Sinsing, be sure you don’t buy anything produced by General Foods. One of the company’s vice presidents gave $2,000 to Obama. And Obama supports abortion. So if you buy anything they produce, you are an abortionist.

And sometimes a toy is not what it first appears to be, as in this case. Permit parents to decide, after reading the facts. We’re dealing with malleable children here but of course you have a right to buy all the “American Girl” dolls you want for your children, if that pleases you.

Mattel funded Girls, Inc. and that organization appears to have a disturbing history.

Girls Inc. on Girls Sexual Health:
I wonder how parents who purchase the American Girl Doll view the issue after reading this material?

http://www.girlsinc.org/downloads/GirlsandSexualHealth.pdf

Hard to believe that there are no massive political or cultural implications, but it is so.

Sinsing, be sure you don’t buy anything produced by General Foods. One of the company’s vice presidents gave $2,000 to Obama. And Obama supports abortion. So if you buy anything they produce, you are an abortionist.

/sarc
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Without comment on the other problems you’ve listed (Girls Bill of Rights? Please.), this particular claim has been credibly disputed–sometimes people “mishear” things.

The other problems are worth discussing.

Mattel’s “American Girl” Doll associations with Girls Inc., ought to be investigated by parents before they purchase these dolls.

Information about Girls Inc. and homosexual organizations.
Girls Inc. on Girls Sexual Health:

http://www.girlsinc.org/downloads/GirlsandSexualHealth.pdf

Who wrote the “Girls and Sexual Health” tripe for these young girls? The “Infancy” portion of the “Girls and Sexual Health” document is foul. The entire document is not age appropriate for children. Allow parents to decide for themselves. I think they will be shocked to learn that the American Girl Doll is aligned with Girls Inc.

As I mentioned on Page 1, Mattel has been involved in other underhanded endeavors, including it’s association with girlsinc.org, (”I CAN”, bracelet project) through the American Girl doll, which supports lesbianism for little girls.

2005 Article on subject:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=32820

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0506247.htm

American Girl teams with pro-abortion, pro-lesbian group

This of course is the same Mattel/Fischer Price, which created the “Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle & Coo” doll, which, unbeknownst to American parents speaks the words, “Islam is the light.” Hm.

http://daledamos.blogspot.com/2008/12/mattels-islam-is-light-doll.html

sinsing on December 29, 2008 at 6:32 PM

Without comment on the other problems you’ve listed (Girls Bill of Rights? Please.), this particular claim has been credibly disputed–sometimes people “mishear” things.

I had to laugh: There keeps being the mention of what this line of dolls cost

I don’t suppose those expensive technology toys that boys get into like PS3’s, Wii’s ect cost just pennies?

Or is that the confusion.. boys toys are expected and worthy, and girls.. well just fluff stuff, “so why does it cost so much?”

Noelie on December 29, 2008 at 2:39

While I don’t know if boys toys are “expected” to be worth more, I can’t help but agree on the fact that they ARE more expensive. Even after you spend the $300 on a PS3 or Wii or XBox (or in some cases all three) the games run $40-$50 each!

Honestly I don’t know what all of the AG brouhaha is about. Girls love them, they are much more wholesome than certain other dolls (not just Bratz) and if parents want to spend that kind of money on the girls fine! I know if I had a daughter I would try really hard to avoid the Bratz craze and if my daughter insisted we would have the talk about the way the line appears to “objectify” women but for crying out loud people THESE ARE TOYS!

Some of you really need to get a grip.

LL

I had to laugh: There keeps being the mention of what this line of dolls cost

I don’t suppose those expensive technology toys that boys get into like PS3’s, Wii’s ect cost just pennies?

Or is that the confusion.. boys toys are expected and worthy, and girls.. well just fluff stuff, “so why does it cost so much?”

Noelie on December 29, 2008 at 2:39

PM

While I don’t know if boys toys are “expected” to be worth more, I can’t help but agree on the fact that they ARE more expensive. Even after you spend the $300 on a PS3 or Wii or XBox (or in some cases all three) the games run $40-$50 each!

Honestly I don’t know what all of the AG brouhaha is about. Girls love them, they are much more wholesome than certain other dolls (not just Bratz) and if parents want to spend that kind of money on the girls fine! I know if I had a daughter I would try really hard to avoid the Bratz craze and if my daughter insisted we would have the talk about the way the line appears to “objectify” women but for crying out loud people THESE ARE TOYS!

Some of you really need to get a grip.

LL

American Girl is not affordably priced for the average American family, especially in this economy. Bratz dolls are. That’s part of the problem. Also, American Girl pushed a hippie chick doll, one year. Do you want your daughter to emulate that? Not really. Do your research, Ed.

