Is the lower price of black Barbie dolls racist?, and more

Is the lower price of black Barbie dolls racist?

Wal-Mart was accused of racism for pricing black Barbie dolls cheaper than white Barbie dolls. A photo circulated on the Internet showed a rack of dark-skinned Barbies at one Wal-Mart store with $3 price tags beside a rack of blond, light-skinned dolls priced at $5.93. Wal-Mart said the different prices were the result of “inventory management,” but activists accused the chain of insensitivity for “devaluing the black doll.”

Couple sues over damages cause by falling mannequin head

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A New York woman is suing a wig store for damages, claiming her foot was injured by a falling mannequin head. Germaine McDonald, 40, says the head inflicted permanent nerve damage in her foot. McDonald’s husband, Dean, filed a separate suit claiming the injury has ruined their sex life, saying Germaine can no longer curl her toes.