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Horns, antlers (aka male symbols) on woman dolls

May 22, 2012

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    1. Medieval iconography was like that, yes. Which isn't anywhere close to say "real unicorns" looked that way, but it's the way they're depicted in heraldry or places like these famous tapestries:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_and_the_Unicorn
      http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Französischer_Tapisseur_(15._Jahrhundert)_001.jpg

      (Note the lion's tail, cloven hooves and the goat's beard!)

      Which is to say, historical iconography of mythical animals is so over the place that you can't say some mythical creature has any set of fixed characteristics.

      Edit: By the way, compare this heraldic unicorn with this species of wild goat ;)
       
      #101 sukeban, Nov 9, 2012
    2. I find this kinda funny, because I draw a lot and many of my female characters have horns. I'm awaiting my first BJD, and while she isn't really a fantasy creature, I'm sure I'll make her a couple of different pairs of horns after she arrives. Like other have said, many themes seem to be fantasy based, and even if they're not, lots of female animals have horns. Sometimes humans grow them too :)
       
      #102 MasahtiJade, Nov 11, 2012
    3. This thread is great :lol:. Personally I love horns on fantasy dolls, male or female, they add that extra something which takes the doll from being possibly a bit strange to being mythical and fantastical. I don't really associate horns or antlers with gender, I think that it is something that we are encouraged to believe by our male focused societies, like females being small and fragile and just not capable of manly things :roll:
       
      #103 Jendaw, Nov 12, 2012
    4. Its all a fantasy so why should it matter. I dont feel there should be any male or female exclusivity when it comes to accessories and parts (well not all parts D:)
       
      #104 Pitri88, Nov 12, 2012
    5. This is an interesting discussion. Honestly, I'd never really thought it odd to see antlers, etc on female dolls. Like many have said, I figure that as a fantasy character, they are already not following the "rules" of nature, so if you like it, go for it. Personally, my dream doll is a female deer hybrid (like a centaur but with a doe's body instead of a horse). I always imagined her with deer antlers--albeit, not huge ones as a buck might have. I'd love to find something like this, with mint-green and pink blushing and white hair^^
       
      #105 ConsSunshine58, Dec 10, 2012
    6. Ah, Moses and his horns. One of my Art History profs loved to point out to his students that Moses was only portrayed in works of art as having a head full of bony nubbins because, at one point, the Hebrew assertion that he was crowned with “rays of light” was mistranslated into Latin as “horned.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_(Michelangelo)


      So if anyone gives you grief for having a lady with horns, you can just tell them that you’d ordered the “rays of light” package, but there must have been a typo or something.


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      #106 FlyingFishtail, Dec 11, 2012
    7. i wasnt aware that horns and antlers are symbolic of male power.. and i cant see why it would make a difference whether they were on a male or female doll. unless of course you are going for a very "correct" choice of influence i.e what is more common in nature. as i am not a huge fan of fantasy dolls, i would probably never get one, but i think both genders are still beautiful with fantasy characteristics, whether this be horns or antlers :)
       
      #107 andyleaf, Dec 11, 2012
    8. If your doll has more feminine or dainty horns or antlers it may not bother you as much
       
      #108 AshlynJayde, Dec 31, 2012
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