Would you buy a doll sculpt with a controversial name?

This is still the funniest controversial name I've come across (they changed it pretty soon): http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php/429642-Penis-Coming-Soon

And I wouldn't really mind, as I never keep the sculpt names anyway.

 

To be perfectly honest, I'm less likely to buy a sculpt that shares a name with an ex or someone with whom I've had bad dealings. XD

But no, I would not be put off by a sculpt that had a controversial name. I never keep sculpt-names as the names anyway. If other people have an issue, that's their issue, not mine. I've not found any sculpts out there with names that I feel are controversial. A sculpt name to me is just a label to differentiate one sculpt from another, no different than assigning a sculpt a series of numbers or symbols. I understand that other people bring their own feelings into a discussion, but it's important to remember that everyone has their comfort levels and thresh-holds for controversy. One person's "controversy" is another person's "business as usual."

And I think there are some individuals in this world who go out of their way to look for things to get in a frenzy over. That's their business too, and I'm free to ignore them. But I'm not going to let someone's dander being up over a name prevent me from enjoying a sculpt I find compelling.

 

I can't think of anything that i would find controversial but Fairyland has two Realpukis named Kaka and PuPu...not sure if it has any specific meaning in Korean, but in English their names sound like funny terms for poop I wouldn't be bothered by owning either of them because I rename all of my doll anyway.

 

If we're talking stuff that accidentally sounds like anatomical or toilet-humor reference in English, I'm not bothered by it.

For a second, I was afraid we were talking about ethnic-slur names, or words that are nasty terms for women, which would NOT endear a doll manufacturer to me at all.

 

Funny/controversial names don't really bother me unless it is the name "satan" due to my beliefs so I wouldn't feel comfortable buying a doll with such name but if the sculpt is appealing enough I might give it a go. I don't mind the name Lucifer though.

 

I don't care what the sculpt name is; if I like a doll enough to buy it I'll get it. I usually rename my dolls anyway.

 

It'd have to be pretty bad for me to avoid because of the sculpt name, but there have been a few awkward ones over the years like that poor mislabeled Impledoll or the time Dollmore named a line of doll "heartburn" thinking it was the same as heartbreak.

 

Oh my! That name! Hahahhahaha!!
Edit: Aw! Looks like they've changed it to Colin now! x'D

 

Nah, I don't care. I change the names anyway. The original names can be pretty funny, though. It was hilarious noticing all the people who had to mention in their posts about Iplehouse Freezia, "Not the DBZ character." My husband has had a great time with that. :P

 

It doesn't bother me. Oddly enough, the names like "AAAAAA" and numbered names bother me more because that doll is just a series letter or number and doesn't get a real name! But I name or rename all of my dolls so a sculpt name doesn't really bother me. I'm not easily offended, and some things that are completely innocent in one language or culture might be offensive or sound similar to an offensive word in another. I don't think a company should have to fully research every single language's slang and controversial words to make sure the name they choose isn't offensive to anybody on earth.

The worst ones for me to own due to meaning or the word itself are the ones I have a really hard pronouncing because it makes doll meets awkward. It still doesn't stop me from buying the doll.

 

It would have to be really bad (eg racist) to bother me.

Some names come a little close to discomfort. Souldoll and Leeke both have an 'Adolf' sculpt which is a little... off putting. Not enough to have me wringing my pearls, just to raise an eyebrow.

I'm not religious but I can see why religious names should be a no go, it seems like unnecessary offence. The doll doesn't need to be called Lucifer after all.

edited for clarity

 

It might raise an eyebrow, but if the sculpt appealed to me enough, I don't think it would be a dealbreaker. Now if the doll in question looked like someone I don't care for, that would be another issue - but that's personal.

Although I'm just twisted enough that I would have bought that little scorpion doll BECAUSE of the name. Well, that and darn, he's a cute little - you know.

 

I really don't put a lot of attention in to the sculpt name..
I will rename the doll after all.

 

-What doll names have you found that you consider controversial?
I remember a few years back, there was a little scorpion boy doll named after male genitalia. That was heavily discussed for a while, even after the makers changed the name.

-Would you buy a doll with a sculpt name that is controversial to other people?
Heck yeah! The name of the sculpt has no effect on how it looks.

-If you would buy it, did people react badly to the doll because of the sculpt name?
Who knows? Haven't done it yet.

-Would you keep the sculpt name of a controversial doll?
I never keep sculpt names because I like picking my own.

-Do you think that dolls with controversial names are somehow "tainted" by their sculpt names? Either because people are less likely to buy them or because they make owners uncomfortable and they end up on the second hand market or something.
It might hurt their sales, yeah, but it's not a bad doll just because of a word.

 

My first doll's sculpt name is Uyoo. Not controversial really, just sounds slightly rude like "Ew you". I like Fairyland's Kaka regardless of his rather unfortunate name. I haven't seen too many dolls with controversial names, although Adolf would be pushing it for me. There's a doll mentioned in a similar thread made by IOS named Anos whose name was originally spelled "anus" until someone told the company what that meant in English! However now it means that in Spanish... CloakedSchemer has a point, it would be hard to avoid accidentally offending someone when coming up with names for new dolls. Doll companies would normally avoid anything that would be blatantly offensive as it would be bad for business. Most of us rename our dolls anyway, so company name errors are generally not much of a problem.

 

Tbh unless the name was some kind of slur, I wouldn't really care. Demon names, god names, angelic names, and names that sound like euphemisms are common and fine.

In the case of a slur, I wouldn't buy from that company at all, because then it's a matter of "what makes you think that's ok?"

 

Yes. Sometimes I think about to buy any doll named Lucifer or Abadon because its name is Lucifer or Abadon. I did have the IOS Lucifer.

I fell happy because I love mythology, yasha, yokai, obake, occidental demons and all the cool goth/dark stuff.

Haters gonna hate everything. I have no business with ignorance and fundamentalism.

Yes and I would give controversial names, red eyes, daruma eyes, wings, horns and fangs to “common” dolls too.

In Portuguese “coco” means “shit” or “coconut fruit”. There are thousand dolls named Coco, kkkk

I have the same feeling.

 

I can't remember the name of the company now but there were some dolls I was interested in before I visited their website and saw they categorised their dolls as 'loli' and 'shota'. That just made me incredibly uncomfortable and put me completely off considering buying one.
I totally respect that there are people that wouldn't put off, they're only words after all, but they just tainted the whole experience for me personally.

 

I don't see how this is racist. Adolf is just a German name. My father-in-law's name is Adolf, and he's the nicest guy you could ever meet. Not every "Adolf" is referencing Adolf Hitler. That's a pretty unfair assumption to make.

Now if it were an actual slur (like the "N" word, or as cleverLC mentioned, a nasty term for a woman) then yeah, I can see why that would be offensive, but a name? I don't understand why people make such a big deal out of something so trivial.

@Neut: I believe you're referring to Dollpamm. Those aren't actually the names of the sculpts, they are the name of the lines/bodies. To be honest I also find this questionable but I also feel the body types are not child-like, so it wouldn't stop me from buying from them.