No more swappable genitals on Chinese BJDs?!

freedom of expression is globally being dismissed. That's it. its a wrap

 

Jingles my doll penis bags like change in my pocket
Just kidding....
I don't use mine either but it's lame that the makers in China may not be able to produce it anymore.
Cover cap probably referring to a generic (or creative) non-penis bulge

 

Does anyone who's into the Chinese scene know something about these "potential new regulations" and what they entail? China usually gets new policies operational very quickly. Is it gonna be Barbie anatomy for everyone soon?

 

That's what it sounds like to me. Granted I am very much not part of the Chinese scene, and couldn't even begin to translate what the new regulations might be, it's sounding to me like a form of purity law where any depiction of genitals is forbidden or at least, very highly scrutinized for 'artistic merit' (aka not pornographic in nature.) It's not uncommon in governments like China's, so if I were to guess, that's exactly what it means - shapeless lumps or angel bodies.

Edit to Add: It is pretty generous on the artist's part to include extra hands to make up for it, especially if the tintins weren't actually something you were looking forward to, but it is sad that Chinese artists won't be able to hone their craft when it comes to the male anatomy. I get that it's difficult to discern what is artistic and what is vulgar when it comes to such things, and the argument can be made that they're completely extraneous when it comes to a doll, but it's also a testament to the artist's skill if they're able to render that particular part of the form with detail, as it requires a good grasp on musculature and how the appendage in question works. Very sad day indeed.

 

The Big BJD Discord server was discussing this the other day.

Some major dollmakers announced on Weibo that they're discontinuing genital/jj option parts immediately until further notice: Dollzone, Telethesia doll, Loongsoul, 2DDoll

The speculation in the Discord server, based on rumours/speculation around Chinese socmed, is that this began as a censorship crackdown against so-called R21+ figurines after a manufacturer was caught selling them to minors.

Spoiler: what they are?

I've never heard of R21+ figurines (and don't want to know anything more), but apparently these are adult-oriented figurines/action figures of characters in popular game/anime/media franchise, that show exposed genitals in sexualized poses.

BJDs are adjacent to figurines, and it seems like BJD makers don't want to get caught up in this censorship crackdown (because Chinese government can be very severe about this). So they're lying low and not selling jj option parts for now. Maybe they'll resume after all this blows over, but time will tell.

 

@aihre - if I'm reading that right, the telesthesia guys ordered before 6.6. are still as before? Or do they already have the bits replaced with extra hands?

 

I reread TD's Weibo post - seems like any orders placed before June 6th will still come with the 5-piece jj option parts, yeah. It's orders made after that date that will have that 5pc set replaced with option hands.

 

It's a nice thought. They're going to look a bit weird though
Sorry I couldn't help it

Thanks for the writeup @aihre!

 

Basically there has been recent cases of underaged buying 18+ anime figurines which caused some fuss with the regulations, although it is mostly impacting the anime figurine industry, bjd companies decided to not produce these just in case there are further troubles. So maybe they'll bring it back once everything settles a little?

 

Omg, that's sad news.
Also I'm curious about another secret dolls. There was a preorder with "special gender parts" separate option, so what about it for now

 

Thanks! That's how I understood it too, I just wanted to make sure I was reading it correctly. I also sent a quick message on my legenddoll order, so we'll see what they say^_^

 

Machine translating Dollzone's announcement gave me "all the DZ73/75 genital accessories, apart from the original ones, will be removed from the shelves at 6pm today".

I have a DZ Rock on the 75 slim body on order (ordered mid-January) so it will be interesting to see what happens to his body. I do like it when dollmakers include a magnetic "cup" part for male bodies, as I've had a body destroy multiple pairs of pants with its male endowment (why, Dollshe?!) and it helps pants sit more naturally, but it's sad to blanket censor artists who put work into sculpting the human anatomy.

Ironically the Rock fullset doesn't include shoes, pants or underwear, so I guess when he arrives he will be airing whatever his groin situation is for a while until I can figure out a pants pattern for him.

 

People used to make prosthetic genitals for their dolls awhile ago, if they wanted something bigger or in a different shape. I am certain there will be artists who will be happy to fill in that niche again for people who want those parts where it is legal.

I will say it is really alarming that something I've always thought of as being for adult collectors is being banned. There is something troubling happening all over the world these days and it makes me fear for artists, and anyone who wants to experiment with artistic expressions of sexuality.