KELSEY BOLAR: American Girl's grotesque gender transition fairytale leaves out ... trends now

Kelsey Bolar is a senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Forum and executive producer of the Identity Crisis series.

American Girl has betrayed America's parents.

As the mom of a three-year-old girl, I've dreamt of my daughter unwrapping her own American Girl doll on Christmas morning. Sadly, it won't be this year. Or possibly ever.

The iconic company once known for 'bringing out the joy of girlhood,' has gone woke, now teaching young girls how to not be girls.

In its book titled 'Body Image: How to love yourself, live life to the fullest and celebrate all kinds of bodies,' American Girl offers a 'smart girl's guide' to socially and medically transitioning from one gender to another.

If you ask why a toy maker would feel compelled or even remotely qualified to wade into one of the most controversial and unsettled issues in prepubescent health – you're not alone.

Moms and dads across America exploded in protest and now the company has responded by - shockingly - doubling down and gaslighting parents.

'We value the views and feedback of our customers and acknowledge the perspectives on this issue,' the company wrote. 'The content in this book, geared for kids 10+, was developed in partnership with medical and adolescent care professionals and consistently emphasizes the importance of having conversations and discussing any feelings with parents or trusted adults.'

This is an absolute outrage. Nothing in this statement or this book's appallingly shallow, one-sided, and frankly dangerous treatment of this explosive topic demonstrate that American Girl values much of anything.

The book was written by Mel Hammond in consultation with Carly Guss, a physician at Boston Children's Hospital who specializes in 'gender-affirming medical care' for youth and young adults.

To say that children as young as 10 years old may struggle to grasp these concepts is an understatement. And to present these radical ideas so flippantly in an illustrated pamphlet is insulting.

'The way you show your gender to the world through clothes and behaviors is your gender expression,' the book explains. 'While gender expression is what you show on the outside, gender identity is how you feel on the inside,' it continues, 'a girl, a boy, or someone who doesn't quite fit into either category.'

Yet even gender dysphoria experts say there is no scientific consensus over what 'gender identity' or 'gender expression' are. But here it is – written without caveat or explanation. Delivered straight to your child – context damned.

'We are committed to delivering content that leaves our readers feeling informed, confident, and positive about themselves,' the statement reads.

'Informed'?

More like misinformed.

The entire subject is presented in this way. The author doesn't go into any depth, provide any voice to credible opposing positions, or – most critically – tell the stories of medical transitions that failed.

For those who don't understand how potentially harmful it is to encourage children to identify as the opposite sex, consider the many stories from detransitioners documenting the lifelong complications they now face.

Prisha Mosley, for example, experienced the harms of transgender indoctrination first-hand.