11.24.2005

which is mixed in full

This has been getting some press, but I'm going to knock it from a different angle. See, the believer in me says that the parents of those boycotting are doing the right thing -- taking a stand against the godless corporations who feel that businesses have an obligation to take social positions.

But I'm going to knock it from another, also from the believer in me. Whether or not American Girl dolls support godless causes or not, these things are A HUNDRED DOLLARS a pop. And accessories cost more. You have parents making collections of these thing for kids. You're worried about the message you send kids by buying products from corporations whose views your child isn't aware of in the first place? Maybe your other message is that spending A HUNDRED DOLLARS for a toy is sensible. Maybe your other message is that we didn't tithe faithfully in December because we'd rather spend the money on extravagence than on the house of the Lord.

Maybe your other message is that mommy and daddy have no common sense.

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