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02 April 2009

Welcome to Bountiful Baby - Where Dolls Become Babies!
"Comes ready to reborn—no need to remove factory paint or factory blushing! Includes vinyl plugs (legs, arms, head), and our innovative neck ring!"
Meet Brook.
Instructions for painting - Color#1: Vein Blue
Don't miss the Gallery of Contest Winners! (via mattoxic)

post by: Atom Eyes at: 10:55 | 15 comments

Well that's just about the creepiest thing ever.

posted by amro 02 April | 12:13

I only clicked the first link, and I still haven't recovered. Yeesh.

posted by BoringPostcards 02 April | 12:17

BBC America did a show on this a few weeks back. Here's the link. It's creepy and very sad and at the same time.

posted by Luminous Phenomena 02 April | 12:17

Can we just stop the new "fake people doll" meme here and on Metafilter now? Please, dear sweet Lord, please?

posted by Lipstick Thespian 02 April | 12:17

LT: Don't look.
Here's the clip I was looking for.

posted by Luminous Phenomena 02 April | 12:24

Yeah, the fake doll thing is creepy enough. But these things were so hideous I thought they just had to be fake, but I've found no evidence that they're not genuine.

I mean, did you see some of those contest winners?

posted by Atom Eyes 02 April | 12:56

Yeah, this made me feel like crying.

posted by Hugh Janus 02 April | 13:07

But I don't say that to make anyone feel bad, that was just my reaction. Could be the weather.

posted by Hugh Janus 02 April | 13:10

This my new facebook profile picture:

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by mrmoonpie 02 April | 13:18

I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. On one hand it takes a lot of skill to get get a vinyl doll to look that real (and yes, some of them do look very realistic even if ugly). On the other hand, the women (and a few men) who treat them like real infants are a rather sad lot. Yet, if it makes them happy, who am I to judge what's sad or not.

Like I said, mixed feelings.

posted by deborah 02 April | 13:39

Are these the offspring of lonely men and Real Dolls?

posted by trinity8-director 02 April | 14:18

On the other hand, the women (and a few men) who treat them like real infants are a rather sad lot.

On the third hand, if doing this fulfills something deep inside of these men and women, and keeps even one of them from going off the deep end and and, say stealing a baby from the maternity ward then I'm cool with it.

Creepy? sure. Harmful? no, I don't think so.

posted by anastasiav 02 April | 15:02

I have to admit, I admire the skill to make the skin mottled, as real newborn skin is. The winners (well, most of them) are amazing in their detail. Eyelashes, eyebrows...I can't imagine the time it took to make these.

posted by redvixen 02 April | 19:42

This color is also great for stork bites.

WTF??

these are creepy - yet I can't look away.

posted by jonathanstrange 03 April | 04:51

jonathanstrange - a stork bite is a reddish mark like a birthmark, common in newborn babies. They usually fade.

posted by pinky.p 04 April | 23:38

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