My nearly-eight-year-old daughter has an American Girl doll, which has made her the envy of her friends and cousins. Pretty much every girl between 6 and 10 that I've run across either has one (or more) of these dolls, or wants one (or more).
From today's "Success Means Offending Someone" file, here's an MSNBC article informing us that a Catholic school in WI has cancelled a show by American Girl because of AG's support of a charity called Girls, Inc.
I have heard of Girls, Inc. before, and have only heard good things about it. So, imagine my surprise (not to mention shock, holier-than-thou indignation, and outright horror) at finding out the Girls, Inc. supports (gasp) abortion, and (double gasp) lesbians.
No wonder those righteous Catholics want nothing to do with American Girl.
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Seriously who cares about whether or not Girls, Inc. supports abortion or gays. Their intent is good, and let your daughter play with the doll. Mattel bought the Pleasant Company (who if it makes you sleep better had nothing to do with Girl, Inc.) in 1998. They are the ones who are associated with this so called "horrid" company, not the 18 inch plastic doll. Your daughter probably has no idea what Mattel even is anyway. I had 5 of these dolls growing up, there is nothing about abortion or gays in ANY of there books.
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