American Girl Dolls Have Just Been Made Into "Never Nudes" by Holly Peterson
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For all the messages of self-esteem and girl power we Gen-Xers have received through the years, I still have feelings of embarrassment about my body -- thanks, in part, to all the other messages I've heard my entire life telling me I should be. I keep hoping that our daughters will grow up with a different outlook -- that our culture is progressing into a place where young women aren't afraid to be natural, aren't ashamed of their bodies, and don't think periods are "gross." We've made a lot of progress in this area ... that's why I was shocked to hear that American Girl brand dolls are taking a bold and regressive move to put permanent underwear on its Truly Me dolls and a few dolls in the BeForever collection, essentially turning them into "Never Nudes."
