Some context for the Guardian Angel toys

Yesterday, I posted that the Guardian Angel toys aren’t well-received in my heavily Hispanic neighborhood, and someone asked for more context. So, here ya go. <br><br>In a world of scroll-by answers, this one is taking a bit more space. I apologize for the length. (Edit: I didn't expect so many responses, so the long answer is below.)<br><br>When my friend shared with me that they’d been told not to have the Guardian Angel toys in their school, I was perplexed. I had to do some searching, and it took some time to find an answer that was, basically, that the doll is a common thing seen in the bathrooms of a lot of areas of Mexico. I’m here to tell you, based on the number of comments, that it’s true. <br><br>But the comments also showed me that it is seen as a “Mexican thing”…and that brings me to the point that is most relevant to this sub. It’s not Mexican. It’s a Central American thing. It’s a thing that comes from the parts of Central America from which so many people are fleeing and with which our country is grappling right now. <br><br>Years ago, I took a trip to Costa Rica. Beautiful place, beautiful people. Most people I interacted with were either Costa Rican or American. But when we stopped at a fast food place, there was a Costa Rican man working there, dressed in a clean uniform, wearing a crucifix, and one of those little angels. I wondered, why the teenager was wearing the angel. Now I know. <br><br>Anyway. Most of you were probably well aware of this, but I figured I’d share, given the interest.