Some of you may
rememember some of the
earlier diaries about the "religious" right attacking the popular American Girl brand and its parent company, Mattell.
This fight is not over. A Catholic school in Wisconsin is cancelling an American Girl fashion show, again because of support American Girl has given to Girls, Inc.
For those of you just checking in, American Girl's "crime" was to sell
"I Can" wrist bands and donate the proceeds to a subversive program designed to give girls confidence and leadership skills.
Donations raised through "I CAN" are earmarked to support programs in three important areas: Intellectual Development, Leadership, and Sports, including:
Girls Inc. Operation SMART®, which helps girls build skills in science, math, and technology
Girls Inc. Discovery Leadership®, which helps girls develop leadership skills and community awareness; and
Girls Inc. Sporting Chance®, which encourages athletic skills, cooperative and competitive spirit, and an interest in sports participation.
In the hate-twisted logic of some, this is something to be discouraged, because these mother fuckers view Girls Inc. as "a pro-abortion, pro-lesbian advocacy group." You see, unlike the Boy Scouts, Girls Inc. doesn't show you the door if you happen to be gay. And because Girls Inc. can't get their hate on properly, the usual mother fuckers will get it on for them.
Girls Inc. is the former Girls Club. It's about as far from a radical front group as you can get, unlike the mother fuckers who are trying to damage them. This is about more than trying to control abortion decisions. It's about trying to control corporate charitable giving and trying to control nonprofit programs that give girls the skills to compete with boys in the job market. They've already taken over your government. Now they want to take over your churches and your bowling leagues.
Spread the truth.
You can also give directly and support a worthy cause.