I agree with many of your opinions.

As a woman of color, who grew up loving AG- I really don't think it's at all wrong to feel a bit sad that a doll is not of color. It took years for them to release a doll of color. As a child, I had no dolls that reflected my racial background- or an approximation of my racial background.

While I think it is important for all girls to play with a diversity of races reflected in their toys, it is rather infrequent that non-white identities are reflected. The variety of white dolls is MUCH greater than the number of available dolls of color. While I certainly recognize the diversity of European ethnic groups, there is a much greater selection of both historical dolls, LE dolls, and AGTs that appear European in origin.

I am not saying I will not purchase Jess if she is white. I probably will- her story is great. However, diversity is very, very important to me. (Obviously, I'm a diversity trainer!) I hope that a greater racial diversity is reflected in future dolls.