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Trying to look like a BJD...?

Mar 24, 2012

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    1. When I read the article, I was shocked. I am new to the hobby, and it didn't occur to me that people would think that bjd hobbyists are...pedophiles! I can't believe it! And putting sex dolls into the mix with bjds is ridiculous. I wish the author could have done more research. Now people who actually read yahoo regularly are going to see these dolls and label all of us.

      And the girl, it's true, she's more lolita than she is anything. And I'm sure that there are others who are also aspiring to be lolita, so her videos do help, but the creepy people calling her and watching her videos is not okay. Her mom has to step up and protect her or something bad might happen!
       
      #21 lunarbreeze, Mar 24, 2012
    2. BTW people, I found the article author on Facebook: LINK

      LOL I'm not saying harass her, but... in case anyone wondered >>;
       
      #22 jedimarajade2, Mar 24, 2012
    3. So I had this long rant all planned out about how society sucks, how the whole BJD world is innocent and not remotely sexual, how the reporter is trying to justify a possible pedophile's actions, how the reporter is probably a pedophile himself, how the cloistering of children is sparking outrageous outlets by the children... blah blah blah.

      I think if this is what she wants to do let her. And if you don't like it, don't watch it. I'm not worried for her yet. For the non-teen people on the forum, we can all say that at 15 we did stuff that we'd probably never do as adults...

      Now this line...

      "Modern Asian ball joint dolls have become increasingly more life-like, with a line of human-sized, physically mature dolls recently released for the kind of consumer you don't want anywhere near your teenager."

      ....makes me mad. Obviously the writer didn't bother doing any research about dolls, the doll hobby, or doll collectors outside of the fact that there is a sex toy doll somewhere in the world. It's basically like saying "I have skin, potatoes have skin, therefore I must be a potato!" WRONG. And so is the writer. The only reason I'm mad is that someone in Yahoo actually gave this dufus a job and some crappy college gave him a degree. I'd also like to point out the the human sex doll (I believe) was an AMERICAN creation.

      As far as the OP's questions about if I'd try to look like a doll; nope. I'm a chunky 29 year old college girl who's idea of fancy is anything with a skirt. I'm never going to look like a doll and I have no aspirations to do so. Do I have a problem with those that do? No again.
       
      #23 EmbracedLight, Mar 24, 2012
    4. DoA prefers that the discussions here focus on the actual dolls themselves - this is a great thread and would be perfect on a personal journal or blog!
       
      #24 Zagzagael, Mar 24, 2012
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