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Wal Mart discounts black Barbie

A Wal Mart shopper found two Barbies, identical in everything but skin tone, offered at two totally different prices. Wal Mart has acknowledged that it's discounted “Theresa” to make room of its shelves for new spring inventory. From Mother Jones: Never let it be said that Wal-Mart doesn't know how to pander for a fast buck. The megachain acknowledged today that it's selling ethnic Barbie dolls for about half of what it charges for Caucasian Barbies. Link: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/03/wal-mart-black-barbie-sale-discount-ethnic-d… added by: afitzgerald