Priviledge is so damn f*cked up, a black TV host asks a fair question, does a segment on it and because it hurt the sensitive little priviledged feelings of some white people they get a little hissy fit over it!

The toy industry in the UK is worth $4.27-billion and as a white parent you can find white toys that look like your kids everywhere. Trying to find more diverse toys however and things get a little more tough.

So the UK’s Jamelia’s “This Morning” show looked into why it’s hard to find these diverse toys and dolls.

“I’ve spent years searching,” one mother said in the piece. “It’s self-representation, if you see yourself then you’re part of the world.”

by thegrio | May 8, 2017 at 11:04 PM Filed in: News
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On Wednesday, during singer Jamelia’s “This Morning” show, Jamelia explored the lack of racially-diverse doll options available, and her segment was slammed by critics, ironically, for racism.

Looking specifically at the $4.27-billion UK toy industry, Jamelia looked into why there were so few options for dolls that looked like little girls of color as well as why those dolls that were racially diverse were not featured as prominently in stores.

One mother said:

“I’ve spent years searching,… It’s self-representation, if you see yourself then you’re part of the world.”

Another mother, Deena Shayaam-Smith, said:

“There may be, like, one Black doll on the shelf so, if it happens to be a Black one, [then] ‘Yes, I’ve got one!’

“If they’re not seeing people that look like them achieve great things, they’re not gonna think they can do it.”

YET critics have slammed it for apparently being racist. YAWWWWWNNNNNNNN.

Here were just some of the tweets regarding this segment.

Jamelia casually being racist on #ThisMorning
— Daz Chadders (@dazchad) May 3, 2017

@thismorning @Jamelia Moana, Pocahontas, princess Tiana, princess Jasmin there’s a few off the top of my head…. there are many varities of coloured dolls!
— Adur Taxis Co. (@adurtaxis) May 3, 2017

@thismorning @Jamelia I gotta say how pathetic this! Making a racist issue out of nothing! #thismorning
— Lewis-Joe Michaels (@LewisYiddo) May 3, 2017

@thismorning @Jamelia Why are they teaching black children to only want to play with a black doll… That’s racist especially if it was the other way around.
— mellissa (@mellyjdee89) May 3, 2017

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Kids should have dolls that look like them, sure they can also have white dolls or whatever colors too but representation is paramount in a kids confidence.

The Grio has more tweet reactions to this here and you can watch the segment below: