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The Doll Community

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Hello everyone, Chris here. In this article, I want to talk about the doll community. When I first got my doll, I had no idea that a community of doll owners existed or that it was such an amazing community. I think that for most people, getting a doll is a very personal and private matter. And I know that society's view of a typical doll owner is a loner who lives in his parent's basement. So the idea that other people with dolls would be open to forming a community is not something people think of. However, the truth is, that the doll community is an amazing group of people.   Now, in prior articles, I have tried to speak about doll owners in a gender-neutral way as doll owners are both male and female (or whatever they identify as). However, in this article, I am going to be speaking from a male point of view as I am a male and my insights into this community come from that point of view.  That is not to say that a female wouldn't have the same feelings abo...

EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION: COMPANION DOLLS IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY

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  A very dear friend ( Lara The Doll ) wrote this great article exploring the intersection of Companions Dolls in the LGBTQ+ community. Lara does a great job exploring this topic and since I could not do any better, I will just link to her site. Please go and read this article as it is well done. EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION: COMPANION DOLLS IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY

Answering the Concerns

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  Hello everyone. In this article, I want to try to answer a few of the common responses that doll owners can receive when people find out you have a doll. For the people that will talk to you about your doll, the always have concerns. I know there are many others, but I wanted to respond to a few to show how these arguments have very little strength. Most of these concerns are based on two things: love for you and misconception about Dolls. The last two however, are from people that feel threatened.   "You know it is not a real person?"  To me, this is a silly question. Of course, we know that they are not a real person. This question comes from people watching shows like "Lars and the Real Girl." In this movie, the man fully believes that his doll is a real person with some rare disease that prevents her from being able to move. Although the movie is very heartwarming, it does perpetuate the stereotype that people with dolls all think they are real people. The t...