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Inclusive doll shop Colourful Goodies returns to the Zeedijk: 'I don't want to hear that these dolls are different anymore'

Inclusive doll shop Colourful Goodies returns to the Zeedijk: 'I don't want to hear that these dolls are different anymore'

Ellen Brudet has reopened her inclusive doll shop on the Zeedijk in Amsterdam after her previous store in Noord closed earlier this year. Through her business, she aims to normalize diversity in toys and challenge the idea that non-white dolls are exceptional or separate.

Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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