Ethnic doll....?

[mizzdanibaby89]

I want to get my daughter an ethnic baby born doll but I can't find one anywhere. Where would I get one?

www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Dolls-and-Accessories/Baby-Dolls-and-Accessories/You-and-Me-16-Lovely-Baby-Deluxe-Set-Ethnic(0109712)?searchPosition=33

proper baby born one

IKEA have soft dolls that are ethnic. http://m.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/series/21132/ Pretty cute. TK Maxx have had them in the past too.

www.tesco.com/direct/baby-annabell-ethnic-doll/579-6944.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=579-6944

Depends on your budget Petalina has lots of nice dolls and you can search according to skin colour :)

Have you tried www.afrotoys.com/? They have a wide range of toys and the service is good.

this one is quite cute

Thanks for all your replies. I think it's important for her to have dolls with different skin colour.. She is almost two but I want to teach her from a young age that all people are different shapes sizes and colours. Thanks for the help everyone

Early learning centre did one years ago, would assume they still do now

Can I encourage you to get one of these too, op? It would go some way to normalising disability.

I applaud your sentiments, op, but think you might mean to ask where you can find dolls of varying ethnicities, rather than 'ethnic dolls'. We all have an ethnicity!

interesting no one questioned the ops word choice until it became apparent that she may be white British...
why do we need to be politically correct all the time? We knew what she meant and she is clearly not racist as she trying to instill good values regarding ethnicity for her children.

I agree that disabled dolls may be a nice idea too. I've seen a down syndrome one when working at men cap.

Smyths have some great dolls. My dd has a few, they're actually hard bodied bath dolls - last time I bought them, they were £9.99 or 2 for £15

I love the fact that you can get a doll that teaches about disabilities I'll certainly look into that.

I should have been more clear with ethnic status but it seems everyone understood what I ment . Living in a multicultural country it's important that my daughter understands that everyone is different x

It was not because it 'became apparent'; I don't think anyone belonging to a minority ethnicity would describe themselves as 'ethnic'.

It does matter what you say and what words you use, and whilst, as I say, I applaud the sentiment, 'ethnic' isn't the right word, for very many reasons.

It certainly wasn't a racist comment. I think we are being a little pernickety here....... And in the shops that's what the coloured dolls are called ethnic, we don't have to be so politically correct, if that's the case I'm sure there would be an uproar about how they label dolls etc in store. Anyway I have my aswer and I have found the one I want. Thanks for all your answers!

Which one did you choose OP? :)

I got her a stunning one from your recommendation! Petalina. The dolls are gorgeous! Thanks!!

Oh lovely, I have bought a couple of dolls from there, customer service is great :)

TheOriginalSteamingNit, it's not just you.

I was agog when I saw black dolls on sale as Ethnic and actually called Toys R Us to query it- they were a bit politiclacorrectnessgawnmad and demanded to know what I thought they should be called... Err, how about "Dolls", like the white ones?

I'm "ethnic". I'm a blue eyed red haired Celt.

Oops, sorry, late to the party.

Don't apologise when you agree with me, Martorana

No matter how I worded it there's always people who will disagree.... It is a controversial subject!

No, it's not a controversial subject. Calling people 'ethnic' when you mean their ethnicity is different from yours is just problematic.