trailer.
I'm happy that there are people who can use dolls not just as a feel-good hobby but to make statements about what's wrong with our society.
Because being silent helps the oppressor.
I'm happy that there are people who can use dolls not just as a feel-good hobby but to make statements about what's wrong with our society.
Because being silent helps the oppressor.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Movable Joint African Doll from China
They came in ordinary plastic bags with no labels aside from randomly placed stickers, one for warning against choking and another for something like a product code that made no sense to a common person.
Simple packaging
They came from China but the dolls exhibited African features. While the body is noticeably a copy of an older (but better) playline doll from Mattel (except for the neck peg), the face is unfamiliar. Both dolls I got have the same skin tone and face mold. The perceived difference in color is due to the different lighting conditions.
Faces and body
If you try to search for "movable joint African doll", you'll find out that there are a lot of variants. The opened-mouth variant (another copy of a Mattel doll) seemed to have a lighter skin tone than the closed-mouth variant. The former is similar to Momppy Mpoppy dolls from South Africa. An IG user commented that the doll had the same skin tone as Nikki from the earlier Barbie Fashionista line.
Closed-mouth variants
Sporty variants
Opened-mouth variants
I am not a fan of the face sculpt so one doll has become a body donor to my Asha doll, below. I'm still thinking of keeping the one with the Afro. The curls on the Afro doesn't easily become loose like some dolls from Mattel.
Before repaint
After repaint
The skin tone is different compared to most dolls I have, so I have little intention to buy again.
Left to right: Fashionista body (Nikki), I Can Be Tennis Player,
Barbie Basics (yellow swimsuit), Dynamite girl head, movable joint African doll
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