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more about #arson more comments → Sister Toldja: I hate American Girl because the first/only Black doll in the signature collection was a slave. I waited YEARS for her and she was a freaking slave! L... more » stealthird: Maybe they should have named her Fran Fine. more » counterclockwise's using her promoting-power for good: All they wanted was a nice alliteration, and now they have a serial arsonist on their hands. Maybe they can use the doll to teach children a lesson ab... more » Rare Affinity: If that happened in this country, the woman would be whining abut how her human rights had been breached by the manufacture of the doll and she would ... more » stoprobbers: The goal is that no one be offended and that Jewish and non-Jewish little girls alike will want to play tenement house with their new toy, which costs... more » stoprobbers: Well, I mean, that's what happens when you choose one of the most generic Jewish names you can come up with. more » la_periodista: I think someone who can get Facebook at work should go on it right now and find out how many Rebecca Rubins show up. I bet there are a fair amount. more » JinxyMcDeath: I knew a Rebecca Rubin growing up - and she's not this lady on the lamb. The fact is - Rebecca and Rubin are not the most random names. If her name wa... more » EKane: So... no one at American Girl can work google? more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: She needs mug shot lessons from the Lohan's. [www.tmz.com] (Damn, swore it was a Jez/Gawk story last week!) more » andBegorrah: Do either of them have alibis for the night of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?? more » hortense: During WW2, a local town near where I grew up changed the pronounciation of its name from Ber-LIN to BER-lin in order to ward off German associations.... more » deitybox: Ah yes, the wholesome tale of young Rebecca Rubin, a Russian-Jewish immigrant who likes to set shit on fire in the Lower East Side. A role model for J... more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I can't help but laugh really hard at this. I'm surprised nobody did a Google search before applying the name just to be safe. more » LindsayC: doctoral hilarity ensues: Does anyone know how they choose the names for the American Dolls? Don't they run the names through a quick Google search before they choose them? Tha... more » -
#australia
The Burning Down Under
News from the Australian fires: Winds are fanning the flames; survivors are outraged at arsonsists, more on Sam the koala; and (sigh) melted turtle shells and scorched kangaroo feet. [CNN, News.com.au, Herald Sun, AP]
