ROSA PARKS Barbie Doll - Barbie Signature - Review 

Suresh I really love the sentiments you started this video with! We need to buy more black dolls!!!!

Oh Suresh, I’ve been thinking about this past week and hoping you were well. Whew, not ill, you look fabulous. I’m sitting here, watching the vid, and wondering to myself why someone, somewhere, hasn’t made a Rosa Parks doll before now. Brilliant that someone finally did. If my collection wasn’t so large (and undisplayable), I’d get her immediately. When I think of her, I’m always amazed at the guts this woman had to sit there and not move when told to move. I do not think I’d have been that brave. An American hero, absolutely.

I’m glad you’re back! However please take the time you need to heal and get back to your inner peace ❤️ I’m definitely going to get this doll

Her baby hair is so cute. Love her coat and dress honestly. That leg thing is weird though. Love your review, missed you.

Great job; I never buy a doll without looking at your take on it, thank you!

I stumbled into your channel yesterday... very inspirational and educative. I sent you a message to your Instagram page yesterday... Thank you for sharing your knowledge and gifts. Fabulous dolls!

thank you so much for your review, yes totally understanding about the situation in the world. Take care during these difficult times, I am enjoying your little reviews and photos in Instagram :) Yay more black dolls, they are so gorgeous! thank you for coming back xoxox

Yay! I look forward to seeing more of your black doll collection. I have a small black doll collection, including the silkstone black Francie who I think is absolutely adorable. Thanks and good to see you back!

Great video and great message, Suresh! love everything you do!

Thank you for sharing, handsome! I really love this doll. She has been on my list for a while. I didn't know she was articulated either. Great! We need more articulate Barbie's. I appreciate your dedication in making it a better world and I'm truly happy to have you in my life here. Thank you again for this inspiring video! Hugs!

Happy to see you back! So glad to have this doll in my collection as well.

I've been contemplating about getting this doll, she's so beautiful! Thank you for showing her in detail, and for giving Rosa Parks' backstory. I love diversity in the dolls, and this one is fantastic!

Love, agree & support everything that you said!! We need more people like you in this crazy world of ours! Bless you, & keep the good vibes coming! 💕

Thank you. Love the doll and your review.

Thank you Suresh for sharing this lovely video. It was a real gift to discover it, especially amidst everything that is going on. Congratulations - you have added some joy to the world :) As for the doll - she's beautiful, as well as being a special - and timely - doll. Keep up the great work :)

Well said and appreciated. My collection is mostly AA Barbies and because of you, I own one Integrity doll, Euguenia in the blue suit. I treasure her. Like you I am an unboxed and restyler. I adore you. Thank you for everything.

I have the same jacket as the doll. The color and everything except it is bigger Also i love the detail on the doll and her items. Her baby hair and dress is so cute.

I love her! Thanks for reviewing.

Lovely presentation of this beautiful Rosa Parks doll. Thank you Suresh for this very detailed critique. I am looking forward to finding one for myself. I find it curious that the mint in box dolls on eBay are nearly the same price as the nude dolls. I do like a challenge of creating the fashions appropriately and as close in detail as the originals for nude dolls that I find at thrift stores, but it is tempting to just buy her mint in box so I could also have all the wonderful accessories such as her shoes, glasses and gloves. She really is a lovely doll. Thank you!

Love this! You are making a positive impact- which we need.

Well said. And what a lovely doll. I love the Barbie Inspiring Women Series in general and this doll in particular.

Thank you again for a wonderful doll review. I was surprised to read that the face mold is Curt the male dentist from Mattel's play line dolls. Your Introduction was fantastic. The doll is a home run.

