{"id":1771348,"date":"2022-12-11T06:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771348"},"modified":"2022-12-11T06:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:18:36","slug":"american-girl-doll-brand-under-fire-for-telling-children-they-may-need-to-take-puberty-blockers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-girl-doll-brand-under-fire-for-telling-children-they-may-need-to-take-puberty-blockers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;American Girl&#8221; Doll Brand Under Fire for Telling Children They May Need to Take Puberty Blockers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-girl-doll-brand-under-fire-for-telling-children-they-may-need-to-take-puberty-blockers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.townhall.com\/townhall\/reu\/o\/2014\/265\/f7ba40c5-f580-4a43-b850-d0884407fca5-1110x740.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"     style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Another business jumps into the ring regarding gender.<\/p>\n<p>For those unfamiliar with American Girl, the company was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americangirl.com\/pages\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded<\/a> in 1986 and originally sold 18-inch dolls exemplifying different historical eras through the mail. In 1998, Mattel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1998\/06\/16\/business\/company-news-mattel-agrees-to-buy-maker-of-american-girl-dolls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a> the line for $700 million. Subsequently, stores sprouted in select locations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The upscale dolls now represent more diverse backgrounds in addition to time periods; each comes with a book written from that doll\u2019s\/fictional character\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>And a special book released by the brand is making headlines for its advice to girls aspiring to be \u201csmart.\u201d The 96-page<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Smart-Girls-Guide-yourself-celebrate\/dp\/1683371909\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CFTR8NDL3RPY&#038;keywords=A+Smart+Girl\u2019s+Guide%3A+Body+Image&#038;qid=1670636758&#038;sprefix=a+smart+girls+guide+body+image%2Caps%2C136&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> A Smart Girl\u2019s Guide: Body Image<\/em><\/a> doesn\u2019t just school youngsters on their bodies; it informs them of interventional options. As relayed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11509601\/American-Girl-accused-stripping-away-innocence-book-teaches-girls-change-gender.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, the manual educates kids on the new category of identification taking America by storm.<\/p>\n<p>From its pages:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The way you show your gender to the world through clothes and behaviors is your gender expression. Your gender expression can be feminine, masculine, or somewhere in between \u2014 and it might change! Maybe you\u2019ll experiment with bright dresses and long, feminine hairstyles. Or you might try baggy shorts, plaid shirts, and a buzzed haircut. Your gender expression should make you feel at home in your body.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But what if body parts don\u2019t mesh with what\u2019s inherently man- or womanish? Alterations are on the table:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n[L]oving your body might feel a bit different than it does for a cisgender person. Parts of your body may make you feel uncomfortable and you may want to change the way you look. \u2026 That\u2019s totally okay!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There is, the book advises, a medical means by which to fix what\u2019s faulty:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t gone through puberty yet, the doctor might offer medicine to delay your body\u2019s changes, giving you more time to think about your gender identity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And though the child may require a doctor, she isn\u2019t ill:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Being transgender is not an illness or something to be ashamed of. If you\u2019re questioning your gender identity \u2014 or if you already know for sure that you\u2019re trans or nonbinary \u2014 talk with an adult you trust, like a parent or school counselor. That person can connect you with a specially-trained doctor, who can help you and your family decide what\u2019s best for your body.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If the reader suspects her parents won\u2019t understand, she can contact others who will:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have an adult you trust, there are organizations across the country that can help you. Turn to the Resources on page 95 for more information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>A Smart Girl\u2019s Guide<\/em> isn\u2019t Mattel\u2019s first foray into social progressivism. See:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2020\/07\/31\/barbie-politically-active-doll-set-donald-trump-jr-n249788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbie Unveils Its New Politically Active Doll and Her All-Female Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2019\/09\/25\/mattel-releases-new-gender-fluid-doll-line-kids-dont-want-toys-dictated-gender-norms-n116114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mattel Releases a Gender Fluid Doll Playset for Kids \u2013 to \u2018Encourage People to Think More Broadly\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/05\/26\/its-official-barbie-goes-transgender-n570148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s Official: Barbie Goes Transgender<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back to the book, it boasts a message from 22-year-old YouTube personality Jazz Jennings. Jazz is a biological male who was diagnosed with gender dysphoria at age five. The cofounder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/transkidspurplerainbow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation<\/a> explains, \u201cBeing transgender isn\u2019t a medical transition. It\u2019s a process of learning to love yourself for who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And a portion of parents are loving the book. A sampling from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Smart-Girls-Guide-yourself-celebrate\/product-reviews\/1683371909\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&#038;reviewerType=all_reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> reviews:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKnowledge is power.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat for young girls.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat teaching tool.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGood for girls to read independently.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI was hard pressed to even think of anything this book could do better.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s surely an increasingly popular response to the country\u2019s latest sexual revolution \u2014 one encompassing ever-younger Americans as it grows.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve arrived at an unprecedentedly complex place. Not so long ago, the category of \u201cgender\u201d didn\u2019t exist; there was only sex. We were all, in effect, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/09\/17\/snl-hires-its-first-nonbinary-cast-member-n628704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nonbinary<\/a>.\u201d But now there\u2019s a new layer of identity. And many companies are no longer satisfied to offer a product or service unencumbered by political messaging.<\/p>\n<p>The culture war continues, and it\u2019s currently inclusive of permanent medical procedures for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/16\/trans-kids-ok-for-hormones-at-14-surgery-at-15-health-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">young people<\/a>. For the wokest among us \u2014 including those who used to simply sell dolls that gave girls glimpses of history \u2014 neutrality is not an option.<\/p>\n<p>-ALEX<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>See more content from me:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/12\/09\/california-university-hosts-kinky-karaoke-ad-features-naked-people-perched-on-sex-toys-n671606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California University Hosts \u2018Kinky Karaoke,\u2019 Ad Features Naked People Perched on Sex Toys<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/12\/09\/english-teacher-fights-the-white-supremacy-of-teaching-kids-to-write-properly-n671205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Teacher Fights the \u2018White Supremacy\u2019 of Teaching Kids to \u2018Write Properly\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/12\/08\/article-at-bidens-alma-mater-cancels-abe-lincoln-a-racist-executioner-n671066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article at Biden\u2019s Alma Mater Cancels Abe Lincoln \u2014 a Racist Executioner<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Find all my RedState work\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redstate.com\/alexparker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>here<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Thank you for reading! 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