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I don't understand this. They're dolls, they aren't alive. Why people would care? This may be controversial, but I'd rather have a pedophile fucking a doll than raping a child
I believe the last time something like this came up, the argument was raised that it normalizes the behavior and leads to escalation, i.e. “they’re just illustrations” “it’s just a doll” to “I’m just taking photos” or “it’s just touching”, this time against actual victims
Does the research support this argument though? (Spoiler: it doesn't)
To my knowledge, there is very little research at all - the programs that would look into whether this might protect or endanger children struggle to get funded, because it's icky.
And anyone looking into it immediately gets labeled as defending abusers.