You really don't get it, do you? Little girls go on the American Girl website to look at dolls and their accessories, to find fun games to play with their friends, to email online penpals. Parents let their 8 year olds on this website unsupervised because AG has successfully marketed itself as age appropriate, wholesome material for little girls. Guess what? Including a link to a website that talks about lesbianism and abortion is not appropriate for a little girl, particularly a little girl who still plays with dolls.
Coca Cola, J&J, and whoever else gives to Girls Inc, is bright enough not to have a link in the children's section of the webpage encouraging little girls to support Girls Inc by buying a bracelet. Furthermore, I am not aware of Coca Cola or J&J ever running a campain saying buy this supercool bracelet and we'll give Girls Inc. a dollar.
As much as you'd like to ridicule this boycott, it will have an impact. AG was not just selling overpriced dolls, they were selling a wholesome little girl image and that's gone now.
"You really don't get it, do you? Little girls go on the American Girl website to look at dolls and their accessories, to find fun games to play with their friends, to email online penpals"
Y'all seem to be having fun with this so have at it. I don't think you are going to do enough harm to the conservative cause for me to be worried about it.
I do understand why Christian bookstores would stop selling AG if they are going give money that goes the Boys and Girls clubs but I find the attacks short sighted, not unlike the people who are trying to put the Boy Scouts of business -because you are overlooking the vast good that Boys and Girls clubs do in this country. I know that first hand.