I like your reviews, you go into great detail. I didn't recognize the leg issue until you pointed it out. Thank you for speaking out against hate.💜

Hi Suresh, I remembered my great aunt made several dresses that looked a lot like Rosa's. She also had shoes something like the dolls but she called them oxfords. My mother referred to aunt Edith's shoes as borgues (sp). Either way I thought my aunt to be quite lovely and very talented to make her own dresses and also had aprons to match. By the way I'm a child of the 60's.

love the grown out scruff look :) and LOOOOOVE this video :) thank you freind XOXOX

Love this video! I literally just made a list of like 12 different black dolls that I want to buy before watching this. Diversity is beautiful ♥️

Hola!!esta muy bonita me encanto muy buena revisión!😉 saludos😘😘🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️❤️

Hey there Suresh!! Love this doll! I bought the Katherine Johnson doll in this line and I love her! The only complaint is she doesn’t bend at the knees like this one. Other than that she is a lovely doll. Amazing review!

Welcome back Suresh, so good to see you again. You have bee greatly missed. I respect you very much and admire the values in which you stand. The Rosa Parks doll is very beautiful and I am very proud to own mine. I agree with your feelings about the coin purse, a handbag would have been much better for this doll. Big Hugs!

Amazing doll! But I'm in love with 90's Christie! I'd love to see your reviews on her!!! For now, I have only one Christie doll - "Earring Magic", and she is stunning!!!

I always had a fondness for "Nichelle" Generation girl;. she has the cutest hair and outfit . Also, "Wild Bunch" from the 60s, so cool. I think you are on the right track with championing dolls of color at this time. There are many black dolls out there that are "show stoppers" but have not had due recognition IMHO. Keep up the great work. It's always welcoming to see your doll reviews as they are right on spot. Best wishes to you and your loved ones.

Omg I’m happy that you are back on RU-vid and hope this world get better in life and in equality, like everyone should love each other and be there for each other. Like it wrong for people to be selfish and rude.

Re your intro, I say, Here Here!!! Thank you! I am old enough to have listened to MLK (Rosa's pastor whom she turned to when she was arrested) talk on the radio. Such a great passionate orater. So, when the Rosa Parks doll was first released, I snatched her up! I love the quality of her attire given her affordable price point. She looks so authentic! Love, love, love the shoes! Just like all my Auntie's shoes of the day.

Love the video! Did you purchase the Ida B Wells Barbie? Mine came today and she’s beautiful! I got my Rosa Parks Barbie on Saturday and I love her! ☺️

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I love that you came back with a doll with so much meaning behind it. I wish Mattel would've done the fashion a little nicer, a coat lining would've elevated it just a little bit, but the overall presentation works.

Thank you for the review! The doll is very beautiful and Mattel crew have done really good job of creating such an important character! Thfnk you so much for your educational approach to the review! It's so important nowadays and anytime actually. Keep doing a great job! Have you considered buying and reviewing Josephine Baker doll by Integrity toys? I've read about this lady recently and was amazed by her biography. Despite she's often seen mostly as dancer and entertainer she was actually a French Resistance agent during WW2, an officer and a civil rights activist. It'd be great to see her on your channel or IGTV

That velcro sass 😂😂😂😂 as an amateur I love velcro 😂

so happy i am i thought maybe you had died from the virus watched all your videos while you were gone welcome back

Welcome back! We missed you. This doll is beautiful. Mattel needs to do better with the articulated bodies. My doll has that weird coating on her legs as well.

The idea you suggested is great and something simple and the least us doll collectors can do. I live in Australia and the fact that shops here doesn't sell dark skin dolls is frustrating so in order to buy them I have to do it online 🤦‍♂️

