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gahdamnpunk:
American Girl stories were the best tbh

Dude, read the books, she and her mom freed themselves in Book 1. We don’t disrespect American Girl in this house 


Don’t you dare disrespect Addy, or any of my girls for that matter. American Girl used to be legit. Good stories, good dolls, good movies. 


Felicity’s story was set in the beginnings of the American Revolution, and addressed the conflict that she faced when her loved ones were split between patriots and loyalists. It also covered the effects of animal abuse, and forgiving those who are unforgivable. 
Samantha’s stories centered around the growth of industrial America, women’s suffrage, child abuse, and corruption in places of power. Also, it emphasises how dramatically adoption into a caring family can turn a life around. 
Kit’s story is one of my favorites. Her family is hit hard by the Great Depression, and they begin taking in boarders and raise chickens to help make ends meet. Her books include themes of poverty, police brutality, homelessness, prejudice, and the importance of unity in difficult times. 
Molly’s father, a doctor, is drafted during the Second World War. Throughout her story, friends of hers suffer the loss of their husbands, sons, and brothers overseas. Her mother leaves the traditional housewife position and works full-time to help with the war effort. They also take in an English refugee child, who learns to open up after a life of traumatic experience. 
American Girl stories have always featured the very harsh realities of America through the years. But they’re always presented honestly, yet in ways that kids can understand. They just go to show that you don’t have to live in a perfect time to be a real American girl. 


Dont you fucking dare disrespect the American Girls in my house. ESPECIALLY Addy!! That was my first REAL contact with the horrors of slavery, as I read about her father being whipped and sold and her mother escaping with her to freedom, but also how freedom was still a struggle.
A slave doll. Please. Read the books. 

Don’t forget Kirsten, the Swedish immigrant who had to deal with balancing her own culture and learning the english language and customs of her classmates, or Kaya (full name 

Kaya'aton'my, or She Who Arranges Rocks) , the brave but careless girl from the Nez Perce tribe, or Josefina, the Mexican girl learning to be a healer.
And then there are the later dolls, that kids younger than me would have grown up with (I was just outgrowing American Girl as these came out), like Rebecca, the Jewish girl who dreams of becoming an actress in the budding film industry, or 

Julie, who fights against her school’s gender policy surrounding sports in the 70s, or 

Nanea, the Hawaiian girl whose father worked at Pearl Harbor.
These books, these characters, are fantastic pictures into life for girls in America throughout the years, they pull no punches with the horrors that these girls had to face in their different time periods, and in many cases I learned more history from these series than social studies at school. And that’s without even mentioning the “girl of the year” series where characters are created in the modern world to help girls deal with issues like friend problems, moving, or bullying. We do NOT disrespect American Girl in this house.


American Girl is probably going to be the only exposure young girls are going to get to history from a female perspective. This is actually kind of important considering that in history classes we dont really get that exposure. We dont hear about what women felt and endured during these time periods cause schools are too busy teaching us about what happened from the male perspective, which is not unimportant, but we need both. Girls need both.



These books were such a crucial part of my childhood and shaped my love of history, which still ensures today. These books can be a young girl’s first  lessons in diversity and cultural awareness (hopefully burying that insensitive “we’re all Americans” tripe) and looking at history from more perspectives than just that taught in school. They also are an example of how women have ALWAYS been part of history, which some people would rather us not believe.
I think Kit and Kaya were the newest American Girls when I started “aging out” of the books, but hearing about some of these kinda makes me want to revisit them!

I wasn’t gonna say anything, but you know what? 
Nah.
OP (of the tweet thread) was either a actively trying to start shit or is just a huge fucking moron. Probably both.
I’d like to point out that the company that makes American Girl dolls actually doesn’t skimp when doing their research and they don’t make the dolls with the intent to be offensive in any way:





I loved American Girl growing up they’re great role models and history lessons so yeah let’s not cancel this for ignorant reasons 

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                American News: clover11-10:

breezeinmonochromenight:

star-linedsoul:

razzleberryjam:

ironwoman359:

chaos-in-the-making:

smugkoalas:


allthefandomss:

that-catholic-shinobi:

gahdamnpunk:
American Girl stories were the best tbh

Dude, read the books, she and her mom freed themselves in Book 1. We don’t disrespect American Girl in this house 


Don’t you dare disrespect Addy, or any of my girls for that matter. American Girl used to be legit. Good stories, good dolls, good movies. 


