Xuxa declares herself “Brazilian Barbie” in an interview with an American newspaper

The presenter Xuxa, 60 years old, was the international highlight of a report published by the newspaper “The New York Times”, this Tuesday (15). With the title “She was the Barbie of Brazil. Now she is apologizing”, the periodical interviewed the “Queen of the Shorties” to talk about her life and career.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Xuxa was a phenomenon on Brazilian television. In addition to her concerts filling the biggest stadiums in Latin America, the artist also made films and even had an exclusive amusement park.

For all this success, in addition to being blonde, white and having long legs like the doll, the presenter told the newspaper that she believes that the comparison made by the publication between her and “Barbie” is justifiable.

“I was a doll, a nanny, a friend to those children. I was the ‘Barbie’ of that time. She uses a pink car, I used a pink spaceship, ”she said in an exclusive interview with“ The New York Times ”.

The report also reinforced that the series “Xuxa, the documentary”, available in streaming, reignited the debate on diversity in Brazil, since the “Queen of the Baixinhos” was descended from Italian, Polish and German immigrants, while most of her audience was black and mixed race.

“I didn’t see that [ser o padrão de beleza feminino em um país diverso] how wrong at that time. Today we know that it is wrong, ”he said.

Finally, Xuxa explained that she regrets many things about her program and that the debate about the impact of her success has taught her a lot. “We only learn to set things right when we see that we are on the wrong path. So I guess I had to go through all that to get here,” she concluded.