The World Is Asking for a Selena Barbie Doll — With an Online Petition, Of Course

*Good Monday morning! I’ll leave this here for you. There’s a petition to sign, if you’re so inclined. VL


style.micBy Rachel Lubitz, Mic.com

In the wake of Mattel announcing that there will now be curvy Barbies, petite Barbies and tall Barbies — not to mention a doll resembling soccer star Abby Wambach and an Ava DuVernay Barbie with dreads — people are thinking long and hard about what kinds of dolls should come next. Like a Barbie repping women who wear hijabs, or a body-diverse array of Ken dolls.

So it was really only a matter of time until devoted Selena superfans decided to ask that Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the Tejano superstar, get her very own doll. Five days ago, fans launched a Change.org petition addressed to Mattel, asking the company to create a doll in her likeness.

It currently has more than 2,500 supporters, more than half its goal.

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[Photo courtesy of Change.org]

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