Parents, take caution! More than once now, I have gotten calls from radio listeners who say that they have been informed, over the radio, that American Girl magazine and girls club, along with Mattel toy makers, are somehow involved with advocating Roe V. Wade. Now, I am not in the business of spreading rumors, so I went to the website, American girl,and where it is true that Mattel is linked with American Girl club and magazine, without actually signing up for the mag, or the club, or even the email, as far as I could tell from just casual investigation, there was no hint of such a thing, but that doesn't mean anything. It looks all very innocent and sweet, but that in and of itself tells us nothing about the content of the actual magazines.The come-ons for the magazine are all carefully worded to imply that the magazines are all " age appropriate" and they of course change from little girls, 3-8 years, to pre-teen 8-12 , and up to and including teen-agers from 13 on.But what is true is that Mattel has dolls advertised, so at least part of the information I received is factual, which leaves me with some doubts in my mind that the rest could be true also. I suppose, were I to be the mother of a girl who would be interested in such merchandise, and was alerted as I am doing to you, that such could be the case, I would proceed very carefully and scrutinize the magazine from cover to cover before allowing my girl to read it, but for me to feel comfortable with it, I would have to read every issue before she, or they could, and than could get real tiresome. And, I suppose it would also depend upon your stance on pro-choice for your daughter. Myself, personally, I would rather discuss that sort of subject with my girls when I felt it necessary to have those conversations, and not be prompted by an article in a magazine which I had all unknowing let fall into my daughter's hands.
That being said, do as you see fit, and let your conscience be your guide!
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