I am trying to raise awareness for more and better representation for our children.
"My intention behind that video was to show how we are often overlooked in terms of representation even when it comes to the toys our children play with.
"I am a Black mom raising a black child and also part of a black moms group where this conversation about the video initially started," she said.
Meet Cute: 2 Sugar Gliders Claim a Million TikTok who has lived in Australia for almost five years, told Newsweek in an email that her intention behind posting the video was to shine a light on representation in toys. 'No Clue'-Kindergarten Homework Is So Impossible No One Can Work It Out. Internet Backs Dad for Allowing Son to Watch 'My Little Pony'. "And white children are getting that same message-that kids of color don't belong in their worlds." "They start to ask themselves why they aren't there or think they need to assimilate into white society, to change themselves to belong," she told the company. She said when children of color do not see themselves represented in toys and media, they don't feel valued. Maisonette also sells dolls made by Miniland, the doll-maker responsible for the dolls in the video. "It's the exaggerated nose, forehead and mouth for me," she captioned the video.Ĭlinical psychologist Nanika Coor spoke with children's clothes retailer, Maisonette, about the importance of representation in toys. In the video, she shows three different dolls which she labels "Black,""Brown" and "White." "Buying Black dolls for my daughter in Australia be like," wrote in text overlaid onto footage of the doll. TikToker posted the video on February 12 which has now been viewed over 3 million times. A TikTok video posted last month has gone viral after a woman shared "exaggerated" features found on a Black baby doll in Australia.
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