God, were conservatives really always this bloody afraid of everything?? Looking at shit like this from a historical angle is so fucking absurd.
Comment on The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence on Young Children
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A few social commentators saw teddy bears as ominous: They feared that some girls’ preference for soft animals over humanlike dolls would become all-consuming, replacing the female urge to nurture babies—and eventually lead to childless marriages.
You can’t make this kind of stuff up.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
a4ng3l@lemmy.world 7 months ago
To some extent they anticipated the Furries apocalypse risk 😂
MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They were prophets, we’re just too blind to see it.