Mexican-American Girl creates controversy

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An American Girl doll named Marisol Luna has caused a bit of a flap because her back story has her yearning to escape a Chicago neighborhood she deems dangerous for the suburbs. Some children who actually live in that largely Mexican neighborhood, Pilsen, found Marisol’s tale demeaning. A group from a Pilsen high school marched earlier this week in front of American Girl’s North Side store to demand an apology from American Girl owner Mattel.

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