Bill Curtis
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, not a big consumer of dolls, I take it.
No, I'm not.
Well, I'll give you a hint.
These things go great if you want to have marriages with your American boy dolls.
Oh, American Girl dolls.
American Girl dolls, yes.
For generations of children, the super wholesome American Girl dolls, each with represent a character from a real period in America's history, answered the question, what if a book were a doll?
But the new modern era dolls, American Girl dolls, are smaller, skinnier, and to quote the New York Times, too yassified.
But if you hate the new look, don't worry.
Cabbage Patch Kids are just as chubbed out as ever.
They're 40, yes.
The dolls are 40.
Survivor is 50.
Perry Menopause, yeah.
They're just...
Yeah.
No, actually, it's funny because the new dolls, the idea is like these are these characters from periods in history.
If they live today, this is how they dress and look, which I guess is nice.
It would be maybe better if they show the line of dolls like what the characters were like at 40, right?
Oh, look, Caroline has 12 children and Kirsten died three years ago of the Spanish flu.