Homeless Doll Doesn't Need a Home

People on each coast have been blogging about the new homeless American Girl doll. New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser was the first to write about Gwen. In her column, she says:

For $95 -- more than your average homeless person would dream of spending on a rather mediocre baby substitute -- Gwen Thompson can be yours. A mixed message if ever there was one.

In San Francisco, Amy Graff asks:

Is Mattel presenting an important social issue to children by manufacturing a doll who faces real...