A guest post from Popa’s brother:
There is a very strong case against the American Girl doll. This is a long discussion let’s begin.
#1. Whereas, conventional dolls that children play with foster many good middos, among them caring for a baby, playing with a baby, and the like, the American Girl is an unfortunate opposite.
Children live vicariously through this doll and imagine themselves indulging in all kinds of vanity. It engenders selfish attitudes, and a fantasy of pursuit of physical pleasures.