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more about #americangirldolls ArtfulSlinger: These dolls were the reason I learned about history. When I got Kirsten it because she was Scandinavian and blonde, but I learned so much about my anc... more » jairip: My biggest problem with AG is, they're cheesy and poorly made. I get why they're popular an all but I hope, when my daughter gets old enough to want... more » Newmy: I "won" a Chrissa doll in a charity silent auction for $75 and gave it to my daughter for her fourth birthday. I always loved AG as a child, but my pa... more » BowieCadmium: In 1998 we wrote to Pleasant Company and asked for a Chinese American girl from San Francisco. At the time there was the 3 original girls, Addy, and ... more » Raised-byHeathens: I so loved these books as a kid. I can honestly say they were a huge part of why I eventually went into history. The dolls are expensive yes, but why ... more » voteforme: There's speculation that they're going to bring Samantha back with a bit of hoopla; a few years ago they put Felicity in the vault and later re-introd... more » sheistolerable: I'm a union organizer and in high school was a child labor activist. Samatha's bud Nellie had a thing or two to do with that. more » Gouda: The exsistance doll makes much more sense if you watch the Chrissa movie that went straight to DVD. Yes, I Netflixed it, I admit it. It was cute, sl... more » Gretel Jane: My mom got me Addy (escaped former slave) when I was 8 and I got Kirsten as the ONE present I got for all of Christmas one year. I'm a senior in colle... more » colormeroutine: I gave up on American Girl once I realized that after the Pleasant Company sold out to Mattel they changed the dolls. Specifically, they made them thi... more » dreamharder: Yeah, well a new video game typically costs $50 and I don't hear anyone rallying the proletariat about them. more » boobookitteh: The American Girl company actually supports pro-choice organizations and a couple of years ago the wingnuts were on about boycotting them for being 'p... more » anya629: The AG books gave me good role models of girls who were not only kindhearted but also SMART and SOLVED PROBLEMS and STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY THINK. Thi... more » nacho_supreme: Whoa. I wonder what kind of expensive homeless "accessories" she'll come with? A car instead of a bedroom set perhaps? Newspaper pillows? A stranger's... more » QuicheLorraine: For my sister's ten-year-old birthday party, I convinced my grandfather to spring for Addy. Though they were a crowd that had deemed itself too mature... more » Sunshineyness: Just as an interesting point of note... Lego sets tend to be in the same price range as American Girl dolls but how come whenever that company is brou... more » CherriSpryte: Gwen reminds me a LOT of Nelly, Samantha's orphan friend who works in a factory and takes care of her younger sisters. Also, I always wanted a Nelly... more » MissE: My two daughter's each have an AG doll. As a black woman, I've always been uneasy that the only black doll was a former slave. Historically accurate, ... more » lalaland13: I had Samantha and Felicity as a little girl-I think I got one for Christmas, one for my birthday? Something like that? But I have to admit, I was hop... more » cassiemajestic: I had a HUGE argument with a girl at college over these dolls. I said that I like them, but they make me sad because most girls can't have them (like ... more » -
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The Newest American Girl Doll Has A Secret
For those of you who aren't familiar with the New York Post's Andrea Peyser, she is a very furious person who, today, turned the force of her rage on the latest American Girl Doll - a topical doll: More »
