The doll (right) differs from how Upsy Daisy appears in the show (left).
The BBC is to replace a doll based on the Upsy Daisy character from CBeebies TV show In the Night Garden following complaints it is too light-skinned.
Full article here.
Typical white-washing of culture and aiming it at children. Because, they're just kids, yaknow? They're not gonna notice.
Watch A Girl Like Me if you think young girls don't internalize the messages society send them every day. It's only 7 minutes long, but a big damn eye opener if you've never though of it before.
The video can be seen for free here.
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