My daughter is seven and has a number of AG dolls, books and accessories. She loves them. I love them--I wanted to get the complete Molly collection for myself, and I am hardly a weirdo adult doll collector!!
The dolls themselves will not encourage anyone to become a lesbian or have an abortion. That is ludicrous and feeble minded thinking, at best. That's also not the point.
This is a new partnership with Girl's Inc. AG is selling a bracelet, the proceeds of which go to this organization. That, in and of itself, would be fine--simply decline to purchase the bracelet; but they are also making a (relatively small) donation of $50,000.00 to this organization which ostenisbly comes from the proceeds from sales of these dolls.
All the dolls, etc... that you and I have purchased in the past were pre-Girls, Inc. partnership. Our money did not support them or their causes. Now, people who object to this partnership are declining to puchase AG products. That is their perogative.
This moonbat totally misses the point and fails to give the whole story. Of course, this approach fits his agenda. He mocks a Catholic school for standing on principle. Sad, really. He also mocks the "commercialism" of AG dolls--Barbie has been commercial city for years! Give me a break!
At nearly $100 a pop, the company will make plenty of money on this line (particularly since it's now made in China), with or without a small percentage of Christian buyers. I find it sad that a wholesome product such as this has been corrupted by an agenda. It's sad that we as a society can't agree on moral issues such as responsibility, self respect and respect for others. Instead, political correctness forces otherwise noble causes to kowtow to all points of view with the result that solid morality is cast to the wind. This issue is a microcosm of society in general--all that's right and good these days seems to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Be glad your daughter is grown and wish her luck in raising your grandchildren in this culture.