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Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:00 AM

American Girls get serious in song

In a new musical revue, the characters sing and dance about their heritage for a price.
Sarah Goldstein

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  • Thursday, June 22, 2006 08:02 AM

    With all due respect, Nora...

    <<And really, any company boycotted by homophobic religious groups is fine by me.>>

    I really do appreciate your sentiments about this. And that AG offers bi-ethnic dolls (if that's the right word)is a good thing. If my brother and his wife have children, they will be 1/2 Puetro Rican, 1/4 Eastern European Jewish and 1/4 Scots, so IMHO representing multi-cultural children via dolls is laudable.

    However, when pressured by those homophobic religious groups, AG caved faster than you can say "American Girls are pricey little dears". Wish it weren't true...

    —RatherBRidin' Read RatherBRidin''s other letters

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