Barbie presents the Tokyo collection, but the Asian one is missing

(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 10 - After the scientists who are fighting against Covid, the athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympics.

Mattel presented a new collection of Barbie in homage to the Games which however sparked the fury of the social media.

In fact, among the new dolls, an Asian Barbie is missing.

    In the collection, CNN reports, five dolls represent five sports introduced at the Olympics for the first time this year: baseball / softball, sport climbing, karate, skateboarding and surfing. But despite the attempt to create an "inclusive and innovative" series, as stated in the official statement, the absence of a doll with Asian features immediately caught the eye, sparking a debate on Twitter and Instagram. And many have also wondered how it was possible just this year that the Games were held in Tokyo with many Asian-American athletes who have won medals. Among these Sunisa Lee the first Hmong-American to win the gold medal in artistic gymnastics. (HANDLE).