I have the IKEA dolls and while the "races" of the dolls don't appeal to me they appease parents at interviews and my daycare kids love them. I especially like that even though they are stuffed they can be posed with the legs and arms turned to suit what the kids want. I also get the impression that the faces were done to make the dolls ageless in the sense of they can be a baby or a toddler depending on how you dress them and use them. I just keep my feelings out of it and let the kids enjoy their dolls.