{"id":18401,"date":"2012-11-29T14:43:21","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T19:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T10:53:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:53:01","slug":"holiday-gift-guide-20-brown-dollsand-why-the-american-girl-addy-doll-doesnt-bother-me-so-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/holiday-gift-guide-20-brown-dollsand-why-the-american-girl-addy-doll-doesnt-bother-me-so-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Gift Guide: 20 Brown Dolls
(and Why the American Girl Addy Doll Doesn\u2019t Bother Me So Much)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a><\/center>One of the companies that sent me a doll to review for editorial consideration was American Girl. (You have until tomorrow to enter to win an American Girl doll.) After posting an image of the doll on Facebook, it started an interesting discussion\u2026\n

One of my friends mentioned that she wasn\u2019t too happy when she had received an AG catalog. While the other dolls of various ethnicities were fashionably dressed, the black doll was dressed liked a poor person. She was so upset that she threw out the magazine. Well alrighty then!<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t work for American Girl and I have had my own issues with them in the past (regarding price), but I felt the need to share an alternate view. The doll that she had seen was the historical American Girl Addy doll.<\/p>\n

The doll is described on the AG site as the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cAn inspirational side of the Civil War era comes to life in the courageous story of Addy Walker. Along with her mother, Addy is escaping slavery to find her father and brother, who\u2019ve been sold away. Once Addy arrives in Philadelphia, she hopes that her family will be together again soon\u2014and discovers that freedom isn\u2019t always fair.\u201d<\/p>\n

I studied African-American and Women\u2019s History and Sociology in college, so I actually don\u2019t mind the doll. While I can see why it could be offensive, slavery is a (awful) part of Black history. The other reason that I\u2019m not offended is that there are other brown doll options\u2026by other companies and by American Girl. Cecile <\/a>and the customizable \u201cMy American Girl\u201d line<\/a> that has several beautiful medium and dark skin dolls that you can customize to your daughter\u2019s style are the two other brown doll options from American Girl. On a side note, my \u201cissue\u201d with the dolls in the past was purely economic. They are expensive. However, I have been volunteering with girls so I know the popularity of these American Girl dolls. Some little girls are OBSESSED with them. Frankly, that doesn\u2019t bother me as much anymore when I consider all of the other awful things that they could be fixated on!<\/p>\n

Moving on\u2026there are also many other different brown doll options from a variety of companies. I remember that when I was growing up, there was two\u2026three options tops. Now, just looking through toy mailers, I can easily find over twenty options in addition to the three American Girl dolls. Brown doll images might not be where everyone wants them to be (they are still more likely to be \u201cfriends\u201d than the focus of lines; limited stock availability; more expensive; etc.) but we\u2019ve come a long way baby (i.e. Doc McStuffins)! Below are some other brown doll options\u2026<\/p>\n

1. Aisha (Winx)<\/a>
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2. American Girl Addy Doll
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3. Baby Alive Dolls<\/a>
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4. American Girl Cecile Doll and Paperback Book<\/a>
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5. Cabbage Patch Kids doll<\/a>
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6. Christie (Barbie\u2019s friend)
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7. Corolle<\/strong><\/a> is one of my favorite lines that carry brown dolls. I have written about Naima (from the Mon Premier line for babies). My niece grew SO attached to her! This year I received the Tidoo Candy Graceful and the new Cecile doll for editorial consideration. The Tidoo is a bath doll that I think will make bathtime more enjoyable for little ones, but the C\u00e9cile fashion doll<\/a> is the one that I think girls will love the most this holiday season.<\/p>\n

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8. Doc McStuffins
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9. Dot Starlight (Lalaloopsy)<\/a><\/p>\n

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10. Iridessa (Disney Fairies)
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11. Barbie So In Style Kara And Kianna dolls<\/a>
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12. Little Mommy doll<\/p>\n

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13. Loving Family dolls<\/p>\n

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14. Madame Alexander dolls
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15. Orange Blossom (Strawberry Shortcake Friend)<\/p>\n

16. Robecca Steam (Monster High) doll<\/a>
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17. Tamae (Groovy Girls)<\/a>
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18. Taryn (Journey Girls)<\/a><\/p>\n

19. Disney Princess Tiana (including their toddler doll)
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20. You & Me dolls
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