tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post3797642366325888988..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: New From Mattel: Happy Divorce GirlGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-21990467067985771602007-09-26T22:41:00.000-04:002007-09-26T22:41:00.000-04:00I agree that it would have been better to have the...I agree that it would have been better to have the Asian friend be the main doll. However, the doll designer said that he really wanted to talk about the division in the country in the '70s, and made this poor girl suffer a divorce in order to be a symbol.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-8660867379005479992007-09-26T22:33:00.000-04:002007-09-26T22:33:00.000-04:00Kind of annoyed that after making a doll with afri...Kind of annoyed that after making a doll with african american, hispanic and native american heritage they went back to make nothing but blonde blue eyed dolls. Couldn't they have made the asian friend the main character and the blonde as a friend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-12704232029675235512007-09-18T16:39:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:39:00.000-04:00Why do dolls have to come with a story? Can't they...Why do dolls have to come with a story? Can't they just be fun to play with? Let's not let political correctness squeeze the fun out of children's toys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-24132993870015189302007-09-18T01:30:00.000-04:002007-09-18T01:30:00.000-04:00But there are still alot of kids out there with di...But there are still alot of kids out there with divorced parents. I would see this toy aimed more at girls coping with their parents' divorce rather than encouraging divorce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-78523720089537671352007-09-17T15:00:00.000-04:002007-09-17T15:00:00.000-04:00I love dolls that come from divorce...I love dolls that come from divorce...david hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417150218003379557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-61814602350108156092007-09-17T14:11:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:11:00.000-04:00Nice spot...Truly a "blast from the past", very re...Nice spot...<BR/><BR/>Truly a "blast from the past", very retro.<BR/><BR/>The social science is deep and widespread, yet it still runs into the fantasies of entrenched libertines. <BR/><BR/>And some of them work for toy companies.Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309743585009080434noreply@blogger.com