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Written by Renee Carver
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Monday, 24 August 2009 08:14 |
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I would ask you to consider if this doll really pushes motherhood and the desire to have a child any more than any other interactive electronic doll that the owner teaches to talk and walk, feeds (presumably with a bottle) and bathes, cuddles and puts to bed. There are many many such dolls on the market right now, and yet no outcry against them and how they romanticize the process of child-caring. Why not worry that girls will get pregnant to relive the fun experience of teaching a baby its ABCs and how to sing songs?
Also, many children in breastfeeding households already pretend-play nurse their (nonelectronic) dolls and other toys.
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But breastfeeding seems to me a bit more personal and psychologically complicated. It is a much more physical act -certainly more important to bonding with a biological child- and whether we like it or not, breasts are very sexualized in society. This may have a negative impact on a girl's view of herself as a girl/woman until she physically matures. In other words, it could be a reinforcement that she isn't a real woman until she has breasts.
I could ramble on and clearly I'm still not totally sure about the ramifications of this doll. It just seems strange to me.