Angry parents have blasted a book from the American Girl doll brand that discusses body image and gender, claiming it’s pushing impressionable children to change their gender.
“A Smart Girl’s Guide: Body Image: How to love yourself, live life to the fullest, and celebrate all kinds of bodies,” sets out to teach girls to “live comfortably in their own skin,” according to American Girl — but some parents disagree.
“Incredibly disappointed in your book ‘Body Image’ Let these little girls be little girls. Stop the disgusting push to introduce topics too mature. It is NOT your place,” one mother wrote on Twitter.
The 96- page book explains to its targeted audience of girls ages 8 to 11 that, “The way you show your gender to the world through clothes and behaviors is your gender expression.”
Read more at https://nypost.com/2022/12/07/american-girl-angers-parents-with-book-teaching-kids-about-gender-expression/
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