Because of the publicity this is getting it is very important that folks call and complain. This is a big, big test of the strength of the pro-life movement:
Call 1-800-845-0005 to complain.
no - all it takes is one perverse act to make you a pervert
One sin, and youre a sinner
I had no idea of this.
My parents gave me an American Girl doll back in the late 80s. I was in elementary school and enjoyed reading the books very much. I got the World War II -era doll since I was something of a history buff even then! That was when they had only 3 dolls and when the founder of the company was still in charge. The doll and the clothing and accessories are very well-crafted and I have all of it in storage to give to any daughters I might have.
I've never heard anything good about Girls, Inc. - and this is just another reason not to like them. At least when I was reading the American Girl books there was a healthy dose of family values and patriotism in them. I have no clue what they're like today.
E-mailed, just explained we spend over $400.00 every Christmas. This year will be zero.
Have you actually gone to the Girls Inc site and read the information it has there?
First -- yes I am pro-Life, but I am NOT for taking away rights as they exist in this country. The statement on the Girls Inc site didn't lead me to believe that they were pro-abortion, but rather supporting the law as it stands now. There is a difference.
Second -- I just flat don't understand something. The vast majority of people I know at one point or another have questioned their sexuality. For women it tends to be something along the lines of thinking another woman has an attractive figure or pretty hair or eyes. For a lot of women (well teens) the next thought is often, "OMG am I a lesbian?!?!" The books on the Girls Inc site are resources. They aren't requiring the girls to read them, and you can go to amazon.com and see the same books.
I'm beginning to wonder about some of the groups out there -- is everyone so afraid of information that they would rather keep their children ignorant?
Just an fyi, yes I am a conservative. Yes, I homeschool. No I am not a Christian, I am Jewish. I don't support abortion itself, but I don't believe that it should be a legislated issue -- by all means go to the clinics and counsel the girls not to have them -- I'll be beside you. But don't take any more rights away. And get the gov't out of my doctors office, please?
My niece is 25 and she is a lesbian. I don't agree with her lifestyle, but she is still my niece and I still love her. I also know from watching her grow up that there was nothing that any of us could have done to make her be anything but what and who she is. My twins ask me questions about my niece's choices -- I LIKE having resource lists I can go to, to be able to explain to them her choices. They aren't my choices, but you know what?
THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY! A FREE Republic.
*steps off her soapbox*
Oh, so have your boycott, I'm still buying two dolls and then some from American Girl this Christmas.
"American woman....
Stay away from me
American woman...
Mama let me be...."
American Girl must be nuts. Why not support breast cancer research, for heaven's sake?
Another bothersome thing about American Girl dolls, and Barbie, too, of course, is that they promote just a few examples of what they evidently view as girlhood perfection. Barbie, in particular, drives me nuts. Everyday, all around us we see a kaleidoscope of adorable, beautiful, wonderful kids. I'd rather make a doll for my granddaughter...maybe out of an old plaid skirt, and I'd buy her some good history books.
And they all ran away screaming at the thought that their children might be corrupted by something other than Christianity...
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I find this campaign patently ridiculous. Here you have a company that actually created dolls that look like little girls instead of hookers and the religious right pounces on them because they have donate support to a girls group.
Oh right, the girls group like many girls groups may also be offering information to the girls that abortion is legal,a and that well..lesbians exist. Well, I hate to break it to you...abortion is legal. General Motors also supports this group....are you going to boycott them too?
BTW, I've been to girls inc web page, clicked on some links and found I didnt' have the time to dig for the page with the abortion/lesbian stuff. It must be very secondary to what they're actually doing.
I couldn't afford these for my girls and was plannning on getting them for my grand daughters.
Not anymore.
Never ever.
Even if they disassociate themselves from the radical feminists.
Why don't people launch protests against tv shows like 'Sex in the City" and "Housewives"------instead of worry about overturning Roe-Wade, Sexy T-shirts for teens and now DOLLS-----start at the beginning and preach morality. Quit watching these shows!!!
One more post on here. I called AG and talked to a very nice operator today. Apparently a lot of right wing has been calling and yelling and yes they are listening. They are taking callers zip codes and their stance on the issue.
BUT, here is what I did find out. The money that AG donates specifically goes to three programs within Girls Inc.
1 -- Operation Smart. Focusing on Math, Science and Technology
2 -- Discovering Leadership. Comminity Awareness.
and
3 -- Sporting Chance -- a program that encourages girls to try and experience different sports. Encourages physical fitness.
That is the AG stance on it. She said they do realize that some people say that that frees up money to other allocated things. But also realize it may just enhance those particular programs.
I'm placing a call to Girls Inc in a bit as well to inquire about resources becoming available for other opinions on issues. If they have more thorough printed lists and the like.
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The source of most of our problems is radical feminism.
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