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  • Barbie V. Bratz

    Thanks for an intelligent discussion of the Barbie v. Bratz issue. I'm a doll collector and I've watched Barbie slide downhill for years now. I don't buy the 'dolls sexualize our children' idea. Dolls and images like Bratz and Barbie have been around since the 1920's and 1930's (anybody remember Betty Boop? My grandmother said 'that' was ...
    Posted to XX Factor by DW1 on December 12, 2008

  • My daughter has learned history and women's rights from AG

    As a mom, I was not thrilled with the American Girl doll books. They are not great literature and they are tied into selling the dolls. On the other hand, they have given my daughter a basic framework of understanding for American History. She also cites them to talk about how girls were treated unfairly in the past. Overall, she has gained a ...
    Posted to IM by BookMama on July 4, 2008