Posted on 10/12/2005 8:45:34 AM PDT by Kentucky
American Girl teams with pro-abortion, pro-lesbian group
Possibly some of you have daughters who play with the American Girl dolls or read their books. You may even be thinking about buying a doll or books for Christmas. Well, it turns out American Girl (owned by Mattel) is partnering with a group called Girls Inc. to sell a bracelet, the "I Can" band, which financially supports Girls Inc. Seventy cents of every purchase goes to Girls Inc. The band is sold on the American Girl webpage with a large ad and a link to the Girls Inc. webpage. In addition, the webpage says American Girl is giving $50,000 to Girls, Inc.
The problem here is that Girls Inc. has on their webpage a statement saying they particularly support abortion and a girl's right to abort an unwanted baby. They were quite clear about their support for Roe, so there is no mistake or room for confusion on that count. Additionally, Girls Inc. supports contraceptives for girls.
They also support and offer resources encouraging lesbian and bi-sexual lifestyles, actually offering resources for girls. One of their publications states, "The emergence of a lesbian identity is an ongoing process, rather than an event."
Of course, American Girl itself is a separate company, unrelated to Girls, Inc. except now by webpage and the seventy cents on every bracelet. I checked out the Girls, Inc. website, and it is exactly as I have told you. Below are some direct links, so that you can see them for yourself.
American Girl website offering "I Can" band to benefit Girls Inc. http://store.americangirl.com/shop/ican.php
Girls Inc. homepage http://www.girlsinc.org/ic
Girls Incorporated supports a woman's freedom of choice http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/page.php?id=4.3.4
Convenient access to safe, effective methods of contraception http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/page.php?id=4.3.4
Girls and Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Identities http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/content/lesbianbisexualgirls.pdf
Free your mind: The book for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth and their allies. http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/content/sexualityresourcesgirls.pdf
Girls and Sexual Health (with sexual orientation on page 3) http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/content/GirlsandSexualHealth.pdf I hope you will take time to let American Girl know they are making a terrible mistake by supporting the pro-abortion, pro-lesbian organization, Girls Inc.
Please send them an email expressing your disappointment and let American Girl president Ellen Brothers know the company's decision casts a great shadow over their trustworthiness to put the welfare of girls and children first.
Click Here To Email American Girl Now!
Sincerely,
Don
Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association
P.S. Please forward this e-mail message to
Nope, Camfire is still around. Now it is boys and girls.
Girls Inc used to be Girls clubs of America..
I'm glad my two have outgrown that now. Time to cancel the rest of the American Girl magazine that my youngest is still getting.
Oh no. I will not throw away what she has. But I was buying her a doll and accessaries every year.
She was going to have the entire collection.
Not now.
I just sent an E-mail; hopefully they'll wake up and realize who their customer base really is...
Excerpts from the girlsinc.com website (bolding added):
Girls have the right to be themselves and resist gender-stereotypes.
Working with girls and young women, we also endeavor to eliminate sexism, racism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination.
Girls have the right to accept and appreciate their bodies.
To make responsible decisions about sexuality, pregnancy and parenthood, girls need and have a right to sensitive, truthful sexuality education; convenient access to safe, effective methods of contraception and protection from disease; and referral to comprehensive information, counseling, clinical and other services that support their responsible decisions. We recognize that any sizable group of girls includes those who face issues related to their sexual orientation or that of a family member and who face discrimination based on this sexual orientation. Girls have a right to positive, supportive environments and linkages to community resources for dealing with issues of sexual orientation.
We recognize the right of all women to choose whether, when, and under what circumstances to bear children. Reproductive freedom and responsibility are essential to other rights and opportunities, including pursuit of education, employment, financial security and a stable and fulfilling family life. Restrictions of reproductive choice are especially burdensome for young women and poor women. Girls Incorporated supports a woman’s freedom of choice, a constitutional right established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 in Roe vs. Wade.
We have a couple American Dolls that my daughter got as gifts from Grandparents and she doesn't even play with dolls, but I have kept them for her in case she has a daughter.
I always thought American Dolls were so great at teaching history and period dress, the books are very well written and I know lots of parents that enjoy them as much as the kids.
I will send a letter to AG that expresses my regret and decision not to buy any more of their products if they continue their endorsement of girlsinc.com.
Email sent. I told them their products were no longer allowed in our house. Then I asked them if they REALLY thought that radical feminists and lesbians were flocking to buy their daughters frilly dolls and books about girls in *gasp* traditional roles. Heehehehee
Utterly vile. The baby-eating ghouls are after America's children.
I wrote something similar, but I think you said it best! They need to realize who is actually buying this stuff. We have only one doll, a Bitty Baby, but it's my daughter's best friend and I had planned on getting her Josephine a few years down the road. Hopefully AG will cease it's support for this 'charity' before then.
Oh you are GOOD!
Now I wish I thought of that angle before I mailed them!
I'm not sure they will wake up. From just a preliminary search, it looks like the support for Girls Inc started about the same time as some partnership they made with Clear Channel.
Clear Channel has been involved with a number of lefty scam systems. Especially commercial money laundering with advertising. So I think they got into bed with snakes.
Well, it's pretty easy to see where "Girls Inc's" head is at by looking at the photo of the "traditional" American girls on their web page. And for those of you who are paranoid, it's not the girls' race that I'm referring to. It's their cool and jive attitude and politically-correct selection.
If you do a little drilling, you'll find that Girls Inc is a heavily invested in lesbian/bi issues.
Baby eating?????
These companies think there is more money in supporting abortionists, perverts and atheists than Chrisitians. It is good to boycott this crap because that is the only message they know and it how the libs have taken over most of these companies today. The diversity mantra is a lib/communist program used to divide us and keep us suspicious about each other and generate hate.
You know what really bothers me about those statements....this is targeted towards LITTLE GIRLS! Little girls still playing with dolls don't need to have safe, effective birth control!!!!!
nor do they have a 'sexual orientation'
Thanks, I've e-mailed them that I won't be buying their products anymore, which is a shame because they are really beautiful and my daughters love the stuff (it's expensive as heck though, so maybe this has silver lining!).
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