The following article, Deaf Doll and Dumb Marketing, was first published on The Black Sphere.
American Girl released a doll with “hearing loss”. Yes, I know. We aren’t talking about some futuristic cyborg being made in a Wuhan lab. It’s just a regular doll. You know, those with the not fully developed ears. Made of some type of rubber.
I love what CNN wrote:
The doll has brown hair and brown eyes and comes with a removable hearing aid.
“American Girl has a rich legacy of creating timeless characters who encourage girls to reach for new heights and discover who they’re meant to be,” said Jamie Cygielman, general manager of American Girl.
“Working with Olympic hopeful surfer Caroline Marks adds real-world inspiration about what can happen when you go ‘all in’ on your dreams.”
In addition to the doll release, American Girl is partnering with the Hearing Loss Association of America to raise awareness and collect donations. The company also plans to donate $25,000 to the organization and support its annual walk. Starting January 1, it will also take donations for the HLAA in American Girl retail stores.
Why not tattoo “Gimmick” across the doll’s forehead?
First, selling a “hearing loss” doll is like selling a gluten-free car or a “free-range” sofa. Before I allow you to read on, I must ask: Is your TV hypoallergenic? If not, stop here.
So does this doll sign? And if so, does it sign in all languages or the language where it is purchased? What if you get a doll that only knows Italian sign language? Do you buy Rosetta Stone for the ASL?
Do Dolls Know They’re Deaf?
Next, if a deaf girl receives a doll, wouldn’t she think it was deaf anyway? I’m certainly not picking on deaf people in asking that question. Truth be told I know little about the deaf community, though I grew up with deaf cousin-in-laws. Have I missed something and am only now finding out that the lack of “deaf dolls” is an issue?
I put this up there with the list of Leftist issues nobody cares about:
- Second-hand smoke (where’s that one gone?)
- The color of park ranger uniforms
- Calling America the “land of opportunity”
- Using the word “wife” or “man”; take your pick
I think you get the picture.
And how do they test the dolls?
Or are they just rejects from the production of “hearing dolls”? Or are they the aborted fetus of the pretentious “hearing” crowd who happily abort their deaf dolls?
You can already see the can of worms we’ve opened here. And if you ask if the worms are hearing or deaf, I say to you, “Stop being so tone deaf!”
I’m not pointing fingers, but I sense desperation at American Doll. As I highlighted earlier, “the company also plans to donate $25,000 to the organization”. Plans to donate? That’s not, “has donated” or “will definitely donate”. My brother plans to pay me back for the money I loaned him 17 years ago. But I have made no plans to spend that money.
I think somebody at American Girl is about to be outsourced with an H1-B Indian. He or she or “heshe” is so desperate to sell dolls, “they” came up with the asinine marketing gimmick. What must the War Room banter have been like as this idea was brought to life by this marketing whiz?
“I’ve got it! We can sell deaf dolls to girls!”
“They” continued,
“Deaf girls will buy them, as the dolls are relatable. Hearing girls will buy them because they want to virtue-signal that they care about deaf girls.”
Did the person who thought up this marketing use to work on Hamilton. Because I haven’t seen this much virtue-signaling on anything since white people got tricked into that anti-American play guised as support of one of our country’s Founding Fathers and prohibited the use of white people in its cast. Hopefully we won’t get the torture of Hamilton for the Deaf?
What’s Next?
As for American Girl, what’s next? A doll with anxiety disorders? Purchase her and get two free consultations with the doll shrink of your choosing.
Or what about a doll with gender dysphoria. I’m still confused about Barbie’s “Ken”, and I’m not convinced he was the dude in that relationship. Even better, a doll with a life-threatening peanut allergy, complete with Epipen?
Hey, the doll got people’s attention, so I’m not mad at American Doll. But the timing may not be best, given how “woke” is so last administration.
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