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A Wal Mart shopper found two Barbies, identical in everything but skin tone, offered at two totally different prices. Wal Mart has acknowledged that it's discounted "Theresa" to make room of its shelves for new spring inventory.

From Mother Jones:
Never let it be said that Wal-Mart doesn't know how to pander for a fast buck. The megachain acknowledged today that it's selling ethnic Barbie dolls for about half of what it charges for Caucasian Barbies.

Link: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/03/wal-mart-black-barbie-sale-discount-ethnic-d...
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112 comments // Wal Mart discounts black Barbie

  • PigFarmington
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    • maneatingrobot:

      Econ itself may be a blind beast, but it's rooted in social darwinism, thus functioning discriminatory. Africa isn't broke because they are unlucky.

      Wal-Mart is a conundrum of perpetual poverty. They promote thye race to the bottom and hides behind a neoliberal idea that everyone benefits. Shopping there causes poverty domestically and internationally.

      "we have no one to blame but the consumer" Again, blame the victim. I pity your tranquility of blaming the proletariat... this is a very neoliberal attitude. "You're the one with the problem if you feel discriminated against." is essentially what you're saying. As if an individual is responsible for society's constructs.

      You obviously have very strong neoliberal (influenced) ideals, I'm not swaying you, and you won't sway me. This began when I said" Just because you aren't offended doesn't mean others aren't and shouldn't be." You acted as if this is not true, then you say:

      "Obviously anyone can see the unintended racial disparity, but thats the case with a million different things in our daily lives"
      It's ignorant to deny the truth that there are people who may find this offensive, that's why we're talking about it now. If you don't like it, that's your opinion.

    • 2 years ago
  • maneatingrobot
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    • PigFarmington:

      Blaming the victim? There is no victim! Black barbie and white barbie are both made by mattel. They are the only ones losing out by an underselling toy. If you have a problem with the fact that the toy is underselling, then you can blame the customers for not buying it (or the toy maker for not making something consumers want). Who would you blame? The Man? The greedy racist corporate slave drivers? White people? This has nothing to do with real forms of racial discrimination. I explained several times that my issue was that this was a red herring. There is no racial incident here, but in making an issue out of it, it takes away from the very real forms of racism that do occur (and to certain extent, kinda makes the complainers look like douche bags*)

      Now, by bringing socialism into the equation, you're trying to fit a square peg into a round hole there friend. How is my objection to this constructed outrage blaming the proletariat? And seriously, who even uses that word? Last time I checked I wasn't mean to anyone from the mid 19th century European working class. They're all kinda too busy being dead.

      ps. I have no allusions as to changing your mind about anything. I just think you would be better served in your life to not be so quick to cry foul. You do it enough times and no one will take you seriously.

    • 2 years ago
  • PigFarmington
  • maneatingrobot
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    • PigFarmington:

      so now you're disparaging the mentally disabled? Awfully hypocritical considering your whole rant about offending people. But then again, you've already pretty much nailed the point home that you're a giant tool, so I guess I'll just let this one slide.

    • 2 years ago
  • PigFarmington
  • PigFarmington
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    • PigFarmington:

      Why do I argue with someone who cannot grasp what I'm talking about nor can the interchange into another perspective for 2 seconds?
      You seem to lack cognitive functions, thus you may be mentally retarded.
      Respond if you like, but this is my last reply to this brick wall.

    • 2 years ago
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