Marisol in the news again

[Grapedy1982]

This time the Chicago Sun-Times.

Politicians beat up on American Girl doll

What I don't understand is why they're so mad at AG. It was the author's decision to say that and if they're going to get mad at anybody it should be the author, who probably visited the neighborhood while writing the book. I seriously doubt anyone at AG had even even heard of Pilsen before all of this!

[mom_to_an_americangirl]

I have a degree in city planning and responded in the previous post but no, you don't have to move to the suburbs to raise your children BUT instilled in all americans is the post war ideal of the American dream which includes autos, a single-family detached home and tree lined streets with back yard and white picket fences.

The Federal Government markets this dream, both after ww2 and now through subsidized home loans, freeway and highway incentives (and limiting funding to mass transit) and the auto lobby.

I hope Pilsen continues to make progress in improving it's crime rate and that home values rise. Until the perception of the american dream is changed though, cities will continue to be perceived as unsafe.

Okay, I think I over thought this a bit. [img]redface.gif[/img]

[American_Mommy]

I am printing these out for Marisol's scrapbook.

[Felicityexpert]

The whole deal is rather rediculous. [img]graemlins/sure.gif[/img]

[rachie421]

That is the most ridiculus thing Ive ever read. People need to stop being so overly sensitive with all the politically correct nonsense. [img]tongue.gif[/img] It makes me ill. I mean, if someone ever wrote a book on my hometown and someone left for the city because it was just too boring and the people were too conservative for them, I would say, yeah that sounds like my town. Certain things are just true and no amount of making excuses will change that. Such as, living in the suburbs is safer than in the city. That would be true of ALL cities, whether its San Francisco (the safest in the country) or Detriot. Youre always at a slightly higher risk in the city. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Sorry I just had rant about that. [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]

[Jane Hart]

This is so ridiculous! Marisol is on ever news station, lined up with 100,000 people killed from the tsunami...hummm...which is more important! People dying or a doll that isn't controversial at all! It makes me truly frustrated when people complain about stupid things like that when the world we live in is falling apart!

It reminds me of when Harry Potter first came out, boy was that a mess!

[lileva]

It's just a book a fictional story,get over it.I am telling you AG is probably happy and not upset over this,it is free advertisment and it will just make Marisol more popular.End of story.

[Felicityexpert]

Political correctness has gone to far.

Let's face it SUBURBS ARE SAFER THAN INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. No amount of whining will change that. Get over it. Were not going to live in the world of happy sunshine where were not going to to get "insulted"

[MareGathersWords]

If they don't mention Pilsen *specifically by name* then what do they have to complain about? If someone who lives outside of Chicago reads the book they aren't going to know that Marisol lives in Pilsen from the street address! These people need to do something better with their time then beat up on a doll!

[AGTeacher]

Wow, what an article!!! I cannot believe how they attacked the author's sentences and also idea for Marisol. I do not think this will be the end of it. American Girl could actually pull the plug on Marisol or re write the book. [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] But the story stated that Marisol's parents wanted to move out of the neighborhood cause it was not ideal for Marisol to grow up in. I wonder what would had happened if the book was set in Brooklyn NY!!!! [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img]