Taking dolls to school or college?

My school is huge, and between the way people dress among other hobbies, a doll would probably just be one of those typical oddities seen throughout the day.

However, my reasons for not bringing a doll to school is that I don't really want to draw attention to myself because my school is in a bad area, and carrying my laptop to school makes me nervous as it is, never mind carrying an expensive doll at the same time. Also, I wouldn't really want to distract myself or others in class when I'm there to learn.

If I lived on campus, I would probably bring my dolls out every so often. It's just the traveling to and from my house that probably isn't such a great idea, and doing something like keeping them in a bag is just one more needless thing to lug around with me all day.

However, I will bring a doll with me in a bag for good luck during finals!

 

I take my boy (DZ 70cm Hong) to school everyday. My school is used to dolls, apparently there used to be quite a large dolly population...
I have even used dolls as topics for speeches in my english class.
I know that most people say that school isn't for toys/hobbies/etc, but I'm one of those people who takes this hobby to the extreme and can't go anywhere without my boy *total nut and proud of it*

 

Don't know, I do not think that I take me to school the dolls because people may not be as careful as you in his care. I would panic!
Besides ... already look at me weird when they hear what I spend on them! xD

 

I agree with a lot of people who are against it. School is for learning, not for messing with your dolls, blah blah blah.

My situation is a little different, in that on my uni course, we deal with large files and saws and blow torches. To bring an expensive doll to that sort of danger is insane. I brought my Cheshire once, but he stayed in my bag for the entire time, and only taken out and held at my desk; far far away from dangerous stuff.

I know people think it's creepy, but toting it around all the time like an baby doll isn't going to put you in a good light either. I respect myself, and joke about how creepy myself and my hobby is with my friends, but I'm not shoving a doll in their face going "RESPECT MEEEE"

It's nice to have this hobby, but I am so much more than a doll collector. I'm a movie lover, (will be) old cat lady, artist, general lolfail and hopefully a good friend and person. To go around with my dolls all the time would just banish me permanently to the crazy doll collector box. And I'd personally not do that.

 

You know, the "cat lady" thing brings up a good point. Lots of people don't like cats. They think dogs are better or for whatever reason just don't care for cats. Do we carry our cats around everywhere and shove them at people and demand that everybody like cats as much as we do? Of course not. So why feel we have to do that for dolls? There are enough other people who like dolls that one can usually find a meet up to go to, if you need to be around people who like dolls as much as you do.

 

I go to Los Angeles Valley College, and actually it's part of Yumiko's backstory that she's going to school there. So yeah, I think I'll bring the dolls one day for some location pictures. I also intend to shoot some of Zetto at UCLA, because according to his backstory he attends school there. Unfortunately I don't have any family going to Catholic school, so it will be hard to show my upcoming doll Namiko in her school environment unless I do a Photoshop job.

 

No, no, and no.
Kids can be mean. Terribly mean. And think it's funny.

Not only will bringing a doll to school make you get laughed at and talked about, but you really never know when some jerk will come and "accidentally" knock your doll out of your arms, or break it or who knows what.

Terrible idea, in my opinion.

(Well, if you're in high school still. College, you'll just get looked at weird, but most likely won't be fully harassed or have your doll harmed.)

 

I have to say, I see the point of people who say it could dangerous and things like that.

In my case though, I have about 30 people who wanna see my doll, including almost 10 teachers.

So I've decided that one random Friday and the half day of every 6 weeks grading period I'll take Kida to school. Exspecially if she has a new outfit.

 

I often bring a doll or two into school. I have a french teacher who absolutely adores them, and loves to see them! However, that being said, I do it as little as possible. Although I have the privilidge to go to a good school in a good area, plus I'm in my last year, some people can be terribly inconsiderate.

On a brighter note, one f the guy's in my french class has renamed them all as Elvis, Gary, Mogmog, Devil-child, Pi-squared and Hermaphro.

I think it's hilarious when he asks me how they are You learn to laugh at yourself in those sorts of situations. If you don't have a thick skin, /definitely/ don't take your doll to school.

 

I wouldn't bring my doll along with me to school. For one, I'm in the university studying Literature and Digital Media so the doll has no connection to my studies at all really. And if some of my friends want to see the doll they can always swing by my place instead.
But if doing a report on dolls I'd definitely bring him along

 

I'm in university studying biochemistry, and most of my lectures happen in giant lecture halls with several hundred people and little space to move. I wouldn't ever think of dragging a doll there, because it's inconvenient. Well, now that MicroMike is here I may not be able to resist the temptation of bringing him along sometimes because he's very small and very cute and as such would be easy to carry and not be a huge distraction - but any of my bigger boys, oh no. The only class environments I have that are small and have plenty of room are labs, but I'd really rather not have any of my dolls around concentrated sulphuric acid or cyanide.

