Things about this hobby that you find hilarious?

The muzzle could fit all the spare dingdongs in one place!

 

On a more serious note, what's the point? Given the "optional parts" and BDSM gear everywhere, do people really buy dolls to make 'em do sex stuff? It's kind of sad.

 

I think most people buy the stuff for the aesthetic to use the kinky elements in their styling? Harnesses are so popular in fashion right now. But honestly it's a hobby for adults and everyone is allowed to enjoy their dolls the way they want as long as nobody else is harmed by it.

 

I don't find it sad, I find it hilarious.
Honestly, though, I think it's mostly just an extension of creating characters for our dolls. I mean, we give them fashion styles, political views, favourite foods, taste in music, hobbies, relationships, gender identity and sexuality. Who is to decide what can and can't be expressed with props?
Many years ago I and some friends made some adult magazines in doll scale, featuring photos only of dolls and miniatures, mostly as a joke that we may have taken a bit too far, because of one of my dolls characters who is absolutely the type who would leave that sort of thing lying around.
I, on the other hand, do understand that there are plenty of people who would not get the joke, so I do not leave those props lying around. See the difference?

I think it's important to keep in mind that our dolls are always in some way fiction and while they can reflect certain aspects of the owner, they are is not a direct reflection and should not be taken literally.

 

@Lilith go figure, I thought this was largely an Asian angle to the hobby.

 

Hardly. People are people.
Oh, and I think you accidentally @ -ed the wrong user.

 

Oh this looks exactly a scene that my numerous barbies and one ken had to go through 20+ years ago

This is incredible, I love the commitment there is truly not a single thing that cannot be crafted for dolls.



Dolls are a great way to explore things through play that we might not be able to otherwise, and obviously it's common courtesy to mark things with NSFW/add content warnings when applicable, but we really shouldn't judge if someone decides to portray adult themes. Sometimes it's also about engaging with, for example, sexuality and gender in a safe way that is not possible for the person irl. And if it's fun on top? Amazing, I love that.

 

I'm not sure how many of were around back then (definitely a few of us), but there used to be at least one 18+ forum devoted to NSFW BJD stuff. There was a large variety of tasteful, dead fish eyes, and everything between. This is absolutely not a new concept or limited to Asian communities!

This is a 13+ forum though, so definitely don't post them here! Not sure how many people under 18 are still browsing here, but it's better not to expose them to overly sexual images even with a NSFW tag.

 

As long as the NSFW pics are hidden inside a Spoiler tag and labelled appropriately, I'm pretty sure it's alright to post 'em here (especially if within the topic of hilarious things about the BJD hobby). You can browse here and see a multitude of dingdongs and moobs hidden inside the said tags

 

@Darkness Fatale I really don't believe correctly tagged and spoilered is enough, but in the end, it's all up to the mods. Hitting a spoiler button is going to stop 0 children. It is really hard to tell if there are any left here. I won't fight this battle because it is 99% likely to be pointless. I see more people admitting to being over 70 than being under 18 these days.

I would love to see a 18+ forum pop back up again though. An appropriate place to share these would be great. I've taken some (fully clothed) photos that I'd love to post, but are left to only email newsletters between a couple people. It is really fun to photograph relationships that perhaps a child or teen shouldn't try to understand yet.

 

I think of male dolls who have small young baby faces with burly super muscular bodies......just no....at least for me!

And it looks hilarious.

 

A commentator-type Youtuber I watch mentioned this being a very specific Asian "fashion" trend.
Here's that video:

Apparently it's a distorted kind of beauty standard. And since dolls are created as an "aspirational" projection of what the current beauty standard is, it gets weird really quickly. I don't find it hilarious. I find it kinda creepy and sad.

 

Oh yes! I agree it is creepy and sad! And reason why I find it also hilarious is because it looks absurd proportion wise! I just got a 75cm boy the other day and he's my first one. I am not used to the scale or the aesthetic of smol head, chad body. It just doesn't look right! Maybe I'm just old school and like my Visual Kei styles...

 

I started out with the Visual kei style, too. I think the world's evolved into something that I don't quite recognize anymore. But ever since I watched that video I started seeing this trend everywhere, especially in Korean manwha where people get to put this kind of stylization into play. Let's just say... I'm not into it either!

 

I do think that aesthetic (of the big man body and boyish head) was, in part, spurred on by Anime. A lot of the Shojin style Anime has the guys with the extremely stylized heads and faces and the manly, muscular bodies. And with villains, it was also common (for quite a while) to have the head be WAY too small (think Younger Toguro in YuYu Hakusho).

I also noticed that the early Volks dolls, and most of the big companies that came immediately after, had a "semi anime" style that had oversized heads with oversized eyes and small noses and mouths that had fully sculpted nostrils and lips. These days, the head is not so oversized, but the features are still exaggerated in a semi-Anime style. It does give a baby-head impression.

 

Don’t get me wrong, this is a gorgeous doll…but man boobs with pasties? Now I’ve seen it all! https://denofangels.com/threads/ringdoll●●-bast-●●-10-off-●●-tan-skin-●●.882431/

 

Somehow I expected to see boobs with pastries when clicking the link and didn't even think twice (if any bjd companies read this, you may have this idea for free but I want the first cast doll as a gift)