She picked the doll out herself (Picture: Facebook)

A little girl silenced a cashier this week after she questioned her for wanting to buy a doll with a different skin tone.

Sophia Benner visited a toy shop with her parents Brandi and Nick after completing her potty training.

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As a well done, she was told she was allowed to pick one toy from the entire store.

Sophia’s choice? A new doll.


However, it wasn’t until she took the doll, which was black, to the cashier that the two-year-old encountered a problem.

Sophia was getting the doll as a treat (Picture: Facebook)

According to the little girl’s parents, just before scanning the toy, the cashier turned and asked if she was ‘buying the doll for a friend’.



In a Facebook post, Brandi said: ‘While we were checking out, the cashier asked Sophia if she was going to a birthday party.

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‘We both gave her a blank stare. She then pointed to the doll and asked Sophia if she picked her out for a friend.

‘The woman gave me a puzzled look and turned to Sophia and asked: “Are you sure this is the doll you want, honey?” Sophia finally found her voice and said: “Yes, please!”‘

The cashier continued to question the choice of doll before stating ‘she doesn’t look like you’.

Brandi added: ‘She said “But she doesn’t look like you. We have lots of other dolls that look more like you.”‘

The cashier asked if she wanted doll that looked more like her (Picture: Facebook)

Before her mum could reply, Sophia replied with a perfect response – something her parents say they are very proud of her for.

Sophia said: ‘Yes, she does. She’s a doctor like I’m a doctor. And I’m a pretty girl and she’s a pretty girl. See her pretty hair? And see her stethoscope?’

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Following the quick response from the toddler, the cashier reportedly dropped the matter stating: ‘Oh, that’s nice’.

Since being uploaded to Facebook, Brandi’s post has been shared more than 15,000 times and racked up over 125,000 likes.

Brandi added: ‘This experience just confirmed my belief that we aren’t born with the idea that color matters. Skin comes in different colors just like hair and eyes and every shade is beautiful.’