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Karl's avatar

Thanks for your post. I was recently surprised to find that my daughter’s LOL dolls are anatomically correct. Given the ubiquity and popularity of these dolls among young kids these days I thought that was a truly encouraging development. I guess the doll maker even made a statement about why the believed it was important to be accurate and to embrace all body types.

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Zaftig Pink's avatar

I'm not a toy collector, but on the bookshelf by my desk for the past 25 years I've had a Feral Cheryl doll. She was created as an anti-barbie by a small company in Australia and now seems like a relic of happier times in the 90s. She had a more realistic figure within the bounds of toy manufacturing, body positive before that term was in widespread use. Hair styled in dreadlocks, nose ring, tattoos, and an impressive tuft of sewn-in pubic hair. Also came with a small bag of herbs in her purse from the days when that was a countercultural signifier. Again, a product of a very specific cultural moment, but did capture the more relaxed, slightly funky feel of that moment very well.

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Michea c clark's avatar

Nude Barbie doll not show nipple and Virginia shape look like and nude Keith doll not show penis !!! 😳😳 that why in USA some citizens are hide body dolls Very shameful USA citizens not enough educated open minds be be nude nothing wrong with it helps children learn body parts they are very Curious our body . It help each other learn not be lust . That is normal Curious ours body parts less crime Tom peeps and less rape very hurt any body And it learn helps not get pregnant 😳 my opinion that USA are censorship and some USA citizens very narrow minds ours body parts !!! We are born nude bless ours mothers ❤️❤️😍😍 mother help baby change diapers brother sister very Curious babies body parts mother good hand works care of baby . That brother and sister learn care baby ❤️❤️😍😍. Help life take care bath little baby keep clean body parts mother my opinion care humanity life nothing wrong with it our nude respect each other

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John Stevens's avatar

I was more into home made trucks and tanks and my Teddy Bear but I did undress myself when I had the house to myself. Thanks for the interesting post.

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H R Castillo's avatar

Along with several Troll Dolls I've had since the 70's I also have a "Peter In The Buff" Peter Griffin collectable from"The Family Guy" animated tv show. He's packaged with with a pillow, a Magic Clam and a Relationship VHS tape.

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Jacob's avatar

I have spent the last 10 years searching antique stores for naked trinkets, and have struggled to find ones that are not specifically sexual. I LONG for there to be some, and I will continue to hunt for them.

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Ian Bibby's avatar

Maybe it's more prudish countries but here in the UK it's fairly easy to find "anatomically correct" dolls of both sexes, although it does occur more in dolls designed to be treated as babies rather than figures of an older age group.

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the naked gentleman's avatar

I, too, am both a nudist and a toy collector. My interest in toys goes beyond naked ones, but I have good-sized collection of PVC non-articulated figures, action figures, and dolls that are anatomically correct, specifically intended to ne nude, or both. One favorite action figure is Nudar, an alien from "Futurama." I particularly like licensed PVC figures of popular characters in the nude; I have a few nude Smurfs (Smurfette bathing and a Cupid with a bare butt, David the Gnome and his female counterpart Lisa, Hagar the Horrible, a streaking Barney from "The Simpsons," Peter from Family Guy," etc. I have several PVC's with fig leaves: a Minion, a Gary Baseman "Dunce", Adam and Eve made by Bully, and others. You must be familiar with Sonny Angel. Let's not forget the classic Trolls originally designed in Denmark by Thomas Dam and widely copied by many makers. And, while they're not toys, I also collect naked garden gnomes.

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