American Girl struck a nerve with ‘historical’ dolls from the ‘90s

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The makers of American Girl dolls clearly touched a nerve with millennials by calling their two new 1990s-era dolls 'historical.'

The makers of American Girl dolls introduced two new “historical" dolls from the '90s, and people have thoughts.The makers of American Girl dolls clearly touched a nerve with millennials by calling their two new 1990s-era dolls"historical."with a sweat-laughing emoji after fans reacted to the loaded adjective.

It all started on Feb. 22 when American Girl debuted two new dolls from 1999, fraternal twins Isabel and Nicki Hoffman. The adorable duo lookthey just walked out of the 1995 comedy"Clueless" while blasting Nirvana's"Smells Like Teen Spirit.", is peak '90s: Isabel and Nicki hail from Seattle, home of the grunge music explosion. Nicki expresses herself by making homemade 'zines while wearing an obligatory flannel shirt tied around her waist.

While the twins and their accessories — which include a clunky desktop computer, a cute purple inflatable chair and, fittingly, a few Pizza Hut-themed items — are definitely adorable, some Twitter users took issue when American Girl called the pair"historical""Weren’t the ‘90s just yesterday? As if! Our new historical character twins, Isabel & Nicki, share girl-power goals," wrote the company.

 

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