Debbie Schlussel on December 29, 2008 at 10:42 AM

Let’s see..go with the more expensive, higher quality, less ‘whore-ish’ item…or just go with the cheap tramp with really bad makeup???

Oh..the irony…..

So lighten up everyone, there are plenty of choices for little girls that provide all kinds of wholesome fun.

. Also, American Girl pushed a hippie chick doll, one year. Do you want your daughter to emulate that? Not really. Do your research, Ed.

Here’s the wretched, unshowered hippy doll. You might want to take the children out of the room. Compare that with this. Sheesh, its pretty obvious.

Mattel has been involved in other underhanded endeavors, which I will make not of at the end of this, including it’s association with girlsinc.org, (”I CAN”, bracelet project) through the American Girl doll, which supports lesbianism for little girls.2005 Article on subject:

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0506247.htm
Girls Inc. Bill of Rights for little girls: http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/page.php?id=1.7
American Girl Doll, “I CAN” campaign supports Girls Inc.:
http://www.americangirl.com/corp/media/2005/0822ican.html
Information about Girls Inc. and homosexual organizations.
Girls Inc. on Girls Sexual Health: http://www.girlsinc.org/downloads/GirlsandSexualHealth.pdf
http://www.girlsinc.org/about/girls-bill-of-rights/
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS235US236&q=Girls%2c+Inc%2e+and+GLAAD
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000564811
This of course is the same Mattel/Fischer Price, which created the “Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle & Coo” doll, which, unbeknownst to American parents speaks the words, “Islam is the light.” Hm.
http://daledamos.blogspot.com/2008/12/mattels-islam-is-light-doll.html

Mattel has been involved in other underhanded endeavors, which I will make not of at the end of this, including it’s association with girlsinc.org, (”I CAN”, bracelet project) through the American Girl doll, which supports lesbianism for little girls.

2005 Article on subject:

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0506247.htm

Girls Inc. Bill of Rights for little girls: http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/page.php?id=1.7

American Girl Doll, “I CAN” campaign supports Girls Inc.:

http://www.americangirl.com/corp/media/2005/0822ican.html

Information about Girls Inc. and homosexual organizations.
Girls Inc. on Girls Sexual Health:

http://www.girlsinc.org/downloads/GirlsandSexualHealth.pdf

http://www.girlsinc.org/about/girls-bill-of-rights/

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS235US236&q=Girls%2c+Inc%2e+and+GLAAD

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000564811

This of course is the same Mattel/Fischer Price, which created the “Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle & Coo” doll, which, unbeknownst to American parents speaks the words, “Islam is the light.” Hm.

http://daledamos.blogspot.com/2008/12/mattels-islam-is-light-doll.html

None of my daughters ever got into the AG dolls but I really think that’s because I never got into them (couldn’t afford to get into them).

By the way, Target sells their own version of AG dolls at a much more reasonable price (don’t know about the quality).

The Race Card on December 29, 2008 at 5:29 PM

It’s all good. Screeching refers to this dude.

Tai Chi will help you to relax that sphincter just a little. Chai tea will soothe the rest of us while we recoil from the screeching.

The Race Card on December 29, 2008 at 5:26 PM

You realize that a classic sexist tactic is to call outspoken women “hysterical” or otherwise suggest they are engaged in hysterical behavior, don’t you?

American Girl is not affordably priced for the average American family, especially in this economy. Bratz dolls are. That’s part of the problem. Also, American Girl pushed a hippie chick doll, one year. Do you want your daughter to emulate that? Not really. Do your research, Ed.

Debbie Schlussel on December 29, 2008 at 10:42 AM

Tai Chi will help you to relax that sphincter just a little. Chai tea will soothe the rest of us while we recoil from the screeching.

I am now officially to the point where I am sick to death of both of the far sides of the political spectrum.

The statements out of most of the people here who have these dolls for their children/grandchildren etc. seems to be very positive. The consensus is that they are well made dolls that not only do the children enjoy playing with but also serve to teach a bit of history.

Tossed into the mix are what has become the usual agenda driven comments which the people who make those comments seem to think are the case for burning these dolls en masse and imprisoning anyone who would dare give one to a child. From the “OMG! They are made in sweatshops!!!!1111!!!!!!!” to the “OMG! The people who own the company support ABORTION AND RADICAL FEMINISM!!!!!111111!!!111!” And, of course, there are the “OMG! These dolls are RACIST!!!!1111!!!” The most hilarious was the comment that said (in essence) “OMG! They had a HIPPIE DOLL so giving one to a child means you want them to be a hippie!!!!!1111!!!!!”

As Sigmund Freud might say “Sometimes a doll is just a doll.”.

To all the “OMG! These dolls are an affront to my [insert agenda here]!!!111!!!!!” people I only have one thing to say.

GET OVER YOURSELVES!

