I read a gawker article about the origin of teddy-bears, which had no new information, but did include a link to the greatest newspaper clipping I have seen in ages. 
It is from 1907 and the headline is “TEDDY-BEARS DESTROY GIRLS MATERNAL INTEREST SAYS CATHOLIC PRIEST.” He goes on to say that girls playing with teddy bears instead of dolls will destroy the race.
It would be, quote, “one of the most powerful factors in the race suicide danger.”
Everything old is new again!
Everything old is new again!
In fairness, I played almost exclusively with stuffed animals instead of dolls—I got Strawberry Shortcake, mostly for their little plastic animal buddies, which scaled nicely with the MLPs—and I also have no maternal instinct whatsoever. CORRELATION OR CAUSATION?!
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