Comments on: Rebecca Rubin: Yiddishe American Girl

By: Alanna

Alanna — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:14:31 +0000

i think the gali girls are cute!! and their miriam doll has gorgeous red hair too… galigirls.com/...

i do think it’s strange, though, that american girl couldnt come up with something different..i mean it’s the same historical year 1914, and the same back story (russian immigration) – it’s like they just ripped right off from gali girls.

and by the way – there is no way any doll company could create an “ethnic” looking jewish doll and not offend SOMEONE. whaddaya want? a bigger nose? tight brown messy curly hair? come on…jews come in all shapes and sizes…i’d rather they not perpetuate the stereotype and as a jew you certainly shouldn’t be either!

By: masha

masha — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:38:31 +0000

Modern girl, you look like a regular Jewish girl, you do not look goyim, don’t worry the mob would not go away.

By: masha

masha — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:36:58 +0000

Her face reminds me of Barbara Streisand!

By: Michael Shepherd

Michael Shepherd — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:53:34 +0000

Just blew my chow all over the screen laffing my ass off! Thanks for the ha-ha! Just now reading today – Saturday, 31 May. I needed the laff.

“Guess they didn’t research what Russian Jewish girls looked like back then. That would be my homegirl, Golda. Retailing for $95 for just her plus her autobiography. $118 for her to administer an ass-kicking.” Word!

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:06:31 +0000

Rebecca herself does not live in a tenement. Her family lives in a row house on East 7th Street.

By: vicki

vicki — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:31:18 +0000

Modern Girl,
Right, but if you’re specifically making a doll to target an ethnic group, wouldn’t you want it to look like at least some of that ethnic group? I didn’t have dolls that looked like me when I was little either, mostly because I was too chubulous.

Shira,
Oh, it’s bad both from a facial AND clothing design standpoint. I nominate you and the ladies of Tchotchkes for the redesign.

By: Shira

Shira — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:55:14 +0000

Those Gali Girls are offensive – have you looked at them? They are ugly! Semetic doesn’t mean homely people! There are a lot of sexy Jewesses out there.

Shocking, truly shocking.

-s

By: Modern Girl

Modern Girl — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:22:13 +0000

I definitely think the American Girl looks more Semitic than the Gali Girls…

I’m Canadian (and not Jewish) so I’m a bit out of the loop on these trends. What ever happened to childhood imagination? I understand representation and identifiable role modeling, but not every toy has to look like a child. I didn’t grow up with dolls that looked like me. My boyfriend was given a “My Buddy” doll that looks like him, which I find creepy.

By: vicki

vicki — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:53:33 +0000

They don’t look very Semitic, though, NRT.

I mean, that’s fine for me because I look totally ethnically Russian. My mom used to joke(?) when I was little that if there was a pogrom, they could stick me out the window and the mob would go away. So, that’s cool.

But what about more Jewish-looking dolls?

By: nrt

nrt — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:46:15 +0000

PS: they had Miriam 1st
galigirls.com/...