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China's black Natasha dolls face backlash for racism as people beat it for stress relief
short by Ankit Tiwari / on Friday, 26 June, 2026
China is facing backlash after videos on Chinese social media showed people beating, boiling, stretching, and stomping on the dark-skinned version of a baby doll for views. Aimed to help a person with stress relief, the 'Natasha' doll is facing backlash for promoting dangerous, deep-seated racism and normalising violence. The black community in China called it "absolutely diabolical".
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