The Differences Between Mini and Child-Sized Sex Dolls

Sex dolls have been a contentious societal topic, with proponents claiming that they provide safe sexual encounters and have the potential to stop child sexual abuse. However, childlike sex dolls are seen as items that sexualize kids, encourage aberrant thoughts, and raise the possibility of crime (pedophilia). 

This article will address the ways in which laws from different countries throughout the world approach the subject of children’s sex dolls, in addition to discussing the unique variances.

Distinction: Petite or Juvenile Sex Dolls

While it is common to mix up children’s silicone dolls and mini-realistic sex dolls, there is a diametric difference between these two kinds of sex dolls. The purpose of producing small sex dolls is to appeal to a larger market and make future owners’ lives easier when it comes to care and storage. 

On the other hand, kid sex dolls are designed to resemble underdeveloped young between the ages of 5 and 12. Therefore, a key distinction between a small sex doll and its child equivalent is body dimensions.

Market Places

Many contemporary e-shops, like Amazon and AliExpress, have taken cautious but stringent steps to ensure that no linked goods are offered on their websites with child pornography. Adding an implicit size standard for products like sex dolls is one of them. As a result, most online stores do not carry dolls that are smaller than 140 cm (55,1 inches).

Laws

Most countries prohibit and criminalize the sale and distribution of realistic child dolls; the specific measures and penalties vary depending on the country. 

For example, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Maldives, and Singapore as well as certain European Union nations have banned child sex dolls. 

In the United States, it will be unlawful to import, own, or even sell child dolls across the whole country as of October 2022, except for Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Divergent Opinions

The legality of these realistic dolls, which are primarily meant to satiate the urges of so-called pedophiles, became a topic of discussion after a number of sex dolls with childlike features were discovered at the borders of some Western countries. 

Some groups contend that since child erotica may promote child sexual abuse, it ought to be prohibited. Conversely, some argue that allowing them would be appropriate as they would control the aggressive tendencies of possible aggressors and lessen this grave problem.

Which begs the question: Is it acceptable to possess a child sex doll?

In contrast, since the doll cannot be harmed, using kid sex dolls results in neither moral nor legal victimhood. As such, there is disagreement about where they belong in society. It is suggested that child sex dolls be controlled by providing pedophiles with access to them through psychiatrists, keeping these purported advantages in mind. 

However, one opposing viewpoint asserts, once more, that these lifelike dolls may heighten users’ sexual cravings for kids, which in turn may encourage more crimes against actual kids.

Conclusion

In conclusion, laws frequently impact the supply chain, although they have no effect on end users or manufacturers. Unless sex toys are illegal in a country, most other countries require proof of either importation or distribution in order to convict someone of a crime involving a child sex doll. 

The majority of other nations adhere to European and American legal standards, and regulations regarding immorality, obscenity, and child protection have not altered greatly over time.