Last year in high school I brought my dolls once or twice during really stressful days, but they stayed in my bag the entire day and no one ever saw them. I really think it's unnecessary - I don't need to prove anything to anyone, if they think dolls are creepy then that's their opinion and they can keep it. Hell, I don't think being an adult playing with dolls is entirely normal even though I'm one myself. I tend to introduce them to other people as "my creepy dolls" anyways, it breaks down the awkwardness and allows the person to express their opinion more freely.

 

It seems like the school admin might consider that a distraction and ban it. If not then you go to a way more tolerant school than I did!

 

I live in a dorm, so I guess my doll is already at school with me lol. Most of the time she stays safely tucked inside her box or sits on my desk in my room, but every once in a while I'll stick her in the front pocket of my bag to take with me. (pukis are good for that. lol) I don't take her out once I'm in class, but I like having her with me sometimes

 

My My, there are 700+ posts on this topic here:

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183156&highlight=bringing+dolls+school

 

I'm a graduate student. I work for some of my professors. These are the people who are going to be helping me get jobs and writing me letters of recommendation in the future.

I would absolutely never, EVER take one of my dolls to school. I don't go to doll meetups held on my campus, either. My dolls are a hobby, and a hobby I freely admit is both weird AND silly AND looks immature to, uh, most people. I have no problem with others holding those opinions, and I'm certainly not going to make myself look ridiculous by walking around campus carrying a doll. Dolls have absolutely no business getting mixed up with my education or my work.

I don't think there's any need for a "movement" for people to lug dolls around in public. You get funny looks from people because they think it's ridiculous and, frankly, I agree.

 

My boys go with me to school every Wednesday, it's Anime Club day and they are the mascots. Of course... I am a teacher so it's a little different than being a student. But one of my students recently got a bjd herself. Her boy sits with mine in my classroom all day. ^__^

 

I agree! There is a huge difference between not caring what others think and shoving your hobby in everyone's faces. We are collectors of big, weird dolls. There's no 'movement' that is going to change that fact or the fact that some people are nervous and\or afraid of them.
What if I decided to start a movement regarding my love of tarantulas? I think they're fantastic, but If I brought one into an academic environment it would be absolute chaos and I'd have no one to blame but myself.

Also agreeing with those who've said school does not equal playtime. You're there to learn not play with your toys.

 

My school is very relaxed place (not to mention small- seven teachers and 84 kids in the entire school @__@), so if I were to bring my boy, I don't think anyone would say anything against it, but... I probably wouldn't bring them, period o__o;. (Even if I do admit I have been tempted to bring him for my fashion class- but, seriously, we're suppose to design for humans and not dolls, whoops xD;~)

I wouldn't want him getting scuffed or damaged. And really the only thing I'd ever carry around in that school that has a personality would be my science teacher's snake xD

 

I entered the hobby long after I graduated from high school, but even then I wouldn't have brought my dolls to class with me. We weren't allowed to use backpacks during the school day, and with my locker located in an inconvenient location I've had to lug 10 tons-worth of books from morning to lunchtime. You want me to add a precious and heavy SD to the load? No thank you.

Since I've entered college, I have occasionally brought one of my dolls to campus--but only on days when I had Japanese class since a few of my classmates were the few people on campus who expressed interest in seeing my dolls. The instructor was cool with it too. It was all just for fun, not for the sake of some "movement."

 

I'm way off school now, but if I was still there, I would probably take my Hujoo there, but not a resin doll (though I don't have any of the later yet, I can imagine) I think it's nice to take a doll along when you have full control, but at school where you can easily get cornered (by either bullies or just plain curious people) it sounds scary to take it along.
My past experiences with taking personal stuff to school didn't go to well ... so yeah D: I once took a necklace that was a copy of the "heart of the ocean" from titanic movie to school, and my curious classmates quickly took hold of it out of curiosity, then while it was going around they dropped and cracked it... And I'm glad books are somewhat resistant because my yaoi mangas tended to go around a lot too D:

It's not about people making fun or not, but the danger of harming a special and expensive item. After all, usually when someone breaks something at school, it just goes like "You shouldn't have brought that" instead of anyone even considering it should be payed back.