Comments on: Beware of Dolls

by: Miss Kroger

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:32:37 +0000

Thank you Sarah. :) Actually, my mother just informed me this, about five minutes ago. I was coming on to make a comment, but you said just what I was going to say. :)

And people say that boycotting doesn’t work?

by: Sarah M

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:23:50 +0000

Since I was 7 years old my family has supported American Girl. In our family when a girl turns 2 she receives a Bitty Baby, and when she turns 7 she receives an American Girl doll. (during/after she has read some of the books). My mom was extremely disappointed by AG’s support of Girls Inc, as was I. How ever, it seems that we have won by being both the Lamb and the Lion. On Black Friday, there WERE protesters outside of American Girl Place. Among them were many young girls, with signs bearing the words “Girls for Life”. In their arms, they held their American Girl dolls, who also bore tiny signs with the same words. Many people stopped buying American Girl products as well, and not with out result. As of December 26th, American Girl will have completely dropped any affiliation with Girls Inc. To replace the pro-abortion company, they have made a new website that goes right along with their American Girl stuff. http://www.savegirlhood.com/

Save Girlhood is there because of the too common influence of such toys as Bratz and even some Barbies to make little girls all of 8 or 9 years old into mini-teenagers. Instead, it speaks of unicorns and doll play and tea parties for little girls. Check it out. Your article, by the way Alessandra, was well written and certainly correct when you composed it. How ever, you may wish to update it. ;)

by: David Ketter

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:01:30 +0000

Just like the Christmas boycotts…a lot of major corporations changed their minds rather quickly after sales started dropping. :D

by: Dakota

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:53:54 +0000

As to the question of buying from American Girl? I cannot do so in good conscience…to do show would be to an indirect support of Girls Inc. Many companies support such organizations, and in some cases it is impossible to avoid (technology, banking, etc). But there are alternatives to American Girl, A Life of Faith, for instance. My sisters (I’m a guy) love their American Girl dolls, but if Mom can get them compatible clothes and dolls from other sources, it seems the best choice. It is at least a try to stand on principle.

Samuel: in regards to your comment about noisy protest…I don’t think this is a loud, belligerent boycott. It’s more a matter of principle…we are not going to be able to get American Girl to change their position by creating nasty websites and angry speech. My mother sent them a letter, detailing why she was disappointed in American Girl, and would no longer be buying from them. If enough Moms did that, I suspect it would be more powerful then 1000 protesters in front of their headquarters. So I agree with your last statement…we are more likely to win by being lambs, not lions.

by: samuel hull

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:35:08 +0000

Is a noisy protest the best use of time for a christian? The issue of homophobia was glossed over with no point being made beyond mentioning the call to christians to love. I think that Christ’s message of love and his commands concerning treatment of our brothers and sisters are actually much more powerful than many christians are willing to live up to. I certainly never read in the Bible that christians will win souls through anger and meanness.