Felicity’s story was set in the beginnings of the American Revolution, and addressed the conflict that she faced when her loved ones were split between patriots and loyalists. It also covered the effects of animal abuse, and forgiving those who are unforgivable. 
Samantha’s stories centered around the growth of industrial America, women’s suffrage, child abuse, and corruption in places of power. Also, it emphasises how dramatically adoption into a caring family can turn a life around. 
Kit’s story is one of my favorites. Her family is hit hard by the Great Depression, and they begin taking in boarders and raise chickens to help make ends meet. Her books include themes of poverty, police brutality, homelessness, prejudice, and the importance of unity in difficult times. 
Molly’s father, a doctor, is drafted during the Second World War. Throughout her story, friends of hers suffer the loss of their husbands, sons, and brothers overseas. Her mother leaves the traditional housewife position and works full-time to help with the war effort. They also take in an English refugee child, who learns to open up after a life of traumatic experience. 
American Girl stories have always featured the very harsh realities of America through the years. But they’re always presented honestly, yet in ways that kids can understand. They just go to show that you don’t have to live in a perfect time to be a real American girl. 


Dont you fucking dare disrespect the American Girls in my house. ESPECIALLY Addy!! That was my first REAL contact with the horrors of slavery, as I read about her father being whipped and sold and her mother escaping with her to freedom, but also how freedom was still a struggle.
A slave doll. Please. Read the books. 

Don’t forget Kirsten, the Swedish immigrant who had to deal with balancing her own culture and learning the english language and customs of her classmates, or Kaya (full name 

Kaya'aton'my, or She Who Arranges Rocks) , the brave but careless girl from the Nez Perce tribe, or Josefina, the Mexican girl learning to be a healer.
And then there are the later dolls, that kids younger than me would have grown up with (I was just outgrowing American Girl as these came out), like Rebecca, the Jewish girl who dreams of becoming an actress in the budding film industry, or 

Julie, who fights against her school’s gender policy surrounding sports in the 70s, or 

Nanea, the Hawaiian girl whose father worked at Pearl Harbor.
These books, these characters, are fantastic pictures into life for girls in America throughout the years, they pull no punches with the horrors that these girls had to face in their different time periods, and in many cases I learned more history from these series than social studies at school. And that’s without even mentioning the “girl of the year” series where characters are created in the modern world to help girls deal with issues like friend problems, moving, or bullying. We do NOT disrespect American Girl in this house.


American Girl is probably going to be the only exposure young girls are going to get to history from a female perspective. This is actually kind of important considering that in history classes we dont really get that exposure. We dont hear about what women felt and endured during these time periods cause schools are too busy teaching us about what happened from the male perspective, which is not unimportant, but we need both. Girls need both.



These books were such a crucial part of my childhood and shaped my love of history, which still ensures today. These books can be a young girl’s first  lessons in diversity and cultural awareness (hopefully burying that insensitive “we’re all Americans” tripe) and looking at history from more perspectives than just that taught in school. They also are an example of how women have ALWAYS been part of history, which some people would rather us not believe.
I think Kit and Kaya were the newest American Girls when I started “aging out” of the books, but hearing about some of these kinda makes me want to revisit them!

I wasn’t gonna say anything, but you know what? 
Nah.
OP (of the tweet thread) was either a actively trying to start shit or is just a huge fucking moron. Probably both.
I’d like to point out that the company that makes American Girl dolls actually doesn’t skimp when doing their research and they don’t make the dolls with the intent to be offensive in any way:





I loved American Girl growing up they’re great role models and history lessons so yeah let’s not cancel this for ignorant reasons 

                
            

            
            
