Jan 24 2009
Sasha and Malia are dolls
You have got to give me a break! The Ty company, makers of the beanie baby dolls just happens to have two new dolls coming out. They just happen to be black. And they just happen to be named Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia. But ask a company spokesperson, and you will be reassured that these dolls, released at the same time the girls begin living in the White House, have nothing to do with the Obama girls! What a fantastic coincidence!
The company spokesperson also said that their dolls are never named after living people so that they don’t interfere with the way the children owning them play with them. I won’t say they are not being completely upfront with the public. Maybe the names and the release date are completely coincidental and yet, the company seems to be doing well, getting a lot of hits on their website from people who are interested in the dolls because of their names. I wonder who, in marketing, thought this one up. And who, in the midst of all the similarities and timing, decided to deny it!
