#14: Bratz Dolls, Changing the World
Many of us wouldn’t think of Bratz dolls as revolutionary, but they kind of are in their own way. Bratz debuted on the market in 2001, becoming a symbol of the Y2K era. However, they almost didn’t get picked up by manufacturers. When pitching the idea for the line of Bratz dolls, retailers were allegedly only interested in selling the blonde-haired, blue-eyed doll, Cloe.

The CEO of MGA Entertainment refused this proposition. It was all or nothing. So, Bratz debuted with Yasmin, Cloe, Jade, and Sasha, who all represented different ethnicities. Bratz let little kids see themselves in the toys they played with, which hadn’t really been done before on a large scale. Representation matters, ya’ll.