Comments | throwingpens: Because of Courtney, Liz, and Mindy, I present

throwingpens

Because of Courtney, Liz, and Mindy, I present

Oct 23, 2013 19:45

THE AMERICAN GIRL DOLL POLL

Poll

Apparently there are more dolls/books now? But Kit was BRAND NEW when I was 9 and I thought it was super cool that she had freckles like me.

Please rant about how great your favorite character is below.

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saucydiva October 24 2013, 00:50:53 UTC

I used to get the catalogue and just read it slowly, savouring the pictures and obsessing over the stuff I wanted. When I was eight, I saved up $88 so I could buy myself a Samantha, because she was so pretty. I worked hard, doing all sorts of chores and stuff. But then when I had the money, my mother told me I had to put it in a savings account, not use it to buy a doll I wouldn't even play with soon, a move which explains a lot about me, I think.

To this day, I occasionally contemplate running out and getting a doll anyway.

I was also entirely enamoured of Felicity's blue dress. You know the one.

throwingpens October 24 2013, 00:52:43 UTC

I DO THAT WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN GIRL BOOK I READ. IT WAS A GORGEOUS DRESS THOUGH I WASN'T SOLD ON HER HEAD DOILY

You want me to pick you up one on my way home from work one day? I go past the store LITERALLY every day.

saucydiva October 24 2013, 00:58:38 UTC

Don't tempt me. Although, Amber, if I get one, it'll be in-person, followed by dinner at the USA doll cafe. You'll come too, it'll be my treat. Then we'll brush the doll's hair and talk about how we hope we get our periods one day.

rikyl October 24 2013, 01:00:49 UTC

Wasn't Samantha discontinued?

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courtknees1 October 24 2013, 00:56:39 UTC

I am perfectly ok with being very literally unamerican in this instance.

saucydiva October 24 2013, 01:03:44 UTC

You are THE WORST like we came and TOOK YOU IN and TOLD YOUR OPPRESSORS TO TAX THEIR OWN DAMN TEA and we let you WATCH OUR TELEVISION SHOWS without even watching your shows in return, because they're boring/awful.

courtknees1 October 24 2013, 01:11:53 UTC

Well this is a tad aggressive and I don't know how to respond when this thread won't let me use any of my backing-away-slowly gifs.

saucydiva October 24 2013, 01:16:33 UTC

I have to defend America. Remember when we shut down the government and the Australians tried to take over?

Never forget.

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rikyl October 24 2013, 00:58:26 UTC

I voted for Samantha, although I couldn't tell you why. I'm not sure if I ever read a book or if I mainly just got to know her by staring at the catalog pictures.

Incidentally, the American Girl publishing house is about 10 minutes from me. I applied as an editor, but they didn't want me (probably because I have no fiction editing experience). Boo.

throwingpens October 24 2013, 01:03:01 UTC

SHH LET'S JUST BLAME IT ON MATTEL AND THEIR CORPORATION-EVIL-NESS-THING.

saucydiva October 24 2013, 01:04:16 UTC

You edit fic all the time.

Or does fan fic not count?

rikyl October 24 2013, 01:06:07 UTC

Um ... I forgot to put that on my resume. Next time!

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lizinstereo October 24 2013, 01:07:14 UTC

Samantha was my first doll. I saw her in the catalog and I just fell in love. Neither of my parents had qualms about buying me an expensive white doll (I'm black) because a) I loved her and my parents remembered what it was like to love a toy and b) honest to God, it doesn't matter what color the doll is. It's a doll ( ... )

lizinstereo October 24 2013, 01:19:00 UTC

I forgot to mention that the little girls I gave the dolls to call them their "angels." I kid you not.

saucydiva October 24 2013, 01:22:33 UTC

That's really interesting, that they have switched the black dolls's hair. Is Addy still made with the more natural hair?

I remember reading Addy's books, and have clear memories of reading a short story in the AG magazine about her getting medicine for her mom and having to take a streetcar, I think. Good times.

I wonder if people write AG fic. Don't let me look this up.

lizinstereo October 24 2013, 01:24:44 UTC

I remember the magazine! I loved getting it in the mail.

Yes, Addy still has natural-esque hair. The new black doll, Cecile, has big glossy curls.

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beetsbearsbsg October 24 2013, 01:49:57 UTC

Are American Dolls a rich kid thing ? I mean, the only real "doll" I had was a cabbage patch kid. And that was given to me when I was around 8-9 years old when my parents knew I wouldn't destroy it. Call me crazy but spending $100 on a doll is dumb. I'm not unamerican, I just grew up poor and played outside a lot.

And looking at this as a minority, Josefina Montoya??! WTF, is she supposed to represent me ? No thanks on these dolls. They just look creepy.

saucydiva October 24 2013, 01:57:15 UTC

Did you not grow up on a rancho with a pet goat?

I kid. I only know that doll from wandering in to the store- she was past my time- so I have no idea what her story is.

As for the rich verses poor thing. I have no idea, I was a lower middle class kid. I have no idea if any of my friends had the dolls, as I don't remember ever playing with them. I just got fascinated because I ended up on the mailing list and those catalogues were beautiful.

I did have a crap ton of Barbies, though.

beetsbearsbsg October 24 2013, 02:12:09 UTC

I didn't grow up on a ranch.

And my grandpa had a goat for about 2 days before he killed it and my grandma hung it's meat up in the kitchen to freeze. I remember it too. That goat got loose and chased me into the front yard.

throwingpens October 24 2013, 02:15:03 UTC

did you eat the goat meat to avenge it chasing you?

ps i hope this is a real story and not one of the stories you make up to make people feel terrible because it sounds awesome

(we had a friend who had a pig and then they slaughtered the pig and the bacon was delicious. good thing my friend didnt' name it wilbur i oculd nver forvige myself)

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