Comments for Tonner Trends: Can a Doll Be a Sexual Pioneer? at http://www.dollsmagazine.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.dollsmagazine.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:38:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/articles/in-the-spotlight/486-tonner-trends-can-a-doll-be-sexual-pioneer.html#comment-1126 There's a big buzz in Russian news now. And it's not about a gay doll from Robert Tonner. It's about a gay Andy Mills doll from MATTEL!! A toy gay doll for kids was somehow invented by Russian journalists, and now hundreds of men and women are moaning online: "how could they?! WHO are they making our kids play with?!". It took a lot of time and effort to help a young Russian doll collectors' community grow. Tonner dolls have been imported to Russia for several years already. But time after time we are literally forced to think that it was all in vain, because most people still blindly believe that Dolls Are For Kids. They see any adult doll and they say: "Barbie!" (=> kids => How Could They Make Such A Doll For Kids?!) This is what you see when you stumble upon a bunch of Fashion Royalty, Tonner and Sybarite lingerie-clad gentle figurines in a public photo blog and the title says: "SEE WHAT THEY MANUFACTURE FOR OUR KIDS". So sad. - Ekaterina Ziborova Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:34:01 +0100 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/articles/in-the-spotlight/486-tonner-trends-can-a-doll-be-sexual-pioneer.html#comment-1100 Many gay men collect dolls, and are actively involved in the doll world. This doll makes sense, and now is a good time to introduce him. I hope Andy Mills (shares my name) finds love too. - Andy Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:07:40 +0100 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/articles/in-the-spotlight/486-tonner-trends-can-a-doll-be-sexual-pioneer.html#comment-1075 I say good luck to Mr Tonner, with whatever doll he decides to release whether gay or otherwise. I come from the ball jointed doll world where there are many gay/lesbian dolls and no-one bats an eyelid, and why should they? The only thing I would point out in your article, like countries the world over, there are many many places in the US where gay people are not accepted and are shunned for their sexuality, so I think the statement "In many countries, being gay is a death sentence, or an invitation to be scorned and always viewed as “not quite right.” America is not one of those caste-system lands." .... is sadly incorrect. However, I do wish all the very best to Robert Tonner on the release of Andy Mills and look forward to him finding himself a partner doll in the future! - Sharon H Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:20:17 +0100 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/articles/in-the-spotlight/486-tonner-trends-can-a-doll-be-sexual-pioneer.html#comment-1074 I admire Tonner for giving his doll a story that reflects his own life maybe and other people in the industry too. - Barbara Jeanne Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:21:25 +0100 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/articles/in-the-spotlight/486-tonner-trends-can-a-doll-be-sexual-pioneer.html#comment-1073 The doll looks very thin and pale. There's a vampire or invalid look about him. I wonder if he was part of the Twilight series and became the gay party planner instead. I think it's great that all kinds of cultures are portrayed in dolls, but I wish he looked less prissy/effeminate. - Eliza B. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:11:48 +0100