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Kim I agree with you 100%.

Furs we are family around here if something nasty is said to someone here it is said to us all.

Ok ladies... maybe she meant for that comment for the rude person! Being "family", we have to give her a chance to respond, right?! Don't all just jump on an assumptive bandwagon. I know you are trying to be protective of our family forum but lets see what she says first ok please? Thanks much and hugs to all!

I didn't mean to start something, that's why I said, please explain that post!!

It *IS* nice to see the forum family sticking up for one another though, but Pat is right. Give them a chance to explain!

It is not surprising that people make rude comments when reborners are portrayed as lunatics that would rather have "fake babies" to play with instead of real kids.

There is a saying that "art imitates life". In my opinion nothing is more art worthy than the beauty of an innocent child. Your baby must have been beautifully life-like to attract this person's attention. If you think about it, those comments are a tribute to our craft. Our intention is to make dolls that look like real children and because we achieve that, it causes them to be noticed and talked about. I am certain that in addition to the one person who made the rude comment there were many others who saw your baby and were delighted by what they saw. Remember artists are rarely appreciated when they do something new. Vinyl is a relatively new invention and we are pioneers in using it as an art form. Don't you feel better knowing that you are using your time to create art that is cutting edge and sad that other people have nothing better to do than get drunk and surf the internet?

You are awesome and don't let those comments convince you otherwise.

Let me tell  you what happened to me. I'm not going to say who said this to me, but I showed someone I've known a long time, my latest reborn. Which just sold btw! She looked at it and said, "I don't like it. It's creepy." She then continued to say that she was an ugly doll, and added that it was sad and weird that I made them. She finished with the quote, "I would really hate to know what kind of people would buy those awful things!"

I went home and just cried. I was so proud of what I had done. I don't understand rude people at all.

I'm sorry that happened to you. Some people were never taught mannners.

-- Edited by KristisCuties on Sunday 1st of May 2011 03:38:38 PM

-- Edited by KristisCuties on Sunday 1st of May 2011 03:49:21 PM

There will always be rude people somewhere in the world (IMHO) and we as artists will probably run into one in our lifetime. My mum used to say... "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all!" I have gone by that since I was a young child. In my 20 + years of making art dolls, I have heard many the rude comment. Even my friends or friends of friends will say they are "creepy" or "spooky" or freak them out. I just look at them and say "good! That means I did a good job on them!" hahaha. Some will explain that they look "too realistic" and that is why they think they are creepy.
My daughters bf calls them "little Gollum's, after the Lord of the Rings movies. I guess I don't mind people saying stuff to me any more but then I've been in this biz for over 20 years. Ya get thick skinned over time I guess. I just pay them no mind. Like Sev said above... "...those comments are a tribute to our craft...", and I also truly believe that. So, out of a negative... make a positive. I know it hurts to hear comments that are negative but then I look at it as they wouldn't have adopted the baby anyway.

It is definately disheartening when people make comments like that I know. Maybe your friend that said all that stuff thought you were better friends than you really are? But I would hope a friend wouldn't go on so about it. Sorry you all had to go through that. Some humans are not taught manners I guess. lol. It doesn't make you feel any better though.

Sorry, didn't mean to go on... just trying to give the benefit of my experience lol. Take a deep relaxing breath and try to blow that/those comments right out of your mind!

PS... I did forget to mention that the "fake baby" video that was done, also a few articles don't help our case. I didn't care for the turn the media took on our reborns. But WE ARE ARTISTS!

 

-- Edited by Buffington on Tuesday 3rd of May 2011 11:10:35 PM