I think it's also important for parents who are buying dolls for their kids to buy lots of different kinds of dolls. I grew up in the 70s, and even though I am white, I had black dolls as well as white dolls, and as a collector I've always bought dolls of every apparent ethnic type that was available. I remember always just wanting something besides the typical blonde dolls, so when there was an option for a black doll, a brunette doll, a redhead doll, or a 'Hispanic' doll, I would always want to add them to my collection. I think having diverse toys early on is what laid the groundwork for having a diverse collection during my entire collecting 'career'. One of my favorite collections to this day is the 80s International series. It was kind of a kitschy costume collection in a lot of ways, but I love to buy the dolls to redress in the fashions of the era. Mattel's first forays into inclusivity were not always perfect, but I always appreciated that I could at least buy these diverse dolls. There was also an effort to incorporate black versions of the standard Barbie dolls, and an effort to explicitly show that Barbie's friend group was inclusive by having Christie or Cara alongside Barbie during those years. To this day, the 'classic' lineup of Barbie's world is Barbie, Ken, Christie, P.J., and Skipper. And that's why I think it's important that parents nowadays reinforce the idea of diversity in their kids' toys. I also think parents should try as hard as they can to send their kids to diverse schools. Segregated schools reinforce all the regressive ideas, which is why regressive people try so hard to keep schools segregated. They know if their kids actually meet other kids who don't look like them, they'll see racism for what it is and will disavow it completely. I did not get every doll in the Inspiring Women series, but I did get Rosa Parks and Katherine Johnson and I think a couple of others. They're still in their boxes, but your video is making me want to debox them. :)

Hey hun glad your well I love this doll I still need to get her k love and peace

She is beautiful girl I love her so much

I'm from Europe and we love black dolls here, since fashionista line started, you can see a lot more black dolls in stores and they are more interesting to buy than generic blonde Barbies with blue eyes and pink lips.

Most of my dolls I’ve recently bought are all black. They are gorgeous too. I have bought Rosa Parks, Ella Fitzgerald, Katherine Johnson too. Plus MTM black Barbie’s and curvy Barbie’s. I’ve gone from having 1 black Barbie to 8 right now.

I love this doll! She is one of my favorites in my collection!

You not only give "good barbie" but your words are light. I can't say "welcome back" because I just found you, but I'm glad you are. Yes, that was and is very surreal time... I don't see it getting better and I'm an optimist. I DO enjoy your vids however. Saddens me you have to teach someone manners and how to leave a comment. Ugh... keep doing you. Your sandbox, your rules.

She's a very nice doll..love her coat it looks authentic..I only wish they gave her little post or faux pearl earrings would have been a nice touch 😊💖✌

My daughter is 4 and getting into dolls specifically Barbie and her excitement has reignited my own childhood enjoyment of Barbie dolls. We are very into the fashionista dolls and really enjoy the diversity. We have at least 5 black and another 5 or so brown dolls and they are gorgeous! We dress and redress dolls and put on fashion shows. My daughter loves Brooklyn from the barbie movie and thats her go to doll for play. No lie I get a little jealous cause I want to play with her too but I enjoy all our diverse dolls. I guess my point is that I agree with you…buy black dolls not just to encourage diversity but because they are freaking beautiful!

Love this doll

I grew up with more ethnic dolls than the white ones(as an adult, my mother told me I got more of them because they were almost always clearance priced). I loved & played with them more then the white Barbie's. They seemed more beautiful and real... but that was in the late 1970's & early 80's. The dolls I see now are no where near the quality that they once were. That being said, I am going to buy this lovely doll for my niece. She is very young and I hope she picks up the valuable lesson this doll can teach her and have fun...of course. Thank you once again for a wonderful review. I was saddened to hear that your views and comments on ethnic dolls was lower than the other ones. Let's hope this review will change that theme. Sending love & warm thoughts.

Suresh- I always enjoy your videos and all your dolls. I collect dolls also, and my doll families are always multi-racial. I believe we are one family- the human family. The Rosa Parks Barbie is beautiful!

Well Suresh, I must say - quality does not belongs to collectors dolls anymore, it's even worst for playline. 6 years ago Black Label dolls used to stand up with quality and playline dolls were getting worse all the time. As a collector from latin america I can say how hard it is for us pay for a Barbie doll once our money / our currency is worth 4/5 times less than the dollar. I support diversity with dolls, but I can't stand up for bad quality - not once for many people in the world getting a Barbie doll is about financial sacrife or take a lot of planning. This doll has at least a decent quality, but I can see the difference comparing to years ago. As always, great reviews. I can see u put a lot of effort to show us the doll, it's a nice thing from u. Can't wait for more !

