• Black and White,  Doll Stories

    Gina

    GINA I collect black dolls.  Not for the same reason other people I’ve met do it.  I don’t understand my fascination with them other than that I’m Cuban, and in my country, as a child, I really didn’t like being this white.  I have always felt mixed races are more charismatic.  In Cuba we have a kaleidoscope of colors, anywhere from onyx to milky white.  I really think the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen are those with real dark skin who have almond-shaped aqua or emerald colored eyes.  I went through a period in my life when I collected black dolls, preferably with light colored eyes, when I could…