I was told about the store in Chicago and we have made plans for a birthday weekend there in February. My birthday, and my “niece’s” little girls are also born in February (to be 2 and 6). I didn’t know they also had hotel packages. How fun, I am glad Ed wrote this piece today. I now will also go all out and book the hotel for the bitty twins to have their beds, too.

I plan to get little Trinity her “just like me” doll that weekend, and her little sister, the baby doll that can be abused (all plastic, I think, her mom told me the little baby doll has no hair to worry about).

Future Christmases, I see matching outfits, historical dolls, books, DVDs, wow. This is a treasure chest for relatives who like to indulge little girls whose parents maybe can’t afford all this stuff.

I don’t know what could be a more worthwhile subject to blog on than things that will affect the next generation, muyoso notwithstanding.

And I’d certainly put American Girl above the Bratz and Barbies of the world.

My reference had nothing to do with the look of the doll. What a leap for you to make. Nice try.

“Marisol Luna” a Hispanic AG doll has a back story detailing how she bailed out of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood (predominantly Hispanic) for the ‘burbs because of how dangerous the neighborhood is.

I don’t doubt that Pilsen is a sh^thole.

So a young Latino girl moves to the suburbs and has to learn how to adjust to a whole new set of circumstances. I’m sure that many young girls of all colors who have moved to a new town would find such a book to be comforting.

BTW, if I was Marisol’s parents, I would have stayed in Pilsen. I live in Chicago, and it wouldn’t shock me one bit if in five or so years that Pilsen became the next gentrified neighborhood in Chicago.

What my comment was geared towards is how intolerant so many people are on this board over things like the ‘whorish’ looking Bratz dolls but disregard little things like racism, so-called ‘American Girl’ dolls being made in sweatshops in China and a manufacturer with a track record of supporting pro-abortion causes. Most people here will let all that pass as long as the little plastic patriots are waving flags and marketed as being pro-American.

grdred944 on December 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM

I’m not sure where they are made, but American girl dolls are much more finely crafted and last longer than many other toys which is why people are willing to fork over $$ for them. As for the Girls Inc. argument, AG listened to their customers demands and now does not donate to that group. The company is trying to sell dolls, not push some idealogical agenda.

My reference had nothing to do with the look of the doll. What a leap for you to make. Nice try.

“Marisol Luna” a Hispanic AG doll has a back story detailing how she bailed out of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood (predominantly Hispanic) for the ‘burbs because of how dangerous the neighborhood is.

I don’t doubt that Pilsen is a sh^thole.

What my comment was geared towards is how intolerant so many people are on this board over things like the ‘whorish’ looking Bratz dolls but disregard little things like racism, so-called ‘American Girl’ dolls being made in sweatshops in China and a manufacturer with a track record of supporting pro-abortion causes. Most people here will let all that pass as long as the little plastic patriots are waving flags and marketed as being pro-American.

grdred944 on December 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM

Yeah, I’m still not seeing the racism link. Minority dominated communities are often more violent than similarly statused white communities. A story about fleeing from one represents reality, not racism or racial segregation.

As far as Chinese sweatshops, the Chinese people call them “jobs.” Reminds me of a “Drawn Together [Infinitely more offensive than Bratz or anyhing else]” episode where the characters end up busting up an African diamond mine employing child labor, and afterwards the kids ask who will give them jobs now.

Are they probably cruel employers who make them work crap hours? Perhaps. They’re also probably living twice or three times as well as their unemployed or rarely employed contemporaries.

As far as work with pro-abortion entities, you can’t avoid every prospective partner because on the side they support political causes you may not. Unless Girls, Inc. actually provides abortion services, I wouldn’t worry about it. Even then, they’ve since severed ties with Girls, Inc.

Now, had they partnered with say, the child rape enablers at Planned Parenthood, I’d be singing a dfferent tune.

grdred944: Get a grip. I understand that you in the “reality-based” community have a problem understanding reality, but honestly, racial segregation because they make dolls that actually look like real black people? That is in a whole other universe of madness.

BKennedy on December 29, 2008 at 12:41 PM

My reference had nothing to do with the look of the doll. What a leap for you to make. Nice try.

“Marisol Luna” a Hispanic AG doll has a back story detailing how she bailed out of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood (predominantly Hispanic) for the ‘burbs because of how dangerous the neighborhood is.

I don’t doubt that Pilsen is a sh^thole.

What my comment was geared towards is how intolerant so many people are on this board over things like the ‘whorish’ looking Bratz dolls but disregard little things like racism, so-called ‘American Girl’ dolls being made in sweatshops in China and a manufacturer with a track record of supporting pro-abortion causes. Most people here will let all that pass as long as the little plastic patriots are waving flags and marketed as being pro-American.