Real Dolls

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 | psychology

There are sex toys, and ‘companion’ toys. Real Dolls are the latter, and cost upwards of $6,000. If you wonder who would spend that sort of money on a doll, check out this video, ‘Guys and Dolls’ on Google Video, a BBC production. An uncomfortable alternate word for the a Real Doll is ‘alternate partner’.

Choice quote from the documentary (from a guy who still lives with his parents):

I think the thing my father finds really difficult about my relationship with Shishan [the doll's name], is the fact that she’s not alive, that she’s not a human being. He sees it as unnatural and strange… as a result Shishan spends 99.9% of her time in my room.

Although the documentary portrays the whole scenario as creepy, there is a film, ‘Lars and The Real Girl‘ which is a touching and provoking film.

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