(CNN) -- Grace, Kara and Trichelle were created to fill a void for young black girls who for so long have been playing with dolls that don't look like them. Stacy McBride-Irby, creator of the new Barbie, poses with the dolls. The new black Barbies released by Mattel have fuller lips, curlier hair and other features that the company says more accurately represent African-American women. Some have cheered the new dolls. Others jeered them, saying they're not black enough. "I love the black Barbie. It's about time," Jua Simpson said on CNN's iReport, a user-generated news community. "But the hair is still a step backwards, since most of our hair is not straight and light brown."
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New black Barbies have fuller lips, curlier hair, more African-American features
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Some have cheered the dolls; others have criticized them for being unrealistic
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"I love the black Barbie. It's about time," said CNN iReporter Jua Simpson
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iReport.com: Share your thoughts on the new black Barbie
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