homeless and living out of a car
if you have a young daughter or a niece, you likely know what the american girl doll is and you’ve probably been to the massive store in chicago, nyc or la so that her doll can get a $20 haircut. widely popular, the american girl dolls have a cult like following, similar to the cabbage patch dolls of the 80’s. born on cabbage patches, the cabbage patch babies were sweet little children who are adopted into homes arriving with their own birth certificates. similarly, american girls come with their own identities and stories. from the historical collection, addy walker is a fugitive slave from 1864, rebecca rubin is a jewish immigrant living in nyc from 1914 and samantha parkington is a orphaned being raised by her grandmother in 1904. american girl company does not shy away from the harsh realities of life and continues to do so with one of the dolls introduced this year, gwen thompson. living in contemporary times, gwen’s story is a little grim. gwen’s father walked out on her and her mother, her mother is unemployed and now they live in their car.
this leaves me wondering, what are the 8 year olds (the recommended age for the dolls) suppose to do with their stories? are stories of the dolls suppose to be inspiring? do kids who can afford $95 dolls relate to being homeless and living in a car? life sure was a lot more simple on the cabbage patch.
photo courtsey of the cabbage patch website
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It would’ve been good if they were to have “Gwennie” end up living not in a car, but in a cabbage patch.