In 1997, Mattel launched Barbie in collaboration with Nabisco and Oreo Cookies which they named "Oreo Fun Barbie". For sales, Mattel issued a version of Barbie with white and black. When the black doll was released, criticism and protest emerged from the Afro-American community. They consider it insulting doll Afro-Americans have led to meaning "black on the outside, white on the inside". To avoid the issue of race, Mattel Barbie finally decided to withdraw from the black market.
In 1997 also, the music group Aqua released a song called Barbie Girl. The song was criticized for containing the lyrics "You can Brush My Hair / Undress me anywhere". Lyrics was considered very vulgar and very inappropriate describe a Barbie doll toys anak.Pada dated 11 September 1997, Mattel reported this song and bring him to justice. But in July 2002, the group won a court Aqua and MCA Records - as a producer Aqua - because they are categorized as song parody song, and is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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