Turning dolls into babies - 6 views

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  #1 Elaine Ong on 25 Aug 09

   

  http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2007/09/11/when-does-a-doll-become-a-baby-72703-19770082/
  
  Just to share an interesting article about how dolls nowadays are becoming more 'baby-like', which kind of reminds me of Chucky hacking people with blood running down his face and his wacky menacing laugh *shudders*
  
  These dolls are exactly what we call as a simulacra, where it has become the copy of the original baby, the hyperreal; a 'real' baby for those who cannot have babies of their own.
  
  I wonder whether it is even ethical to remake something that is supposed to be 'alive'. Babies are considered precious lives that are celebrated around the world. Although we can say that it is teological, where the ends are what matters, that these parent hopefuls be given a chance at happiness and the satisfaction of having their 'own baby'. However, this blurring representation of reality may go against certain religious beliefs and norms that are already entrenched in society. Hence explaining why the woman at the supermarket (in the article) was revolted and insulted upon discovering that the 'cute child' she touched was actually a 'fake'.
  
  Should this 'product' then be conferred upon the status of an intellectual property? Should it even be allowed to be produced, when it is just a copy of the original baby and infringes on everything that is deemed as normal and natural in society?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2007/09/11/when-does-a-doll-become-a-baby-72703-19770082/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2007/09/11/when-does-a-doll-become-a-baby-72703-19770082/</a> <br /> <br /> Just to share an interesting article about how dolls nowadays are becoming more 'baby-like', which kind of reminds me of Chucky hacking people with blood running down his face and his wacky menacing laugh *shudders* <br /> <br /> These dolls are exactly what we call as a simulacra, where it has become the copy of the original baby, the hyperreal; a 'real' baby for those who cannot have babies of their own. <br /> <br /> I wonder whether it is even ethical to remake something that is supposed to be 'alive'. Babies are considered precious lives that are celebrated around the world. Although we can say that it is teological, where the ends are what matters, that these parent hopefuls be given a chance at happiness and the satisfaction of having their 'own baby'. However, this blurring representation of reality may go against certain religious beliefs and norms that are already entrenched in society. Hence explaining why the woman at the supermarket (in the article) was revolted and insulted upon discovering that the 'cute child' she touched was actually a 'fake'. <br /> <br /> Should this 'product' then be conferred upon the status of an intellectual property? Should it even be allowed to be produced, when it is just a copy of the original baby and infringes on everything that is deemed as normal and natural in society?</div>

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