Ever since the launch of the first boy LOL doll, Punk Boi, people have been wondering “are LOL dolls anatomically correct?”
The short answer is yes. If you look closely, you’ll see that both the girl and boy LOL dolls are anatomically correct.
What does anatomically correct actually mean?
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines anatomically correct as:
having body parts like those of actual people
So, anatomically correct dolls have body parts like the actual people or age range they are trying to emulate.
Take Barbie, for example, she has humps on her chest that suggests breasts and a line for her butt because Barbie is, in fact, trying to emulate a woman.
Although Ken is trying to emulate a man, he is not actually anatomically correct because he is designed as wearing underwear and does not have body parts like an actual man.
LOL dolls are emulating children, so they have the body parts that children have.
Are LOL dolls anatomically correct: The Girls
Most–more than 90%–of the LOL dolls that have been released are girls. If you look closely at each girl doll, you will see that see has little nipples on her chest, a belly button, and–of course–a defined butt.
Most girls also have a whole in the bottom between their legs, from where they tinkle.
Girl LOL dolls ARE anatomically correct. It’s just that they are emulating little girls, who (seem to) have non-threatening and really not that noticeable private parts.
We use the word “non-threatening” because they boys have caused quite a stir…
Are LOL dolls anatomically correct: The Boys
Out of a couple hundred of all the LOL dolls released, there are a handful of boy LOL dolls. In fact, a boy wasn’t included in the LOL doll universe until Series 3. Lots of girl dolls had come out by that time.
Just like the girl LOL dolls, the boy LOL dolls are anatomically correct. They are meant to emulate little boys, so…
Boy LOL dolls have a “frank and beans.”
Yes, we know this isn’t the technically term for male body parts, but it was a less graphic way to explain what you will find if you get (or buy) a boy LOL doll.
Just like girl LOL dolls, boys also have nipples and a butt.
HOWEVER…
The anatomically correct boy LOL dolls have caused quite a stir among parents and on the internet.
Why?
Since girls are the primary market for LOL dolls, having an anatomically correct boy seemed a bit unnecessary and–for some people–offensive. If their daughters are not aware of the differences between the bodies of boys and girls, they certainly don’t need to be shown them by LOL dolls. On the other hand, anatomically correct boys can open a dialogue about these differences, providing a teachable moment.
So…
Why are LOL dolls anatomically correct?
We can’t say for certain. MGA Entertainment, the makers of LOL dolls, have yet to publicly reveal why those chose to make the dolls–particularly the boys–anatomically correct.
Here’s our total speculation and we assume that MGA’s lawyer will contact us if we are so off base that this constitutes libel.
MGA has been a pioneer in doll diversity.
They started with racial and ethnic diversity. There are SO many dolls of color, of all shades, in the LOL Surprise! universe. Your child has no idea which one she will get. So you have children of all colors playing with dolls of all colors that they may not have bought in the store because the dolls weren’t their colors.
Similarly, MGA has tried to maintain cultural authenticity. Corn rows? Afro puffs? Braids? Dyed hair? Bobs? Pixie cuts? We can’t think of many dolls that have tried to represent difference cultures (and subcultures) in a way that is authentic to those cultures.
MGA has pushed the boundaries of how girls define themselves and their looks. We’ve got girls wearing sports jerseys. Girls dressed like pop stars. Girls dressed like corporate bosses, queens, book characters, and more. What other toys are making looks that girls love that celebrate all the different types of girls out there?
So if you’ve challenged (and won against) the toy industry regarding race, culture, and femininity, what’s next?
Gender.
That’s why we think boy LOL dolls are anatomically correct–to push the boundaries of gender. Or more specifically, how we interact with gender.
Besides, boys and men are part of girls’ worlds too. How could there be an LOL doll universe full of only girls? Even Barbie had Ken.
Before you respond that Ken didn’t have a frank and beans, keep in mind…
Ken was invented in 1961. A lot has changed since then.
By the way, Ken has been criticized for more than 50 years for being NOT anatomically correct. How ironic.
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I restore and collect dolls, and I find it creepy that some of the old ken clone or knock off dolls don’t even have anything that alludes to male parts. Ken dolls and others at least have vague outline shapes of what would be there in a person. Kids should know that boys and girls are different. I think it’s better to see for the first time on a doll rather than a real person.
I’m not sure of the harmfulness of these dolls, like a lot of moms are, but I’m skeptical of the necessity of these things. For instance, Ken and Barbie have molded on underwear, and even in some of the newer dolls, bras. Lol dolls don’t wear any undergarments at all. The fact that the dolls can pee themselves is a little strange to me, but I can see the rational. But if many of the girls wear skirts, but not underwear…isn’t that a bit strange? And if the little sister series has molded on diapers, why not have the regular dolls have molded on underwear?