american girl, a symbol of freedom or racist propaganda? those are your only options in our latest edition of is this racist? last week american girl announced that it will discontinue four of its dolls. among them, cicily and ivy who were two of the only dolls of color in the collection. the blogosphere was quick to say the doll dismissal was racially moat vaded. the company admits the motives were racist. no, actually t ey say the move was a tactile business choice and an attempt to refresh the company s image. a rep notes, while we are achieving these characters as part of a shift and strategy, we remain proud of the wide range of backgrounds, cultures and races offered in our doll lines. now i own an american girl doll. i asked you to come to comment
american girl, a symbol of freedom or racist propaganda? those are your only options in our latest edition of is this racist? last week american girl announced that it will discontinue four of its dolls. among them, cicily and ivy who were two of the only dolls of color in the collection. the blogosphere was quick to say the doll dismissal was racially moat vaded. the company admits the motives were racist. no, actually t ey say the move was a tactile business choice and an attempt to refresh the company s image. a rep notes, while we are achieving these characters as part of a shift and strategy, we remain proud of the wide range of backgrounds, cultures and races offered in our doll lines. now i own an american girl doll. i asked you to come to comment on this story.
that s the first story. american girl symbol of freedom or racist propaganda. those are our only options in our latest edition of is this racist. last week american girl announced on facebook that it soon will be discontinuing four of its dolls, who were two of the only dolls of color in the company s standard collection. the blog where i always tune to for answers was quick to say the doll dismissal was racially motivated. the company admits their motives were racist. actually american girl said it was a tactical business choice and an attempt to refresh the company s images. a rep notes we remain incredibly proud of the wide range of backgrounds and races offered in all of our doll lines. now, i own an american girl doll