The WEIRD Politics of American Girl Dolls | DEEP DIVE

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
13:02 - The Origins of American Girl
22:58 - BOOK REVIEWS - the original American Girl Books (under Pleasant Company)
1:18:46 - INTERLUDE: Creating a New American Girl Doll Together
2:03:17 - The Mattel Buyout
2:06:58 - the 2010s: a Decade of Controversies
2:23:50 - the 2020s: Claudie & Courtney Book Reviews
2:39:15 - Barbie-fication
2:42:10 - Everything WRONG with the 90s Twins
3:06:10 - How Do We MAKE AMERICAN GIRL GREAT AGAIN?

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Articles mentioned:
Slate article about the creation of Addy: https://slate.com/culture/2016/09/the-making-of-addy-walker-american-girls-first-black-doll.html
Smithsonian article about the creation of Claudie: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-american-girl-doll-celebrates-black-joy-during-the-harlem-renaissance-180980643/

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