(new)'American Girl' Doll Accidently Named After Alleged Eco-Terrorist

[katty]

more:

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/newly_marketed_%27american_girl%27_doll_accidently_named_after_alleged_eco-terrorist/#140413

Newly Marketed 'American Girl' Doll Accidently Named After Alleged Eco-Terrorist
Posted by Tara Lohan, AlterNet on June 2, 2009 at 2:12 PM.


Apparently hoping to expand their marketing reach, Mattel recently released their Jewish-themed doll. But it seems the toy company may have accidentally stumbled onto another market. As ABC reports: "Rebecca Rubin -- an alleged domestic terrorist on the lam since 2006 -- appears to have devoted her life's work to bringing down the capitalist system. But Rebecca Rubin is also an 18-inch doll, the newest in the American Girl collection, which brings in a whopping $463 million each year for the toy giant Mattel."

Woops. Apparently Mattel does about as much research as those folks who organized the Tea Bagging protests.



The New York Times explains:

[pepperbear]

1. Bomb making apparatus and Japanese whaling maps sold separately. n/t

[katty]

2. haha

[Sequoia]

3. Guess Mattel had better come up with a terrorist outfit.

Cammies, grenade, dark shades, beret, sniper rifle, ammo, boots, canteen

[DBoon]

5. like the anarchist action figure?

[Sequoia]

6. THAT'S IT !!!!!

[maxsolomon]

4. she's a terrorist?

what's the operation rescue pawn then? oh, that's right, a "lone wolf".