Mattel is owning up to its mistakes after Twitter users accused the toymaker of excluding Barbies of Asian descent from its new Tokyo Olympics play set. “With our Barbie Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 dolls, we celebrate a range of athletes to inspire kids to find their athlete within. “However, our intention to represent the Asian community with the Skateboarder doll fell short and we fully receive and recognize the feedback. !”“mattel forgetting to make an asian barbie for the TOKYO OLYMPICS collection is insane,” tweeted another. The Tokyo Olympics concluded Sunday after two weeks of intense competition that saw several athletes of Asian descent medal across a variety of events.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 10, 2021 22:30 UTC