"We were taken aback."

"Our programs are well-respected. We're all about helping girls see possibilities and dream big dreams,"said Joyce Roche, the president of Girls Inc., a New York based organization.
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"We are profoundly disappointed that certain groups have chosen to misconstrue American Girl' s purely altruistic efforts and turn them into a broader political statement on issues that we, as a corporation, have no position," read the statement issued by American Girl.