2024-09-07 05:38:26
The ad was not exempt from criticism from users who claimed that it should have been a Ken and not a Barbie.
Mattel, the famous company behind Barbie, announced the launch of a limited line of dolls in honor of the prominent Mexican singer Juan Gabriel.
This news comes in the midst of the commemoration of the eighth anniversary of the death of the renowned artist, who passed away last August 28, 2016.
“Juanga Forever, Barbie pays tribute to the legendary Juan Gabriel, whose prolific career forever changed Latin American music and pop culture,” Barbie wrote on Instagram.
Along with this, they gave details of the Barbie: “With an outfit inspired by the singer’s colorful mariachi costumes, The doll seeks to commemorate her extravagant style and the love she showed for her native Mexico throughout her career.”
What criticisms did Juan Gabriel’s new Barbie face?
Although a large part of users on social networks supported the idea of A Barbie in honor of Juan Gabrielthere were those who expressed their annoyance, assuring that Mattel made a bad choice.
Some of the netizens questioned whether it was a doll, stating that should have been a Ken. On the other hand, some pointed out that the decision to make it in a woman’s body caused it to have a similar to that of the singer Selena, moving away from the original target.
The company has not provided a response. However, the choice is justified by Barbie’s outfit, which is in honor of the iconic presentation of the Divo de Juárez at the Palace of Fine Arts in 1990.
For this reason, he was dressed in clothes such as a black suit with gold details on the sides, just as the artist did at the time.
