Aussie Dollmaker Shocks Americans

They're works of art for sure.

Watch the second part of the video for the ones they make to look like photos of the real thing, brilliant.
Hope they get rich out of it, they deserve to.
 
Thats lovely.. I`d even love to have one of those..I have a doll that was my daughters , a baby doll 40 yrs old but I`d love to have
one of those ones.. don`t you just love those tiny ones that fit into the palm of your hands they are so cute.. and the
people that make them are so clever ..
 
I can't stop thinking of . . . Chucky!

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I would love one too Rainee, and those little ones i am quite taken with they are so beautiful, a girl i know in Melbourne makes the most beautiful life like dolls , she has them set up in beautiful old fashioned prams and bassinettes and you could swear they were real babies
 
I find lifelike dolls a little spooky, too. Who knows what they might do once the lights are out at night??? :hide:
 
Not kidding here - our baby granddaughter had 2 dolls; and when they were set up to face each other, they would talk. Twice, we heard those things talk when they were in separate rooms.
Probably some computer glitch, but I don't care....darn things were spooky. :(
 
I worked in a toy shop a few years back and found it amusing when we had the talking bear Alf and another bear i can't remember the name of, they were next to each other and used to talk to each other , it was quite entertaining
 
Doll makers have come a long way over the years. They make them so realistic now.
Ashton-Drake makes a collectors line of dolls.

A company from France, Corolle, makes some very cute, cuddly, lifelike dolls for little girls.
They are my granddaughters favorites. Although, one doll, who cries at whim, irritated my then 2 yr. old granddaughter, who demanded she behave .... she would take the poor doll and smash its head into a pillow over and over again to stop the crying.
Now, she's going to be a great Mom someday! :D
 
Archer said:
They make me feel sick, especially when I see women walking around with them and treating them like they are real...:livid:
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I saw a story about these dolls, or similar dolls, about 5 years ago. Apparently, women took their dolls with them while grocery shopping. A few even treated the dolls to walks ending with a few minutes at the local playground. The fad did not draw the attention of most commercial, broadcast news.

It was like Cabbage Patch Dolls on bad acid. Most fads do not ring my "too creepy" alarm the way this fad does. My problem is not the doll, but the implications. What happens to societies when adults refuse to let go of childhood?

Are these women unbearably lonely? Might this fad become the disorder du jour, hyperanthropomorphism syndrome", complete with specialized pharmaceutical interventions growing into a multi-billion dollar industry?

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I never liked dolls as a child, and thought they were creepy. Would rather play cowboys and indians with older brother, or play with my battery operated puppy dog. I think it's already a reality MercyL...lots of people nowadays seem to want to be kids forever, not good for the future of our society. And yes, I'm sure there'll be a pill for that. :rolleyes:
 
Archer said:
They make me feel sick, especially when I see women walking around with them and treating them like they are real...:livid:
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Reading the article, I don't think those women are screwed up in the head.. they are looking for a payday, not lost motherhood. I just think they are trying to get some publicity for their new line of dolls. And that was their way of doing it.
They got press - success!

There are other lifelike dolls on the market, the Corolle line like I mentioned above. They have competition around..
 
MercyL said:
I saw a story about these dolls, or similar dolls, about 5 years ago. Apparently, women took their dolls with them while grocery shopping. A few even treated the dolls to walks ending with a few minutes at the local playground. The fad did not draw the attention of most commercial, broadcast news.

It was like Cabbage Patch Dolls on bad acid. Most fads do not ring my "too creepy" alarm the way this fad does. My problem is not the doll, but the implications. What happens to societies when adults refuse to let go of childhood?

Are these women unbearably lonely? Might this fad become the disorder du jour, hyperanthropomorphism syndrome", complete with specialized pharmaceutical interventions growing into a multi-billion dollar industry?

:playful:
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I guess it's just a further symptom of our diseased human condition. Looking at Michael's two-minute history lesson has me wondering how we've lasted this long.
 
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