The popular doll maker American Girl is facing backlash for its new girls’ guidebook that reportedly advises children struggling with body image issues to ask their doctors for puberty blocking medications and to seek transgender support without parental consent “if you don’t have an adult you trust.”
“A Smart Girl’s Guide: Body Image Book” retails on the American Girl website for $12.99.
The cover of the 96-page paperback penned by Mel Hammond shows four girls of varying body weights and skin colors. One’s in a wheelchair, while another has blue dyed hair. The subtitle reads, “how to love yourself, live life to the fullest, and celebrate all kinds of bodies.”
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