Dolls and Dolls, Guys!
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What is the significance of dolls during Christmas?
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Hey, and well, I should say Merry Christmas and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh and there's Chuck and Jerry's here too. And we bid you good tidings. We're decking your halls and giving you lots of joy on this festive day. Yeah. Yeah. We're decking your halls if you give us consent, of course, to do so. Sure. We would never deck halls just willy-nilly. No. I mean, no. We're good guys. That's right. Wow. This got odd very quickly. This is our annual sort of toy episode, and we've covered some specific dolls in the past, notably Cabbage Patch Kids. And you had the brainstorm, like, what about just dolls? What the heck is up with those weird little things? I sat up in the middle of the night one night and went, dolls.
And he was like, what happened? And she was holding a chatty Cathy. That's right. Oh, I can't wait to get to that part. Oh my gosh. Yeah, we're talking about dolls themselves, and it is a pretty broad category, but actually it's a little more specific than I realized, Chuck. And one of the things that right off the bat that I had no idea about is that there's almost no specific definition of dolls. No one can make an actual set definition. The reason why is because you're like, well, what about this? Well, what about that? Anytime you try to alter the definition to please everybody. It's the best example of how you can please some people some of the time, but not everybody ever. That old saying. Yeah, that old saying.
The definition that we agreed on was that a doll is a toy. And we all know what a doll looks like. It's like a model of usually a human type figure. I saw that it has to be human to be considered a doll. Sometimes it's a baby. Sometimes it's a grown-up. It's not an action figure. We kind of covered that difference in our GI Joe episode. But what a doll specifically is, beyond just looking like a human, is it aids in kids' development. There have been plenty and plenty of studies over the years that have reinforced the fact that dolls teach kids a lot of things, a lot of great things, empathy and patience and recognizing emotions, among many other things. Yes. So just real quick, that excludes, that definition excludes things like puppets, like you said, action figures, statuettes.
But it also, I think very weirdly, excludes animal dolls, like stuffed animals. Okay. Okay. And then one other thing I would add to the definition is that they have to be in some way, shape or form huggable. Okay. Okay. And that's it. So recognizing emotions is a big one for kids as long as holding onto dolls. Because a lot of times the kid will be like the surrogate for what the kid might be feeling. You know, Chatty Cathy is feeling bored or angry. And that means the kid's not comfortable saying that to the parents. So they talk through the doll, but not in a creepy way. Is Chatty Cathy your go-to doll? So far. I'll move on to Betsy Wetsy soon enough. Chatty Cathy is pretty fun to say. Yeah. Another thing, this is also I think Playroom Collective laid out some good examples.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the significance of dolls during Christmas?
0:00–7:30
2
Where did dolls originate from and how have they evolved?
7:30–12:23
3
What developmental benefits do dolls provide for children?
12:23–19:54
4
How have gender roles influenced the marketing of dolls?
19:54–33:02
5
What are some notable historical dolls and their impact?
33:02–54:14
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