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  • Politicians beat up on American Girl doll

    02/02/2005 12:10:30 PM PST · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 68 replies · 1,975+ views
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | February 2, 2005 | ANDREW HERRMANN
    Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Chicago) Tuesday invited the president of the company that makes American Girl dolls to visit Pilsen after the firm angered some Hispanics by describing the neighborhood in a storybook as "dangerous.'' Meanwhile, Ald. Daniel Solis (25th) said he had set up a meeting for next week with a representative from Mattel, American Girl's parent company, to discuss what he said was "probably an unintended mistake.'' The Wisconsin-based American Girl rankled some when it set the back story of a new doll in Chicago. The storybook describes how a Mexican-American girl named Marisol Luna moves to suburban...