I honestly think you missed the point. "What if what made her Jewish was not the way she dressed, or her frumkeit, but the story and the identity that a girl gave to her?"
First of all, Gali Girls are not frum. Nowhere does it say they are frum and my non-frum friends and I have enjoyed seeing our girls play with these dolls and their 'jewish' accessories.
The grandma has a legitimate point - she doesn't want her granddaughter thinking the best way to empower herself (as a female) is by showing as much skin as possible. And Bratz dolls most definitely promote this idea (consciously or unconsciously...the fact is, it's an MTV generation).
The main point is pride in being JEWISH. This doesn't mean they can't be astronauts or physicists or rock stars. It just means that if they are going to be one of these things, it's ok to be Jewish as well! (The absence of a million "career" outfits doesn't imply she can't be what she wants to be. I'm guessing it means Gali Girls isn't as large as Mattell with as many offerings.)
Gali Girls are a great alternative to the 'barely dressed at all no matter what religion you are' Bratz dolls and far more affordable than the $100 American Girl dolls. If you looked, you would also see that Rebecca Rubin is a total rip off of a historical doll called Miriam that Gali Girls have been offering for years now (down to the same year, 1914!)
I honestly think you missed the point. "What if what made her Jewish was not the way she dressed, or her frumkeit, but the story and the identity that a girl gave to her?"
First of all, Gali Girls are not frum. Nowhere does it say they are frum and my non-frum friends and I have enjoyed seeing our girls play with these dolls and their 'jewish' accessories.
The grandma has a legitimate point - she doesn't want her granddaughter thinking the best way to empower herself (as a female) is by showing as much skin as possible. And Bratz dolls most definitely promote this idea (consciously or unconsciously...the fact is, it's an MTV generation).
The main point is pride in being JEWISH. This doesn't mean they can't be astronauts or physicists or rock stars. It just means that if they are going to be one of these things, it's ok to be Jewish as well! (The absence of a million "career" outfits doesn't imply she can't be what she wants to be. I'm guessing it means Gali Girls isn't as large as Mattell with as many offerings.)
Gali Girls are a great alternative to the 'barely dressed at all no matter what religion you are' Bratz dolls and far more affordable than the $100 American Girl dolls. If you looked, you would also see that Rebecca Rubin is a total rip off of a historical doll called Miriam that Gali Girls have been offering for years now (down to the same year, 1914!)
And for the record - they come with books - http://www.galigirls.com/books...