Girls view on guys who own BJDs

I agree with the general consensus of the thread. It's rare to see males into the hobby, and at first glance it comes off as odd. But I think a big part about the BJD community is accepting people for who they are, so I think it's fantastic that boys would get involved in the hobby I wish gender stereotypes in general were less prevalent, so that it was easier for people to do whatever really speaks to them.

 

I think its normal, to boy having dolls. If we adult womans can "play" with them, they why not?
I know a boy, who bought a girl BJD for himself, because, he drawing pictures of girls, and its more comfortable for him to drow about a doll. And he really likes her.

 

Haha! That's great
Just made my day!

 

This thread is so awesome, and the responses are just amazingly welcome. I really love how the community generally welcome make bjd owner, especially since I'm a regular working joe myself.

 

Haha....yeah...after writing that... I found just how sexist it sounds.
But I think different market applies here.

I'm in Taiwan so everyone around me is Asian. Our culture is heavily influenced by Japan....and only recently Korea. I went to our BJD convention and I made sure to check out EVERY guy that had a doll coz I was curious. I went early and stayed until they closed shop so I can say with clarity, 99% had female dolls and 90% were obitsu. I don't want to say anything about large breasts but judging from what I saw....they are generally favored. I'm sure the guys have a couple of males tucked away at home but I was too polite to ask...

The girls on the other hand....had tinies in both sexes, MSDs in both sexes, SD13s in both sexes, SD17 males and a couple of Soom MegaGems and ID72s. I brought (part of) my Iplehouse Arvid. So I'ld say we were evenly spread out across the spectrum. Funnily enough, no girls were carrying obitsus.

 

I admit to being a little surprised when I started seeing un-boxing videos by guys on Youtube. Not because I thought it was 'wrong' that guys have dolls, but just because I hadn't expected it. It actually made me a little upset with myself because I'd obviously already made that subconscious opinion that men don't have dolls.

Anyone who has grown up with male siblings will probably have played dolls for hours on end with their brothers. Then as the boys get older, they are discouraged from doing so. I understand why some people find it strange that men have dolls, but it's only because society has taught us that it is. Honestly, what good reason is there that men shouldn't have a doll? Or ten!

The 16 year old male in our household is excited for the arrival of my first doll, and has already pledged to make him an all-in-one for the winter

 

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Totally agree. Some of the most creative BJD owners I have found are male and love to see their work with costuming and photos.

 

I don't see why guys can't have dolls. Dolls make people happy. Happiness shouldn't be restricted by gender.
That being said, just saw Manscan's post a couple of pages back. That guy is my hero. I only dream of having a collection like that one day! :3

 

Honestly I think the poor guys get more flack about owning dolls and being in a doll hobby than us ladies do. People have these misguided perceptions that guys in a doll or completely female dominated hobby are all either A. Gay or B. Perverts... Which is really unfair. Especially since we let boys play with action figures at young ages which in all honesty are dolls! I love the fact there are men in the hobby. I even converted my husband and he's in the hobby! He's obviously straight and NOT a pervert! He just loves the artistry and details that go into making them works of art. He isn't 100% sold on the more mature dolls but he likes the cute ones that look like little kids. (puki's and yo-sds ^.^) I think that it's sad that we as a society have come so far in respect to our fellow man but, we still can't accept people that are different, or unique, or that deviate from what the "norm" is. I love you GUYS!!!! Keep being the awesome artistic fantastic guys you are!!!

 

I'd actually love to see more diversity in the hobby, gender-wise. I mean, I've been to 2 quasi-major doll events and at both there was like one guy for every 10-15 women. I think it probably doesn't reflect on actual doll ownership, necessarily...in fact I'm sure there are a lot of guys who collect BJDs but who are hesitant to enter into the community or attend events because of what they perceive as a possible negative perception of them within the hobby. It's unfortunate, I'd love to see everyone be able to enjoy their dolls openly

 

First, when I saw a guy doing a box opening of a bjd (Dollfie Dream). Specifically 3 years ago, I really got shocked and I thought that BJDS are only meant for females! (still have no knowledge about bjds back then),

Eh-heh. But now, they're already okay and to me personally, I wish there's more guys who are interested in bjds which are very fantastic and to know that BJDS are meant for everyone

 

I agree! Gender stereotyping is horrible and limiting. I actually would be glad to meet guys with bjds for the fact that we're sharing the same hobby. There's also the case where people talk of the way others dress their dolls. In the case of men, some people think it's a bit off for them to dress their dolls in "raunchy outifits", but women do that as well, so what gives? I dunno. Let us just all enjoy the hobby and make acquaintances.

 

Guys with dolls are great! I'm following a guy on YouTube who is into dolls (sdrcow, woo!). There's another guy that I've watched a bit of but he creep me out a little. Nothing to do with him being a guy with dolls though. I'm sure we've all gotten indescribable vibes off of someone for no reason.

I'm down for checking out anybody who likes dolls, gender doesn't matter. I'm always happy to see someone into dolls, or anything else that I like as well.

 

Doll-collecting has a heavily gendered reputation, but I don't see why it has to remain that way! It seems awfully limiting. I mean, I wouldn't say that women shouldn't be president just because I don't know a lot of female presidents, so I definitely shouldn't say that men shouldn't be doll collectors just because I don't know a whole lot of male doll collectors. That very binary example aside, you should be comfortable, happy, and welcome in the doll community no matter how you identify!

 

I would find it awesome OvO

I don't judge UvU

 

Well said, I could not agree more!

 

Guys who own bjds? I don't think it's such a big deal. BJDs are more like action figures to me anyway. Perhaps they started as toy collectors or model collectors.

 

I think guys who own BJDs are adorable and awesome. Of course I admire any person with a strong passion male or female. Their excitement is hard not to catch. Its one of the reasons why I joined the hobby. I liked how excited and passionate the people are about their dolls. It makes me want to get excited too.

 

I think it's awesome! It shows that this is not just for girls. I wish my boyfriend would get into BJDs since he wish he had an art form like me(I'm an art student so it's required to do a lot of art). If you're a guy in this hobby I want to give to a hug for showing people that gender has nothing to do with this hobby!

 

I don't mind guys who are into the BJD hobby. Some of them might be using BJDs for art and photography... like a model since BJDs can pose and can be anatomically correct as well. I think some of them are pretty cool. I saw a video before where a guy combined his knowledge of mechanical things and BJD hobby to make the dolls dance. There was also a fashion item that became a hit. It was inspired by BJDs and the designer was a guy. For other guys out there, they might have other reasons like it was a gift or something and I do not see anything wrong with it.