Almighty Dad | A stay at home dad blog

I have two boys, and they have no interest in dolls.  I’ve been completely tuned out to girl targeted toy commercials so I’ve missed this next little cultural nugget.  It involves the band Aqua and Mattel Toys in a strange twist since their infamous lawsuit years ago.  It appears that Mattel has grown a sense of humor.  Or it’s possible something else is going on; maybe I’ve missed that[…]

I was recently made aware of the American Girl line of dolls from Mattel Toys by a blogging friend of mine, at Clark Kent’s Lunchbox.  I’m woefully behind the times apparently because these dolls seem to be a pretty big deal.  There is a controversy brewing over one of their most recent creations, a doll named Gwen whose back story includes a dead-beat dad, a mom who lost her job, and their eventual spiral into homelessness.[…]