American girl dolls bad influence?

Question

my aunt says they teach girls to girly-girls no matter what and be trendy and follow what your parents say (if its bad, like you can't go to college because you're a girl).

Answer 1

No. They teach kids to be whatever they whant to be. American Girls Motto is "Be your own star" and so they are telling you to be yourself no matter what. I used to love them when i was little. Hope this helped!

-Tara

Answer 2

LMAO...Well My oldes has Molly, Molly is sort of an "adventurer" and "sleuth".  My middle child has Samantha and Felicity and my youngest has Julie the 70s doll.  Now I have a question for YOU...is your aunt raising your children or are YOU?  If you don't think they are a bad influence then speak up.  These are YOUR children or do you plan to allow other's to raise them?

Answer 3

No. They're just dolls, but I do have to agree with the first answer. Some kids are kind of sick and do those types of things with dolls. But it's not the company, it's the kid.

Answer 4

American Girl Dolls???  So what does she think of the Brats dolls??  Wow... I've never heard that one.  She must not realize that each of the dolls has her own series of books that encourage girls to be strong and self-confident.  I don't think she really knows what she's talking about.

Answer 5

i h8 american girl dollss!

Answer 6

Sounds like your aunt is the bad influence.

Dolls, are dolls, whether American Girl, or Barbie....

also, following what your parents say is always good

Answer 7

American Girl Dolls are excellent for kids! They are about smart, young girls following thier dreams. They have them from many different time periods and they teach you can be anything you want if you try hard for it! The books are excellent too! As for the bratz dolls, ew! The bratz are bad influences because they wear clothes as if they're whores. Evem the bratz kidz wear belly shirts and short skirts.

Answer 8

American Girl dolls usually let the child learn about other times.  It is up to you as a parent to teach your child right from wrong.  What's wrong with being a girly-girl?  Smart, charming, witty, funny, good cook and great mom.  Sound like a great ending!

Answer 9

brat dolls are the crack ho dolls. American Dolls are hertiage dolls dressed in era clothing .They have the little free'd slave girl , the 1880s prairie girl, They are more like shirley temple dolls..nothing wrong with them except the price

Answer 10

Are you confusing this doll with the Bratz dolls? They almost appear too old for young girls and of course older girls don't play with dolls. the American girl dolls look wholesome to me and I'm a grandmother.Check out their webpage for more information.

Answer 11

I think some people are not really aware what America Girl dolls actually ARE. The original ones each came from a time period (Civil War, depression etc) now they are selecting POSITIVE girls to each year make a doll in her likeness and tell her story of courage, charity, overcoming adversity (there was one in a wheelchair) etc. Now HOW on Earth can this be a bad example? They are all modestly dressed and always tell a positive story (There is a line of books and movies about them). The dolls are supposed to be children (not teenagers like Bratz or adults) and children SHOULD listen and respect adults. Sorry but these dolls are one of the few positive fads.

Answer 12

They're a lot better than Bratz! Would you rather your child be a girly-girl or a disgusting s**t? Besides, most of them aren't even trendy or girly, it's their time period that makes them act in such ways.

Answer 13

American girl dolls are not bad at all. They are all historical characters that go on no-so-girly-girl adventures. American girl dolls are not related to fashion and make-up at all. The Bratz dolls are a different story though. You aunt is misinformed. I used to love American Girl dolls and I turned out fine. :)

Answer 14

no way!! american girl is about girls being an elegant, smart, and responsible girl........ watch one of the movies you'll see

Answer 15

I totally agree with you. But remember, they're just little girls. They are playing pretend, so I don't think you should be worried about that. I don't agree on the teacher saying that kids should follow what their parents say. It's like she's saying that if your parents tell you to jump off a bridge, would you? It was a bad thing to say, and I'm sure she meant it in a different way. But still what she said was not really right to say.

Answer 16

well it depends on what you think of it.and the first answer is stupiddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Answer 17

they look S****y to me.

i see kids lik 5 years old play with them and make them have s*x or makeout. kinda weird..