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Harpo, Who Dis Doll? An $1,100 Idris Elba Doll Fail Debuts—and Hilarity Ensues

Maiysha Kai
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Idris Elba poses at the ‘Yardie’ photo call during the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlinon February 22, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
Photo: Alexander Koerner (Getty Images)
Stringer Bell did not die for this.

In an obscene case of “WTF were they thinking?” a British doll manufacturer thought they would capitalize on the crowning of Idris Elba as People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” by creating a doll in his honor.



And whew, Lord ... the layers on that mistake.

First of all, this is not the Sexiest Doll Alive. In fact, who the hell is this even supposed to be?



In what we can only assume was some act of “they all look alike” hubris, U.K. company Emperis—which clearly never looked at even an out-of-focus picture of Elba—created a somewhat scary-looking specimen that didn’t even look like a remote relation of the heartthrob. The company has since scrubbed all evidence of the doll from its site and privatized its social media accounts—likely out of sheer shame—but the kicker? They had the nerve to be advertising this “handcrafted” atrocity for the bargain price of approximately $1,100.



So, if not Elba, whose man is this? It was a mystery ... but never fear, Black Twitter is here! In fact, incredulous Elba fans from all over the interwebs had better ideas about who the doll did, in fact, resemble. Yul Brenner, Ben Kingsley, Gandhi and more were mentioned, but there was a strong vote for actor Romany Malco (who I think should be offended by the implication).



And then, there was Charlamagne Tha God, Montel Williams, Brandon Victor Dixon, Bomani Jones, Karamo Brown, and my personal favorite, the late, great “Mr. Gaines” (Lou Myers) to consider as contenders. Even Jeffrey Osbourne and RuPaul (sans drag) made it into the mix—and admittedly, both still bore a stronger resemblance to that wretched doll than Elba.


But wait, there’s more: Never content just to critique, social media had jokes at the ready ... and really, this is where I retire for the evening.

Because y’all are hilarious.









No, really. Goodnight, Internet.



S

At least they didn't go full Golliwog.

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If you can't understand it without an explanation

you can't understand it with an explanation

i saw the picture before i read who it was supposed to be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SKV1B36TrU

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Y'all dealing with the Jokers still in the deck :|

Why would I think you saw that movie?

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

I was 17 back then, still watching TV, lol.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

status....

i died and died again

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A lot of you players ain't okay.

We would have been better off with an okaycivics board instead of an okayactivist board

the face doesn't look THAT bad, but the bald, pointy head throws everything off

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Dec 29th 2009 - Dec 17th 2017