Posted on 11/24/2005 5:06:27 AM PST by Diago
By now it's no secret that there will be a major protest of American Girl Place at 111 East Chicago Avenue (map) on Friday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. The Friday following Thanksgiving is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, and there will be many Mothers taking their daughters to American Girl Place to buy dolls and that is why the Pro-Life Action League is selecting this day for a protest of American Girl for linking up with pro-abortion, pro-lesbian Girls Inc.
Only women and girls and their American Girl dolls will protest in front of American Girl Place. Gentlemen are invited to come and take flyers to pass out on Michigan Ave. For this first protest we want only the ladies and girls and loving signs. There will be another demonstration on Dec. 3 for everybody.
We expect opposition and that is good. When the crazies come out to counter-demonstrate it makes us look even better than we ordinarily do. They have ugly signs, represent what we are demonstrating against, and use foul language. It is not hard to figure out who is who.
Unfortunately, some people don't seem to be able to figure out why we are opposed to a clean organization like American Girl, just because they have asked our little girls to help support an organization that supports abortion and perversion. They can't make the connection, and it's difficult to get them to understand that a little evil is a lot of evil, that half a truth is a whole lie, that funding an abortion supporter is supporting abortion, and that remaining silent is cowardly. Those who remain silent in the face of evil condone that evil.
For instance, it will be hard to convince even a good guy like Tom Sheridan, editor and general manager of the Catholic New World, that our Boycott of American Girl is not what he calls it: a "caricature," a "noisy boycott," "the wrong thing," showing "ignorance about corporate America," "not thought through," "misguided," casting "too wide a net," making us "lose respect," and raising "more questions than it solves."
All that ranting against the League for protesting the fact that little girls are being conned into supporting a pro-abortion outfit. As Jim Finnegan says, "If you can't say something nice about somebody, keep quiet."
But we're glad Mr. Sheridan aired his views, wrong as they are. It gives Ann a chance to explain to New World readers why we are boycotting American Girl. If the New World runs her letter, its readers will be informed and may join our noble and well thought out effort to sever the bond between American Girl and Girls, Inc.
Another story in the Nov 20 New World "Third Time the Charm" by Michelle Martin, concerns our Nov. 30 third trip to the U. S. Supreme Court. It is better than Sheridan's column. Michelle Martin Contacted us, Sheridan didn't and it shows.
Chicago Tribune Columnist Denis Byrne has a good column on DINKS, couples with a "dual income" and "no kids." Byrne doesn't hate DINKS, but he is getting sick of some of their constant harping on how great it is to be childless, and how truly horrible children are.
He quotes DINKS bashing parents as "breeders," while referring to children as parasites, things, brats, and worse, suggesting that instead of having children, they should get a cat or dog. Byrne says if they don't care if the rest of us choose to have children, then lay off the nasty attacks. It makes them look small.
Byrne concludes that having children is a blessing and a great service to society and that raising them is a vastly more important work than planning a wine tasting party. Those who do a good job raising children deserve praise and nobody should have to explain why it is a heroic work.
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And those reasons would be?
"supports abortion and perversion" (homosexuality)
Does the pro-Lesbian doll come with its own vibrator?
Ok, I'm going to have to disagree. So, they must give their dollars to AG and buy a doll to protest? Doesn't that defeat the purpose?
Remember, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. I hear constant ridicule towards the pro-choice group whenever they take their children on protests due to the fact small children don't understand the meaning of their protest. This is no different for the pro-life side. Small children do not understand the full concept of both sides of the argument. If the parents want to protest, fine, but don't involve the children.
Oh God! I knew that was coming.
Hope these folks have a large turnout and I also hope American Girl suffers monetarily.
I think the idea is to teach children at an early age the difference between right and wrong. That sometimes you have to make sacrafices. That life is not all about satisfying desires. That you don't sell out your principles simply to own a doll
So fifteen years from now when one's daughter has to choose between looking good in a swim suit on the vacation in the Bahama's or keeping her unborn child, the daughter will make the right choice.
And further it stated that the women "don't understand Corporate America" interesting..
"Ok, I'm going to have to disagree. So, they must give their dollars to AG and buy a doll to protest? Doesn't that defeat the purpose?"
My guess is that these people will be bringing their AG dolls that they had purchased in the past, so as to show the company how many customers they are offending, and give them some idea of what business they look to lose in the future because of their new policy of supporting a pro-abort, pro-lesbian organization. I know we won't be buying any AG items in the future. Too bad for them, we have four girls age 2 thru 9. And they really like AG. Personally, I won't mind NOT shelling out big $$ for their overpriced dolls. :-)
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What?! You're kidding! I thought kids would die if they didn't get what they want so they can keep up with the "little Joneses".
Kidding aside, children seem to grasp the thought of not giving money to be used for bad things better than some adults I know.
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Small children understand moral issues just fine. (And what's the point of "both sides" on a moral issue?)
By the time they're about five, most children can articulate in great detail about many theological ideas, some of which have never been explicitly taught (like the nature of God's love and the attributes of angels). For them, the evil of abortion is a no-brainer.
Young children have an excellent radar for people who are good, and instinctively avoid people who are druggie or "weird" in other ways too gross to explain to innocent ears. It takes years of bad schooling for kids to lose their smarts.
How can our daughters celebrate the birthday of our Savior if they don't get $100 dolls that help fund the abortion insutry and the homosexual agenda? What lesson will we be teaching them?
Is the doll built so real you can tell? LOL
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