Yay Rosa Park! She’s so beautiful. It’s be nice to see more iconic Black Women such as Harriet Tubman or Sojourner Truth at some points

I love her. I have her in my Barbie collection she is very beautiful and I just got the Ella Fitzgerald Barbie as well. iam so glad that I got both of them in my Barbie collection.

Wow it's cool bdw I really want you to review the haunted beauty collection by barbie Mattel 🥺

I've only found out who Rosa Parks is very recently, that's not something we're taught at school (Ukraine). Nothing to be proud about. Thanks Doctor Who and Matel, I guess. Anyway, the doll is so sweet. I'm completely enamored with her dress and shoes, they really tried to make her period-appropriate. And yes, you're so right that Barbie dolls are made differently. They're designed with kids in mind first and foremost, not adults, and for a doll meant for kids this one was made with attention to the details. Now I'm curious who else is in this doll line. Thank you for a wonderful review!

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For a black label doll she is pretty well done, articulated and all, except for the misprint on her mouth. How difficult is it🙄. I see a lot of playline dolls, especially Fashionistas with that misprint. But she is absolutely on my wishlist. Thanks for the review!

Personally I find that colored dolls are much nicer looking, specially when it comes to Mattel. Maybe it’s because I’m so over the generic white washed Barbie look. Star Wars C3P0 for example, her makeup is to die for! And that hair! 🤤 I meant to keep her in box but I had to get those glasses off to show case her makeup

Hi Suresh ..I luv integrity doll .. I really don't know how to buy..?

I love this doll! I wish they would have taken the attention to detail all the way through the doll like they did for her head. I love the baby hairs, the glasses and the pillbox hat, but the coat and shoes needed a little more finishing touches for me. I understand that the target audience may have been a bit younger, but when you're doing a line called "Inspiring Women", I think the smaller details are important. It's a line that both younger and older audience is going to appreciate. A nice lining and some subtle paint on the shoes to give it a bit more depth. For Barbie, I know she's not shy of using Velcro in her wardrobe, so that doesn't really bother me, but the lack of lining on the parts you're going to see does. Monster High and Ever After High had way more care to the smaller details and they were play-line dolls. Overall, she is a beautiful doll. Very humble, brave and sweet. She is a top favorite of mine and I am so happy to have her in my collection.

OMG Suresh, Rosa Parks looks so beautiful and I really love your video I love you Suresh ❤ kisses 😚😚😚

sweet love it but i have only gabby hoffman doll

A job well done to bring up the subject in a positive way. The Rosa Parks Barbie is now in my list. Now, can you review the 40th Anniversary on The Black Barbie? It'll be cool! Take care!

She has quality overall

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I like my version. Better however, she is beautiful.

I love U, Mr. Suresh.

I really love the ROSA PARKS history. She inspired a movement. I am disappointed that Mattel made flaws in her mold. I didn't like that you undressed the doll, seemed disrespectful to me. Anyway keep up your videos. Thanks

They need to make a Jesse Owens doll, George Washington Carver, etc. and I am sure many, many more brave and brilliant black people out there.

looking so hot with the mustache!!! REALLY MISSED YOUR VIDEOS!

Hi you looks cute with mustache and beard 🧔🏻 woof!

👨‍❤️‍👨💛🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 l have plenty of African American and native American Indian dolls. I have a doll set from India, and China.

Well, as a proud woman of color, I wanted to buy my granddaughter several dolls. What bothers me is your "Woke" message. As a 2nd grade teacher, I want my students to learn of PEOPLE who have made a difference for good. I'm helping to mold ladies and gentlemen, not activist's. Beautiful doll.

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