February 2, 2005
She's just tryna get paid is all!
That American Girl stuff always had me raising eyebrows anyway..
Hispanics Criticize American Girl Doll
The old neighborhood "was no place for me to grow up," the doll's story says. "It was dangerous, and there was no place for me to play."
American Girl officials said that they never intended to insult the community.
"Our feeling is that when people read the book in its entirety, I think they'll see the picture that we painted of Marisol in the book is from a very warm, lively and very close-knit community," American Girl spokeswoman Stephanie Spanos said Wednesday.
Spanos added that the "dangerous" comment was a reference to traffic in the big city and that Marisol's parents moved to Des Plaines because they wanted a house and a yard for their daughter to play in.
Posted by ant at February 2, 2005 5:08 PM
