Día de Muertos Barbie:

What was Mattel's hope in creating a "Dia De Muertos Barbie"?

• That it would insult people by commercializing cultural traditions.

• That it would be an gateway into American Halloween Culture.

• That it would be a gateway in to Mexican Culture.

• That it would make for an excellent Halloween gift.

Dia de Muertos was changed to Dia de Los Muertos because

• of the crossover in the English language translation: Day of THE Dead.

• someone just thought it sounded better and corrected the Spanish grammar.

• it was always Dia de Los Muertos. It never changed.

The Calavera Catrina makeup also was changed because

• flowers were never part of the makeup. It was just added because of Barbie.

• it was never bright and colorful but gloomy representing the sorrow and gloom that comes with death.

• of spider webs that represent abandonment. This was a Halloween influence and does not represent the celebration of Dia de Muertos.

The Dia de Muertos Barbie was created by

• A male artist who grew up in Mexico celebrating Dia de Muertos. Inspired by the clothes his mother wore.

• A woman artist that worked for Mattel but visited Mexico to study the culture

• A male Mexican artist that was inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's Mexican murals to create the Barbie dress.

Everyone is in opposition of the Dia de Muertos Barbie and sees it as very harmful to the cultural traditions.

• True

• False

According to Columbia professor of Mexican History, Pablo Piccato

• believed the doll would have a significant impact on reversing the appropriation that has happened over the years.

• believed the cultural traditions of Dia de Los Muertos have not changed since the 20th century and the doll would have a huge consequence.

• believed the doll would be of no consequence to the Día de Muertos tradition, which has already “been the object of many changes and reappropriations” since the 20th century.