Salma
Hayek isn't down with Barbie's Frida Kahlo doll
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Salma
Hayek is not here for
Barbie's Frida Kahlo doll.
For International Women's Day this year,
Barbie celebrated impactful female role models
with created 17 realistic-looking dolls, including Kahlo, mathematician Katherine Johnson, and aviator Amelia Earhart.
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But Hayek, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the iconic artist in 1995's
Frida, was less than impressed
with the representative doll, posting her two cents on Instagram on Sunday.
"Frida
Kahlo never tried to be or look like anyone else," wrote Hayek. "She celebrated her uniqueness. How could they turn her into a Barbie?"
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