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A JUKEBOX, THOUGH
Sep. 20th, 2015 08:25 pmSo here I was getting this second job so that I could put some extra money in my account, and then American Girl came out with a goddamn 1950s diner and jukebox playset.
Which--okay, I love some of those streamline moderne aesthetics, and while I don't have a '50s doll, I have a couple dolls (undebuted online so far) from a world with a 1950s aesthetic. Also, OMG JUKEBOX. So, uh, another reason to go for the second job, I guess.
There's one thing I'm wondering about, though. At the beginning of this year, AG debuted their Girl of the Year, who was, once again, WHITE! I sent them a nice note on Twitter and Facebook suggesting that they diversify their Girls of the Year, and they replied with a stock note saying they were pleased to announce that they were debuting a historical character later in the year who would be African-American.
And then ... Maryellen came out, and as you might notice, she is, uh, not Black. So there are a couple of possibilities here:
1. Another Black historical* doll is forthcoming, or
2. Maryellen was originally Black and AG chickened out.
I have no idea which it is, though there is a bit of a conspiracy theory that this happened once before with Lanie. It does, however, make me realize that I have NO IDEA how life was in the 1950s for anyone who wasn't a white "teenager" in a 1950s educational short video. I do want to research that.
Mostly, though, goddamn I want that playset. Off to work!
*Sorry, "BeForever." Rebranding is fun!
Which--okay, I love some of those streamline moderne aesthetics, and while I don't have a '50s doll, I have a couple dolls (undebuted online so far) from a world with a 1950s aesthetic. Also, OMG JUKEBOX. So, uh, another reason to go for the second job, I guess.
There's one thing I'm wondering about, though. At the beginning of this year, AG debuted their Girl of the Year, who was, once again, WHITE! I sent them a nice note on Twitter and Facebook suggesting that they diversify their Girls of the Year, and they replied with a stock note saying they were pleased to announce that they were debuting a historical character later in the year who would be African-American.
And then ... Maryellen came out, and as you might notice, she is, uh, not Black. So there are a couple of possibilities here:
1. Another Black historical* doll is forthcoming, or
2. Maryellen was originally Black and AG chickened out.
I have no idea which it is, though there is a bit of a conspiracy theory that this happened once before with Lanie. It does, however, make me realize that I have NO IDEA how life was in the 1950s for anyone who wasn't a white "teenager" in a 1950s educational short video. I do want to research that.
Mostly, though, goddamn I want that playset. Off to work!
*Sorry, "BeForever." Rebranding is fun!
