Huh? Wha?

[zesty_pinto]

I was looking up something called "American Girl" dolls since I am utterly obscure to these new fangled toys. I was interested because it somehow got related with VH1's "I Love Toys" marathon.

One of the links I found, however, included an article on conservative Christians shunning this toy because it had to do with a group that had been known to be pro-abortion?

delennamachoo, I'm surprised you didn't talk about this one. Or did you? I can't tell, this all looks wacky to me.

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[delennamachoo.livejournal.com]

I hadn't seen it, but it's funny. The American Girl company donates to girlsinc which is a great organization they are labling pro-abortion without doing much more research.

The abortion argument reminds me of the troops argument. You're either for the war or against the troops, and you're either pro-life or against life. Advocating a woman's right to choose what to do with her own body is NOT advocating abortion. I'm pro-choice, and I would never have an abortion nor would I encourage anyone else to do so. I simply don't want the government telling me what I can and can't do in the event of an unplanned pregnancy especially for victims of rape, incest, etc.

The funny thing is that I don't see anything anti-Christian on the girlsinc website. They're simply trying to empower girls.

[delennamachoo.livejournal.com]

Here it is:
"We recognize the right of all women to choose whether, when, and under what circumstances to bear children. Reproductive freedom and responsibility are essential to other rights and opportunities, including pursuit of education, employment, financial security and a stable and fulfilling family life. Restrictions of reproductive choice are especially burdensome for young women and poor women. Girls Incorporated supports a woman’s freedom of choice, a constitutional right established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 in Roe vs. Wade."


I still don't see the problem. It's just more of the pro-lifers trying to say that advocating reproductive freedom = advocating murder :P.

[assfingers.livejournal.com]

Their HQ is here in Madison.

Or it was, at least. I seem to recall some sort of hubbub about a move a few years back.

That's all I have to offer.

[amanjo.livejournal.com]

I've heard of American Girls because they're made near where I grew up, but I had not heard of this flap. I cannot wrap my head around the logic that conservative Xtians use to make their insane arguments.

[into-focus.livejournal.com]

To be fair to the Christians.. I always had American Dolls when I was a wee thing and it definately made me want to murder my first born.

[sinndar.livejournal.com]

Whoa. That's pretty whacky alright!