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    American News: THE ONION
 EDITION
 10c
 FINEST AMERICAN NEWS SOURCE
 MAN WALKS ON
 FUCKING MOON
 NEIL ARMSTRONG'S HISTORIC FIRST
 WORDS ON MOON
 HOLY LIVING FUCK'
 THE MOON Jesus fucking down in the moon's low gravity
 The distant, lonely, mysterious colleague on the lunar surface.
 satellite that has tascinated Hl, yeah Hell yeah," an
 mankind since the dawn of time ecstatie Aldrin said, pumping
 astronauts Neil Armstrong and
 lt's like I told you on the way
 down on the Sea of Tranquty his shipmate. "Remember?I told
 in the lunar module Eagle andyou this was going to be fucking
 Chris Houston. We're on the spent two hours engaged in
 bove: Neil Armstrong on the surface of the fucking moon
 chological preparations for the to the capsule. Their intense 18
 un-fucking-believableness f month NASA training period-
 the next phase of the operation, the primary unction of which
 earthlings watched on televi- credible nature of their mis-
 ed the tour steps leading out of at one point Armstrong had to
 the module, pause, and tooksit down and take several deep
 one small but epoch-making breaths. "just so I dont fueking
 HOUSTON:Roer. Tranquility
 250,000 miles away. " abso-seientists at press time still
 fucking-lutely am standing oncouldnot eve begin to fucking
 TRANQUILITY; [t wasa smooth
 The Earth as seen
 Ho y Jesus
 the sur ace of the moon
 rom
 the surfaceof the fuckingmoon
 conceive
 I am talking to you from the The astronauts also planted an
 goddamned fueking moon. JesusAmerican flag in the ground
 H. Christ in a chicken basketongside a plaque reading, in
 Holy mother of tuck," the first part: "This plaque, placed here
 Christ's sake. the moon. Over. HOUSTON: You're clear, Tran-
 pause.)
 HOUSTON: Roger that. You're
 quility. Proceed. Over.
 clear for T1, walkingon lhe, TRANQUILITY: Can see the| TRANQUILITY: Holy 〔pause)
 Lunar Module ootpads de- living (long pause) fuck. (Long man on the moon added.
 Roger, no fucking doubt about rom the planet around which
 it," Mission Controller Peterthis celestial body orbits, will
 Lovell replied. A-fucking-fir- rest undisturbed on this spot for
 HOUSTON: You're cleared to, the goddamned moon· (Long| copy?
 Conveyor. To walk (pause HOUSTON: We read you. Over ing believing this? Over
 fucking walk on the moon. TRANQUILITY: Footpads depHOUSTON: We read you. Over
 Eight minutes later, as Armholy living tuck. Can you believe
 E CAN PUT A MAN ON THE
 tou uieeakendMOON, BUT WE CAN'T BOMB
 TRANQUILITY: LEC attached.
 Surface is powdery. One more lutely am standing on the sur-
 pause.) I'm hypervnlating.talking to you from the god-
 HOUSTON: Everything okay,Hold on.
 r. (lang0ujSsriotinchskn bastA TINY ASIAN NATION INTO
 the ladder. Can see the Eath, TRANQUILITY: I'm on the bot- THANQUILITY Holy mother
 THE STONE AGE?
A newspaper from July 21st, 1969
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                American News: THE ONION
 EDITION
 10c
 FINEST AMERICAN NEWS SOURCE
 MAN WALKS ON
 FUCKING MOON
 NEIL ARMSTRONG'S HISTORIC FIRST
 WORDS ON MOON
 HOLY LIVING FUCK'
 THE MOON Jesus fucking down in the moon's low gravity
 The distant, lonely, mysterious colleague on the lunar surface.
 satellite that has tascinated Hl, yeah Hell yeah," an
 mankind since the dawn of time ecstatie Aldrin said, pumping
 astronauts Neil Armstrong and
 lt's like I told you on the way
 down on the Sea of Tranquty his shipmate. "Remember?I told
 in the lunar module Eagle andyou this was going to be fucking
 Chris Houston. We're on the spent two hours engaged in
 bove: Neil Armstrong on the surface of the fucking moon
 chological preparations for the to the capsule. Their intense 18
 un-fucking-believableness f month NASA training period-
 the next phase of the operation, the primary unction of which
 earthlings watched on televi- credible nature of their mis-
 ed the tour steps leading out of at one point Armstrong had to
 the module, pause, and tooksit down and take several deep
 one small but epoch-making breaths. "just so I dont fueking
 HOUSTON:Roer. Tranquility
 250,000 miles away. " abso-seientists at press time still
 fucking-lutely am standing oncouldnot eve begin to fucking
 TRANQUILITY; [t wasa smooth
 The Earth as seen
 Ho y Jesus
 the sur ace of the moon
 rom
 the surfaceof the fuckingmoon
 conceive
 I am talking to you from the The astronauts also planted an
 goddamned fueking moon. JesusAmerican flag in the ground
 H. Christ in a chicken basketongside a plaque reading, in
 Holy mother of tuck," the first part: "This plaque, placed here
 Christ's sake. the moon. Over. HOUSTON: You're clear, Tran-
 pause.)
 HOUSTON: Roger that. You're
 quility. Proceed. Over.
 clear for T1, walkingon lhe, TRANQUILITY: Can see the| TRANQUILITY: Holy 〔pause)
 Lunar Module ootpads de- living (long pause) fuck. (Long man on the moon added.
 Roger, no fucking doubt about rom the planet around which
 it," Mission Controller Peterthis celestial body orbits, will
 Lovell replied. A-fucking-fir- rest undisturbed on this spot for
 HOUSTON: You're cleared to, the goddamned moon· (Long| copy?
 Conveyor. To walk (pause HOUSTON: We read you. Over ing believing this? Over
 fucking walk on the moon. TRANQUILITY: Footpads depHOUSTON: We read you. Over
 Eight minutes later, as Armholy living tuck. Can you believe
 E CAN PUT A MAN ON THE
 tou uieeakendMOON, BUT WE CAN'T BOMB
 TRANQUILITY: LEC attached.
 Surface is powdery. One more lutely am standing on the sur-
 pause.) I'm hypervnlating.talking to you from the god-
 HOUSTON: Everything okay,Hold on.
 r. (lang0ujSsriotinchskn bastA TINY ASIAN NATION INTO
 the ladder. Can see the Eath, TRANQUILITY: I'm on the bot- THANQUILITY Holy mother
 THE STONE AGE?
A newspaper from July 21st, 1969
                
            

            
            
A newspaper from July 21st, 1969